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Dr. Jeff Stringer Named Chair of UK Forestry and Natural Resources
Congratulations to our Extension colleague, Dr. Jeff Stringer,
a longtime University of Kentucky professor and Extension specialist, who has recently been named chair of the University of Kentucky Department of Forestry and Natural Resources. We're excited to continue to work with Dr. Stringer as he settles into his new position!
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North Carolina Extension Forestry Team Adds New Wildfire Extension Assistant
We'd like to welcome Laurel Kays to to the Extension forestry community! Laurel is the new Extension Assistant at North Carolina State University's Extension Forestry Department. She'll be working on prescribed fire outreach with our friend, NC Extension Associate Jennifer Evans Fawcett. She previously worked as the Forestry Project Manager for the Southwestern North Carolina Resource Conservation and Development Association, a non-profit based in Waynesville, NC.
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Extension Partners from Three States Publish Article on Timber Prices
Understanding how timber prices are formed is crucial for forest stakeholders including landowners, investors, forest product industries, and timberland appraisers. That's why Drs. Rajan Parajuli of NCSU Extension Forestry, James Henderson of Mississippi State University Cooperative Extension, and Shaun Tanger of Louisiana State University's AgCenter collaborated on this article, in which they explain the details that drive timber prices, specifically factors influencing timber prices in the South.
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New Directory Helps Landowners Access Urban & Small Woodlot Forestry Businesses
Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF)
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Virginia Cooperative Extension
have teamed up to create the Urban and Small Woodlot Forestry Business Directory, a web page that was developed to help solve the challenges that we all face when trying to provide services for landowners with small acreages and also for those folks who live in urban/suburban areas.
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New PINEMAP Fact Sheet: Soil Respiration as an Indicator of Forest Health
Forest soils are complex, living communities composed of numerous and diverse microflora and fauna interacting among themselves and with mineral and organic constituents. The soil community carries out a range of crucial physiological processes that directly influence tree vigor, health, and resilience. SREF Extension Associate Leslie Boby worked with Kristin McElligott, Virginia Tech, Marco Minor, Texas A&M University, Eric Taylor, Texas A&M Forest Service, Chris Maier, US Forest Service to produce this fact sheet, which explains how soil respiration can be an indicator of health in forest communities.
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Extension Learning Opportunity:
Webinar on Balancing Wildlife & Forest Management Objectives
Join Dr. Bronson Strickland of the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, & Aquaculture at Mississippi State University for the next Forest Health and Invasive Species Outreach and Education Program (FHIS) webinar: Balancing objectives and outcomes for wildlife habitat and forest management. Dr. Strickland will discuss multi-use forest management and ways to create habitat whitetail deer will enjoy and use while keeping your forest healthy and thriving.
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Nominations for the 2018 Family Forests Education Award Are Now Open
The National Woodland Owners Association (NWOA), in cooperation with the National Association of University Forest Resources Programs (NAUFRP) request nominations for the annual Family Forests Education Award, which will be presented at the 2018 Society of American Foresters (SAF) national convention in Portland, Oregon on October 2nd. The deadline for receiving nomination materials is August 31, 2018.
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USDA Climate Hubs Release National Survey of USDA Field Staff on Climate and Weather
USDA Climate Hub Associates Sarah Wiener, Gabrielle E. Roesch-McNally, and Rachel E. Schattman recently released a report detailing the results of
a survey intended to capture NRCS and FSA employee perceptions and concerns related to the causes and effects of climate change on agriculture and forestry systems. Additional survey questions explored the types of climate and weather tools staff currently use in their work with land managers. A summary of the report as well as the detailed report itself is available after the link.
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Job Opportunities in the US Forest Service
Two new exciting opportunities are available at the US Forest Service Region 8:
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Extension Learning Opportunity: Three Upcoming Urban & Community Forests Webinars
The exciting and informative Extension
webinar series on urban and community forestry continues in April and May with 3 upcoming webinars:
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Opportunity for Extension to Get Involved: The 2018 Eastern Seed Zone Forum Summit
The US Forest Service needs your help to develop seed zone guidelines for the eastern United States! Join us and
a diverse group of forestry and natural resource professionals on May 9-10 in Lexington, Kentucky to help develop terminology that describes the origins of seed in the eastern US applicable to and useful for practitioners in many fields.
The focus will be on trees and plants used for reforestation or restoration plantings. This will be the culmination of the Eastern Seed Zone Forum's work in 2017. We hope to see you there!
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SREF Expands Involvement in Extension Wildland Fire Programming
Since 2014, SREF has become more involved in wildland fire educational programming. Working with the Cohesive Fire Strategy, the Southeast Regional Partnership for Planning and Sustainability (SERPPAS), NC State University, and other regional partners, SREF is developing resources and facilitating discussion and action for ways to engage Extension and communities in more wildfire and prescribed fire education. In addition, Extension Associate Leslie Boby started working with the Southern Fire Exchange to assist with outreach of fire science information to stakeholders in the South. Some of the resources produced and activities planned are:
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