Tag: Forestry
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UGA celebrates 100 years of forestry student leadership in April
What started off as a small group of forestry students who wanted to mingle with…
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UGA earns fourth straight Tree Campus USA recognition
For the fourth year in a row, the University of Georgia has received Tree Campus…
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Report finds protecting natural areas makes good fiscal sense
Protecting a county’s natural resources and its fiscal health may seem to be competing goals,…
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UGA study: Southern wood pellets boosting European efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions
European power plants that burn wood pellets imported from the Southern United States to generate…
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Researchers work to clone strong, high-quality forest trees
University of Georgia researchers are working to produce faster-growing sweetgum trees by growing embryogenic sweetgum…
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2013 J.W. Fanning Lecture to focus on forestry issues
Despite reforms in forest management policies and practices, tropical nations are still losing forests at…
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New aquaponics food production system goes online at Athens middle school
Robby Ratajczak was looking for a Boy Scouts’ project this past summer and didn’t have…
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Goats to help UGA students learn about environmental responsibility
The University of Georgia’s semi-resident goat herd, the Tanyard Creek Chew Crew, has returned to…
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UGA researchers receive $1.3 million to genetically ‘fingerprint’ endangered loggerhead
University of Georgia researchers have been awarded a $1.3 million grant to continue genetically “fingerprinting”…
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UGA researchers find way to improve plant defenses without negatively impacting growth
Salicylic acid is key to protecting plants from everything from extreme temperatures to diseases. But…
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Tree-killing insect emerald ash borer found in Georgia
For years, foresters and invasive insect experts—including those at the University of Georgia—have been on…
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UGA sustainable forestry coordinator wins Wise Owl Award
The Georgia Forestry Association, one of the state’s leading forestry advocacy organizations, has awarded a…
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UGA plant geneticist wins international fellowship
University of Georgia plant genetics researcher Chung-Jui Tsai has been named an International Academy of…
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UGA donates research sturgeon to Atlanta Community Food Bank, Tennessee Aquarium
A hundred California white sturgeon used in a University of Georgia swimming study could have…
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Georgia develops first nationally accredited environmental education program
The University of Georgia recently helped a state program—the Advanced Training for Environmental Education in…
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Forest industry leaders elected to UGA Center for Forest Business advisory committee
Two of the forest industry’s top leaders have been elected the chairman and vice-chairman of…
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UGA researchers discover one endangered species depends on another
Mussel researchers have long been stymied in their efforts to study the reproductive habits of…
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UGA ecologist receives $1.39 million to study longleaf pine ecosystem recovery
The longleaf pine forests that once dominated the Southeastern coastal plain are now considered one…
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UGA’s Chew Crew goats return to Tanyard Creek
The University of Georgia’s own semi-resident goat herd, the Tanyard Creek Chew Crew, has returned…
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UGA to host timberland investment conference on Amelia Island
More than 500 people from more than a dozen countries are expected to attend the…
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UGA awards sustainability grants to seven student projects
The University of Georgia Office of Sustainability has awarded $26,000 to seven student projects as…
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Georgia-grown Fraser fir Christmas trees are on the horizon
Fraser firs top the list of favorite Christmas tree varieties, but almost all the Fraser…
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Director of UGA Center for Forest Business receives national forestry award
Bob Izlar, director of the University of Georgia Center for Forest Business, recently won the…
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Recession drives down national park visitation, new UGA study finds
A national recession doesn’t just affect Americans’ wallets. It also impacts their travel to national…
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