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A tale of trusses and two-by-fours , articleThe monthly housing report produced jointly by Virginia Tech and the Forest Service helps companies and individuals close the gap between changes taking place in the housing industry and the impacts such changes have on the hardwood and softwood industries.
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Zooming loggers, high-fiving naturalists, and forest landowners education , articleExtension staff affiliated with the College of Natural Resources and Environment have taken steps to adapt their normally in-person programs to a largely virtual world.
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State launches wildlife conflict helpline , articleDeer are unwelcome visitors to residential gardens.
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Wiseman leads Virginia Big Tree Program , articleEric Wiseman, associate professor of urban forestry and arboriculture, has been named coordinator of the Virginia Big Tree Program.
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Munsell awarded $1.4 million for agroforestry projects , articleAssociate Professor and Extension Specialist John Munsell has been awarded a total of $1.4 million to expand uses of agroforestry to enhance farm and forest production while achieving strategic conservation goals.
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Forestry and Wildlife Field Tours 40th Anniversary , articleCombining education, networking, sightseeing, good food, and an opportunity to experience local communities, the field tours offer an incredible outdoor classroom on sustainable forestry management.
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Online community promotes forest farming , articleVirginia Tech is leading the effort to use the new online research-based learning network eXtension to promote forest farming — the cultivation of high-value specialty crops under a forest canopy.
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Master Naturalist program grant to enhance training curriculum , articleThe Virginia Environmental Endowment announced awards of nearly $250,000 to protect and improve the region’s natural resources, including $20,000 for the Virginia Master Naturalist program.
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Worrell earns regional SAF award , articleBill Worrell, Extension agent for Virginia’s Southwest District, received the Appalachian Society of American Foresters’ Volunteer Service Award.
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NSF Partnership Grant Expand Geospatial Education , articleThe rapid growth of location-based applications and services has increased demand for technicians with skills in the acquisition and analysis of spatial data.
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New technology has endless applications for natural resources management , articleUnderstanding landscapes and their assets is vital for sound management of natural resources. But in remote areas, the time and cost associated with data collection can hinder research efforts. Through the use of drones, college researchers are working to overcome those limitations.
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'Chubby' makes his parade debut , articleBlacksburg’s Fourth of July parade welcomed a new entrant this year — a 10-foot-long bluehead chub dubbed “Chubby.”
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A step back in time , articleIn honor of Virginia Cooperative Extension’s centennial in 2014, we present this brief history of Extension forestry, as drawn from a 1980 publication titled “College of the Fields.”
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New sponsor for Virginia Master Naturalist program , articleThe Virginia Master Naturalist program welcomes the Virginia Institute of Marine Science’s Center for Coastal Resources Management as its newest sponsoring agency.
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High-tech forestry research flourishes in rural Virginia , articleHigh-tech research on forests, nestled in a pastoral setting, offering outreach to citizens — the Reynolds Homestead has it all.
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