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Not all wood is created equal.

We know this by looking at the grain on a piece of cut timber. But what’s going on inside the wood to make it that way—and how do you measure that at such a scale that captures the variability of what’s being grown?

This is what Joe Dahlen’s lab at… Read Article

The last intact predator-prey interaction can be found in Southwest Florida. Warnell Researchers had front-row seats.   It wasn’t the howls of hurricane Irma that put Heather Abernathy on edge while stationed in a remote part of Southwest Florida doing field work. Nor was it hunkering down… Read Article

Studying forestry helped land Lenise Lago a thriving career in the industry. But ultimately it was people who helped her find her true calling, deep within America’s forests.

As a Warnell student, Lago spent her summers at Union Camp and Weyerhaeuser. After receiving… Read Article

Clint Moore knew he liked forestry and math. As an undergraduate student, he wasn’t sure how that might add up to a career.

“I had this image that someone would pay me to sit in a fire tower on a mountaintop and… Read Article

Several faculty members and students at the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources were recognized during Honors Week at the University of Georgia. Awards recognized teaching, research and outreach efforts to local communities.

“We are extremely proud of our Warnell family, and… Read Article

We know a good bit about forests, and the factors that make a healthy one. But what about the trees that live across an urban landscape?   This was the general question posed at a recent meeting of tree experts on the University of Georgia campus. Researchers from around the world gathered… Read Article

Like a stream that meanders down from the hills, Jimmy Harris’ years after high school followed a rambling path.

Eventually he found his way to the University of Georgia with enough transfer credits to earn a forestry degree from Warnell. (For the record, he wanted to major in wildlife… Read Article

Hunter Scully has two passions: University of Georgia sports and sustainability.   After arriving on campus as a graduate student and attending a few games, it got him thinking: Is there a way to help sporting events on campus generate less waste? Scully, a master of natural resources… Read Article

Technology has found its way into almost every aspect of industry—it can decrease costs, increase efficiencies and even allow a birds-eye view of the entire operation.

While these advances have also had a profound effect on forestry and the forest products industry, many forest business… Read Article