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The UGA Mary Kahrs Warnell Forest Education Center, located in Effingham County, encompasses 3,200 acres of managed forests. The center offers a variety of educational programs and workshops for students, educators, and the general public, focusing on topics such as wildlife conservation,… Read Article

Farm ponds in the south almost always become stratified in the summer. Stratification occurs when the water column separates into oxygen-rich water at the surface and oxygen-poor water at the bottom separated by an abrupt transition layer called the thermocline. In general, the longer a pond is… Read Article

In the third quarter of 2024, Georgia’s timber markets showed mixed trends. Stumpage prices for major timber products in South Georgia, except for hardwood pulpwood, fell from the last quarter. Pine sawtimber and pine chip-n-saw (CNS) prices in the region dropped significantly after three… Read Article

The impact of Hurricane Helene has been devastating. As of October 21st, 2024, 91 Georgia counties have been declared by the President as federal disaster areas (DR-4830-GA) eligible for individual and/or public assistance (see Figure 1). Many timber owners in and near these areas have suffered… Read Article

Southern pine beetle (SPB) is a small native beetle that can cause a widespread damage in pine forests. SPB bore into pine trees and feed on the tree’s vascular tissue right under the bark. Female SPB will enter the tree and dig tunnels to lay their eggs. Once the eggs hatch, the larvae excavate… Read Article

Georgia experienced a relatively dry summer across much of the state this year and by late September, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, over half of the state was rated from abnormally dry to having extreme drought. These climatic conditions combined with entering typically the state’s… Read Article

In February 2025, the second annual Wild Spotter Invasive Species Ambassador Training will take place at Lake Guntersville State Park in Alabama. This three-day workshop is designed to equip natural resource managers and community leaders with practical skills and tools to strengthen invasive… Read Article

This is a recording of the Urban biodiversity monitoring: from bird species in campus to pollution assessment in Spain seminar by Elena Ramos Elvira. Elena is a biologist and PhD student at Universidad Complutense de Madrid in Spain. Currently, she is a visiting scholar at Warnell,… Read Article

This is a recording of the "Biotic threats to forest sustainability in an interconnected, changing world" seminar by Dr. Jeff Garnas, Associate Professor of Forest Ecosystem Health at the University of New Hampshire in Durham. The seminar was hosted on Oct. 24, 2024 as part of the Warnell… Read Article

This is a recording of the “New technologies provide opportunities, but also challenges, for learning about wildlife populations” seminar by Dr. Clark Rushing, Associate Professor of Wildlife at Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. The seminar was hosted on Oct. 17, 2024 as part of… Read Article