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Wild birds come into contact with backyard chicken flocks more frequently than people realize, creating a pathway for pathogens to transmit back and forth, according to research from researchers at the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. Such… Read Article

Growing trees across a central swath of the Southeastern United States comes with an elevated risk for windstorm damage, according to new research from the University of Georgia.

Using a modeling process that accounts for a variety of variables—in this case, factors such as terrain, depth… Read Article

One of Warnell’s newest faculty members, Chad Bolding, has received the Carl Alwin Schenck Award from the Society of American Foresters.

The award recognizes outstanding performance in the field of forestry education and is presented every year at the organization’s national convention.… Read Article

In Statesboro, Georgia, a 30,000-square-foot facility serves as a hub for shooting sports. It’s home to teams from Georgia Southern University, as well as 4-H competitions and practice for members of the public.  

When Whitney Kistler and Barbara Shock take undergraduate students into the field for conservation biology classes, they make a point to discuss ticks and other disease vectors. 

Ticks are common around Lincoln Memorial University in Tennessee, where Kistler (MS ’10, PHD ’14) and… Read Article

The national forests along the Appalachian Mountains weren’t established to protect wildlife or trees—they exist to protect water sources.

When retired Warnell professor Wade Nutter slips this fact into a conversation,… Read Article

When Gary Grossman arrived at the Warnell School of Forest Resources in 1981, he realized there was a jigsaw puzzle that needed to be solved.

With research interests focused on population dynamics and community ecology, Grossman was interested in what we now call biodiversity—but at the… Read Article

Cat Carter picked up a stick and, very carefully, poked the bear. 

Usually that’s a risky move. But in this case, she was playing it safe. As the bear… Read Article