Forestry News

A heat map showing areas of high risk

Study identifies windstorm risks for Southern pine forests

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 of…
Chad Bolding stands with cut trees

New Warnell professor receives national teaching award from SAF

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. Bolding is…
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Annual meeting tackles equations, imaging and smartphone solutions

Plantation Management Research Cooperative shares latest developments with members     The future of measuring pine trees might be sitting in the palm of your hand. Testing the limits of smartphone technology was just one revelation shared at the recent meeting of the Plantation…
A view of a pine forest

Researchers question benefits of ‘perpetual’ forest conservation easements

New project examines economic aspects of this popular land-preservation tool    For conservation easements set up to protect working forests, 30 may be a magic number. While nearly all conservation easements now in place are designed to last “in perpetuity,” researchers at the University…
Students walk through the plan for a butterfly garden, the topic of their senior project

Warnell teams up with international company for experiential learning

Students are getting first-hand experience with species management and sustainability thanks to a multi-year partnership between paper and packaging supplier DS Smith and the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. Based in Atlanta and managing thousands of forested…

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