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Article ItemCollege ranked No. 1 by USA Today! , article
USA Today College recently ranked Virginia Tech as the nation’s best for studying natural resources and conservation.
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Article ItemNew center to provide improved data, tools, and models for sustainable outcomes , article
In keeping with its commitment to advancing the science of sustainability, the college has created the Center for Natural Resources Assessment and Decision Support.
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Article ItemForestry Club provides firewood to new dining hall , article
The Forestry Club has been selling firewood locally for many years to raise funds for timber sports activities.
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Article ItemProject examines land management practices and climate change , article
A new project will help scientists to look many decades ahead and predict the effectiveness of land management practices to mitigate climate change.
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Article ItemEagle Scout alums help at Boy Scout Jamboree , article
Lee Spradlin and Bob Radspinner were among the many who volunteered at the Society of American Foresters booth at the 2017 National Boy Scout Jamboree in West Virginia.
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Article ItemCameroon forests, wildlife being preserved by farmers using agroforestry , article
Agroforestry has been introduced in the African nation of Cameroon as a way to enhance agricultural productivity and financial gain, with a side effect of being good for the environment.
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Article ItemWiseman receives arboricultural award , article
Associate Professor Eric Wiseman received the 2016 Alex L. Shigo Award for Arboricultural Education from the International Society of Arboriculture.
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Article ItemAlumni profile: Beth Ingalls — A lifetime legacy of service and giving , article
Alumna Beth Ingalls has spent her career “putting out fires,” using skills she developed as a student. And since earning her forestry degree in 1977, she has been giving to the college annually so others would have the same opportunities to learn the lifelong skills that make careers.
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Article ItemVirginia ranks fifth for big trees , article
Virginia ranks fifth among states having the most big tree specimens, with 57 national champion trees, including 12 new champions, according to the 2016 American Forests Champion Trees national register.
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Article ItemEconomic research supports tree cover recommendations , article
A new interdisciplinary study suggests that tree cover to real estate value maximizes at about 30 percent cover for residential properties.
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Article ItemAlumni Profile: Paul Trianosky uses forestry to promote conservation values , article
As chief conservation officer for the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Trianosky works to develop conservation standards and programs for landowners and companies who want to become engaged in conservation efforts.
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Article ItemOutstanding recent alumnus , article
Jeremy Stovall (’10 Ph.D. forestry) received this year’s Outstanding Recent Alumnus Award – Graduate Degree in recognition of his early career accomplishments.
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Article ItemBurkhart named Forest Champion , article
Harold E. Burkhart, University Distinguished Professor and the Thomas M. Brooks Professor of Forestry, was named Forest Champion of the Year by the Forest Landowners Association.
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Article ItemA step back in time , article
In 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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Article ItemAlumni Profile: Sean Wetterberg — Working in a winter wonderland , article
When Sean Wetterberg graduated from Virginia Tech, he never imagined that he could combine his passions for skiing and forestry into a career with the U.S. Forest Service.
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