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Virginia Tech - Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation - Educating the next generation of foresters & natural resource managers.
Blacksburg, VA
Joined August 2012
Registration is open the inaugural John F. Hosner Distinguished Lecture. Speaker Kathryn Fernholz will present “Forests and Wood, Our Superpower,” on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 5:30 p.m., Commonwealth Ballroom in Squires Student Center. A reception will follow.
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RT @vt_cnre: CNRE's Eric Wiseman @vtarborist and his team were honored with the L.C. Chadwick Award for Arboricultural Research by the Inte…
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Jessica Showalter, who is finishing her degree in forestry, won the Phi Kappa Phi honor society medallion for fall 2024 graduates. The medallion is presented to the graduating senior in each college with the highest grade point average.
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Tune in to the Weather Channel on Friday at 8:40 a.m. to see a live interview with FREC Asst Prof Carrie Fearer about the devastating effects of catastrophic weather events on forests. Hurricane Helene ravaged the southern Appalachians, bringing into focus the resources lost.
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FREC Asst. Prof. Carrie Fearer joined the Curious Conversations podcast to discuss forest health in the wake of natural disasters. She explained how storms and disturbances affect forest ecosystems.
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We have a position open on the FREC faculty for an assistant professor of silviculture. @GeoLatinas @ESWNtweets @NABGSocial @BLACKandSTEM @AGU_H3S @IUFRO
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Asst. Prof Carrie Fearer’s forest health class studied blight resistant hybrid chestnut trees in a grove planned to restore the native species after its near-eradication last century.
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RT @virginia_tech: Paul Winistorfer, dean of the #VirginiaTech College of Natural Resources and Environment, announced his retirement, effe…
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Emma Thompson, who earned a M.S. degree in Forestry in 2019, was appointed s conservation and stewardship director for the North Branch Land Trust in northeastern Pennsylvania.
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The Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation is seeking a candidates for an assistant professor in Global Change Ecology. @GeoLatinas @ESWNtweets @NABGSocial @BLACKandSTEM @AGU_H3S @IUFRO
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Senior Extension agent Adam Downing shares his reflections on more than 20 years of service connecting forestry knowledge to communities and citizens in Virginia, and what drives him forward today. 🌳🏢🌳🏗️🌳Read his story at:
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Quinn Thomas is now a full professor in the Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, a promotion approved by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. Michelle Prysby and Jen Gagnon have been elevated to senior extension specialists.
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RT @NCSUExtForestry: Last week, our NC State CNR Extension team traveled to Reynolds Homestead in VA to collaborate with VA Tech's CNRE Ext…
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RT @vt_cnre: Carrie Fearer @VTFREC has received a research award from the @VT_DataScience to research fir tree resistance to balsam woolly…
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RT @VaWaterCenter: We are excited to welcome Dr. Kevin McGuire as the new director of the Virginia Water Center! @kjmcguire Read more at ht…
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