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In high school, Jordan Horvieth watched the documentary “DamNation,” a film that outlined the issues surrounding dams on America’s waterways.

It was, as she says, a “lightbulb moment,” illuminating the pathway to a career working to improve and restore rivers and marshes. This fall,… Read Article

Let’s be honest: There aren’t many people who are excited to walk into an economics class.

It’s something Jacek Siry is prepared for.

Siry, the Stuckey Professor in Forest Economics and Taxation at UGA’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources in the Harley Langdale, Jr.… Read Article

When University of Georgia master’s student Henry Adams isn’t studying salamanders in Costa Rica, he’s drawing them.

So, when he recently found himself holed up in his metro Atlanta home, social distancing while going through salamander data he’d collected in Central America, he would… Read Article

You don’t have to call him professor. Please don’t call him Kyle. In fact, “Dr. Woo” fits just fine.

The respectful nickname for associate professor Kyle Woosnam, who teaches parks, recreation and tourism management in the UGA Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, echoes the… Read Article

In James Beasley’s lab, students play an integral role in developing and shaping the research done there.

Their perspectives are very much valued, says the associate professor, who is based at the Savannah River Ecology Lab in Aiken, South Carolina. Teaching and research are linked, says… Read Article

When James Martin launches his lessons for his “Principles of Habitat” class, a course all wildlife majors at the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources have to take, it’s fairly straightforward.

It covers topics such as animal nutrition and plants, says Martin, and is pretty… Read Article

Elizabeth McCarty receives Warnell’s 2019-2020 Alumni Association faculty award for Outreach

Elizabeth McCarty is willing to help out.

From her office and lab at the University of Georgia’s Tifton campus, a typical day for McCarty could include a few phone calls from… Read Article

Matt Head’s ‘student-focused’ approach, use of technology cited in Outstanding Advising Administrator award

He might not be a superhero, but to faculty and students at the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, Matt Head’s advising skills certainly seem to raise… Read Article

Award-winning wildlife professor says he enjoys students’ energy

There is no template for teaching in higher education.

Professors draw from myriad influences when they engage their own students. Past teachers and experiences in graduate school often top the list, but… Read Article

Study helps municipalities take a proactive approach to improving drinking water

If a community wants to improve its drinking water, one option is to spend money on upgrading equipment. But another option is to focus on how land upstream is managed, improving the water… Read Article