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Generational connections and strong memories encourage African American forest ownership

Walter Collins’ connection to his forestland began almost 200 years ago, when his great-great-great grandmother, then just a baby, was sold with her mother to a plantation in central… Read Article

Industry expert Joe Parsons begins April 1

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

Joe Parsons (BSFR ’81, MBA ’82), senior wood procurement manager at Graphic Packaging… Read Article

Student’s project uses discarded Christmas trees to create new habitat

Using the reds and oranges on his digital map as a guide, graduate student Wesley Gerrin guided the small motorboat over the drop spot.

Within seconds, the two other lab assistants in the boat were… Read Article

The University of Georgia is a key partner in a new federal initiative to combat feral hogs and will partner with federal and state agencies as part of a $1.5 million, 3-year project in Southwest Georgia.

The Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program, established as part of the… Read Article

This is a recording of the Community Governance of Wildlife Resources: Achievements and Setbacks in Tanzania seminar by Dr. Alex Kisingo, Associate Professor and Deputy Rector for Academic, Research and Consultancy, at the College of African Wildlife Management, Mweka in Tanzania. The seminar… Read Article

Springtime in Georgia may be delightful, but for pond owners, it often brings about confusion and frustration as their ponds undergo seasonal changes. One such change is the appearance of plants and other organic materials on the surface of the pond. Larger floating plants, such as water lilies… Read Article

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If only it were as simple as finding more grassland for an antelope.

The story of efforts to conserve the endangered oribi in South Africa represent a diaspora of issues as varied as the… Read Article

The view from Elizabeth McCarty’s window is a lot more colorful lately—and more friendly to bees.

Earlier this spring, McCarty, an assistant professor and forest health specialist for the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources who based at UGA’s Tifton… Read Article

On its surface, the timber industry can seem simple: Trees grow, they’re harvested, they’re replanted.

But if you dig a little deeper, you uncover layers of intricacies. There are state and federal policies, international influences, asset distributions, planning, data collection and more… Read Article