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Edwards joins ISU Forestry Extension as Urban Forestry Specialist
We are excited to announce the addition of Gabriele Edwards to ISU Extension Forestry. She will primarily focus on restarting the Community Tree Steward program as an urban forestry specialist. Join us in welcoming her to Natural Resource Ecology and Management!
Dr. Jan Thompson awarded
Congratulations to Dr. Jan Thompson, Professor, with being awarded the title of Morrill Professor at the University Awards Ceremony held Monday, September 26, 2016.
New WI DNR Forest Science Section Chief is NREM graduate
Congratulations to Tricia Knoot, (PhD graduate, Forestry) on becoming the new Forest Science Section Chief with the Wisconsin DNR!
Memorial set for Rick Hall
Rick Hall, natural resource ecology and management professor, died on Sept. 21 of acute myeloid leukemia. He was 69 years old.
Hall joined ISU’s forestry department (now NREM) in 1974. He served as interim chair of the department from 2008 to 2009 and held the Arthur and Frances Wallace Endowed Professorship in forestry from 2004 to 2010. He was an Iowa State alumnus, earning a bachelor's degree in forest management in 1969.
A celebration of life program will be held Oct. 9 at 10:30 a.m. at the ISU Alumni Center.
Estefany Argueta, Animal Ecology Senior, Wins Inaugural Award
Congratulations to Estefany Argueta, senior in animal ecology!
Estefany was presented with the inaugural George Washington Carver Spirit of Innovation and Service Award on Sept. 20th in St. Louis!
Read more about Estefany here http://www.cals.iastate.edu/…/isu-student-awarded-george-wa…
New Mural Completed in 114 Science II
Mural in 114 Science II is complete
Check out the newly completed mural in 114 Science II. Look for examples of Iowa native habitat and wildlife.
Iowa Learning Farms August 17 webinar to feature Lisa Schulte Moore
Join us on Wednesday, August 17th for Iowa Learning Farms webinar featuring Dr. Lisa Schulte Moore! She'll be presenting on a virtual watershed game that allows users to experiment with different land management scenarios. Click Here for more information.
Tri-State Forestry Conference Talks Available!
The recording of the 2016 Tri-State Forestry Conference Talks are now available online! You can view the presentation, or watch them in their entirety. There are also links to past presentations.
Kailey James, Animal Ecology Grad, featured in The P.E.O. Record
Recent Animal Ecology graduate Kailey James is featured in the newest edition of The P.E.O. Record. Kailey is featured describing her current work with bears in Alaska.
Forestry Student wins Xi Sigma Pi West Central Region Scholarship
Congratulations to Logan Halverson for being awarded the first place Xi Sigma Pi West Central Region Scholarship for 2015-2016!
The award is presented to student members who show exceptional promise based on participation in Xi Sigma Pi activities, leadership in community and campus organizations, professional activities, and academic achievement.
Jim Adelman - CALS Research Minute
CALS Research Minute: Jim Adelman on Bird Feeders and Disease Transmission
NREM Graduate Seminar Book Review Published
Dr. Klaver reviewed Large Carnivore Conservation as part of a graduate seminar and seminar participants represented the full range of readers who might be interested in the book: natural resource managers, citizen advocates, researchers, and students. Although we encountered a variety of opinions based on our different backgrounds and orientations, we discovered a surprising amount of consensus both about what the book does well and where it falls short of our expectations.
2016 Field Notes is online!
The 2016 Edition of Field Notes is now available!
Miller Faculty Fellowship Awarded
Congratulations to the following team members on being awarded a Miller Faculty Fellowship for their proposal titled Research, teaching, and community engagement: Experiential learning through field ecology:
Kristy Adey Makes Students Feel At Home With Iowa Mural
Painting is something Animal Ecology Senior Kristy Adey has a passion for; it allows her to display her talents and creativity. The hallway mural of Science II was an inspiration for Kristy based on a mural in room 114 of the same building created by a group of Biological and Pre-medical Illustration students.
CALS Stories features NREM Faculty
NREM faculty are predominately featured is the most recent edition of CALS Stories. Learn more about protecting soil and water and what NREM is doing to help.
Fall 2015 NREM Senior Contribution Awardees Announced
On behalf of the Awards Committee and the Faculty and Staff of the Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management I am pleased to announce that Erica Anderson, Jessica Colvin, Kailey James, Jeff Noble, Aaron Razo, and Nathan Seibert have been recognized as recipients of the Fall 2015 NREM Senior Contribution Award.
Professor Emeritus Bachmann and PhD Grad Canfield win Award
We are happy to acknowledge that Roger Bachmann, professor emeritus, and Dan Canfield, PhD Animal Ecology, received the 2015 LaBounty Best Paper Award for the co-authored article published in the journal Lake and Reservoir Management:
Bigham Stephens DL, Carlson RE, Horsburgh CA, Hoyer MV, Bachmann RW, Canfield DE. JR. 2015. Regional distribution of Secchi disk transparency in waters of the United States. Lake Reserv Manage. 31:55–63.
Forestry in ISU Daily
Check out the article in the Iowa State Daily about our Forestry Department, Forestry Club, and preparing for 2016 Conclave!
ISU Ducks Unlimited in the news
Iowa State University's Ducks Unlimited is featured in the news. Click here to find out why.
Also - don't forget to purchase tickets to their upcoming banquet October 24th!
Dedication of the James and Patricia Dinsmore Tract at Big Wall Lake
The public is invited to attend the dedication of the James and Patricia Dinsmore Tract at Big Wall Lake Wildlife Management Area in Wright County. A ceremony will take place at the site at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 15, followed by a reception.
Hannah Howard - 2013 Graduate - CALS Young Alum of the Month
2013 Forestry Graduate, Hannah Howard has been chosen as the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Young Alum of the Month for October, 2015. Read about what Hannah has been up to HERE.
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