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Easter is brought to you by … Last year, people were optimistic the pandemic would be over by Easter 2020. Here we are in Easter 2021 and it’s still going. But there’s a light at the end of the tunnel. For the fifth year running, the holiday sneaked into April — barely. That’ll be the case for another couple of years, thanks to For the dedicated few in The Process, this weekend — and the Legislature’s lax Friday and Monday schedule — will serve as a much-ne...

UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation gets name change The school is now named The School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences March 17, 2021 | 6:00am EDT Terrell “Red” Baker speaks during a ceremony that announced the renaming of the UF School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences on Monday, March 15, 2021. It was formerly called the School of Forest Resources and Conservation. Baker, the school directo...

Campus of Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi. The school made the announcement Friday morning. Posted: Mar 12, 2021 9:06 AM Posted By: Melvin Carlock STARKVILLE, Miss. (WTVA) -- Mississippi State University will hold in-person graduation this spring on the Starkville and Meridian campuses. The University made the announcement this morning.   The Starkville campus will have four ceremonies, two each on April 29 and 30 in Humphrey Coliseum. MSU-Meridian will celebrate comm...

 E-Mail IMAGE: Virginia Tech researchers are using stream quality data to find new insights into the interactions between the health of our natural spaces and human well-being. Photo by Brad Klodowski, Virginia... view more  Credit: Virginia Tech As the source of most of the water we drink and a place where we often go to recreate and enjoy nature, streams represent a crucial point-of-contact between human beings and the environment. Now researchers in the College of Natural Resources...

‘The Maine Question’ asks what’s Mainers relationship with the forest Maine is the most forested state in the country, and its residents interact with forests regularly in many different ways. They provide supplies for various products, which fuels industry and job creation, and space for outdoor recreation.  These interactions, which help define Maine’s identity, are the subject of Jessica Leahy’s research. As a professor in the University of Maine School of Forest Re...

University of Florida is a top producer of Fulbright U.S. Scholars The University of Florida is proud to be included on the list of U.S. colleges and universities that produced the most 2020-2021 Fulbright U.S. Scholars. Each year the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces the top producing institutions for the Fulbright Program, the U.S. governments flagship international educational exchange program. Five UF’s scholars were awarded Fulbright...

This month, we feature a childrens book reprint and a state ecological resource. 1:11 am, Mar. 1, 2021 × Spring may be approaching, but Minnesota winters can sneak back with force. Settle in with a couple books from Minnesota authors until the weather really warms up. "Nils" by Ingri and Edgar Parin dAulaire This childrens book about self-acceptance, originally published in 1948, will transport older (and younger) readers decades back in time to a possibly familiar place. Nils, a boy...

Mississippi State University celebrated the states Arbor Day by planting trees on the Drill Field on Friday in an event that included short speeches by faculty members from the College of Forest Resources, as well as one from MSU President Mark Keenum. Scholarship students in the forestry department planted trees on the corner near Walker Engineering Building, as members of their faculty and groundsmen looked on. Roughly 75 people were in attendance on the cold, 28-degree day. "We count on tree...

Nearly eight months after the wiretaps were installed, the conversations on the phones suddenly changed. The talk of logging, laundering and shipping illegal wood stopped. Instead the voices talked of destroying evidence and ditching phones.

Governors Forest Carbon Task Force Forests cover 89 percent of Maine and are the foundation for Maine’s forest products industry and the state’s overall natural resource-based economy. Each year, Maines forests sequester an amount of carbon equal to at least 60 percent of the states annual carbon emissions, a figure that rises to 75 percent when durable forest products are included. The Forest Carbon Task Force work seeks to build upon this effort. Created by Executive Order of Governor Jan...