Warnell News

Summer may bring sunshine and green canopies, but it also welcomes a host of unwelcome visitors—tree-damaging insects. As temperatures rise, these pests become more active and can wreak havoc on […]

This is a recording of the “From Alice in Wonderland to Mel Tormé: Using Forest Biotechnology to Clean Up Heavy Metal Contamination and Restore Threatened Trees” seminar by Dr. Scott […]

Honorees recognized during 2025 UGA Research Awards Banquet as part of Honors Week Three researchers from the University of Georgia’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources have received top […]

This is a recording of the “Forest pathology in exotic plantations: perspectives from the Southern Hemisphere and Tropics” seminar by Dr. Irene Barnes, Professor of Genetics at the Forestry and […]

Southern pine beetle (SPB) is a small native beetle that can cause a widespread damage in pine forests. SPB bore into pine trees and feed on the tree’s vascular tissue […]

In February 2025, the second annual Wild Spotter Invasive Species Ambassador Training will take place at Lake Guntersville State Park in Alabama. This three-day workshop is designed to equip natural […]

This is a recording of the “Biotic threats to forest sustainability in an interconnected, changing world” seminar by Dr. Jeff Garnas, Associate Professor of Forest Ecosystem Health at the University […]

CJ Tsai, W.N. “Hanks” Haynes Professor in Forest Biotechnology and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar at the University of Georgia, has been a named a recipient of the International Union […]

A project to decode the genome of aspen trees has revealed a new wrinkle in how chromosomes are constructed—and it may have larger evolutionary implications, according to researchers at the […]