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Why Forestry? 3 Research Stories that Connect us to our Past, Present and Future

Seminar: Why Forestry? 3 Research Stories that Connect us to our Past, Present and Future

This is a recording of the Why Forestry? 3 Research Stories that Connect us to our Past, Present and Future seminar by Dr. Tania Munz, President & CEO of the Forest History Society (FHS). The seminar was hosted on Sept. 12, 2024 as part of the Warnell Seminar Series.

17-year old largemouth bass otolith

Charting new waters: How a new public access database seeks to enhance fisheries management

A research team at the University of Georgia’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources is transforming fisheries management with the launch of FishAge, the world’s first publicly available reference database of known-age fish structures.

Led by Dr. Marty Hamel, the project… Read Article

Forest Engineering and More: Our Experience

Seminar: Forest Engineering and More: Our Experience

This is a recording of the Forest Engineering and More: Our Experience seminar by Drs. Raffaele Spinelli and Natascia Magagnotti from the Institute on BioEconomy in Florence, Italy. The seminar was hosted on Sept. 5, 2024 as part of the Warnell Seminar Series.

 

Erin Lincoln

Langdale Center for Forest Business names new director

Industry expert Erin Lincoln begins August 1

The Harley Langdale Jr. Center for Forest Business at the University of Georgia will soon welcome a new industry expert to its halls.

Erin Lincoln (BSFR ’05), Southeast Region Manager of Tetra Tech’s Water Division, has been named… Read Article


Genetic & environmental factors that influence pine susceptibility to mountain pine beetle


Changing Nature of Animal-based Tourism

Pile of harvested timber

Georgia Sawtimber Prices Held Steady in Q4 2023

Pine sawtimber and chip-n-saw stumpage prices in Georgia stabilized during the fourth quarter of 2023 following three consecutive quarters of decline. However, pine pulpwood stumpage prices continued to fall during the quarter. Hardwood sawtimber was the only product to see an increase in prices… Read Article

A stand of pine trees.

Understanding Tree Structure

How trees stand and fall is centered upon the load they are under and how they hold against wind and gravity. Understanding tree structure, and how it bends and twists in the wind, is key to effective risk management along streets, in parks, and across landscapes. A publication supporting this… Read Article

Spotted lanternfly adult.

Spotted Lanternfly: Georgia, Let’s be on the Lookout!

Spotted lanternfly, sometimes abbreviated SLF, has not been detected in Georgia…yet, but it was detected next door in North Carolina in Summer 2022. This is an invasive insect to keep our eyes open for, given its potential to damage crops and trees. Spotted lanternfly is a planthopper, a type of… Read Article

A young, recently thinned slash pine stand with a high level of woody shrub competition.

Improving thinned loblolly, longleaf and slash pine stand growth with a herbicide or a fertilizer treatment – making the right choice

Fertilizers and herbicides have been applied to 500,000 to over 1,500,000 acres annually in the southeastern United States over the last 50 years. Thinned loblolly, longleaf and slash pine stands often respond to a woody competition control treatment and/or a fertilizer treatment. Deciding which… Read Article

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