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Alternative Spartan Break with MSU Forestry student Anna Dunnebacke
Published on April 6, 2022
Forestry and Fisheries and Wildlife student Anna Dunnebacke participated in Alternative Spartan Breaks, working at Nacientes Palmichal in Costa Rica and helping to conserve a reliable source of clean water for the community. -
CANR honors 2022 cohort of Global Scholars in Education
Published on April 6, 2022
CANR announces a new cohort of seven new global scholars representing education. -
Director of MassTimber@MSU, Sandra Lupien, named a Notable Leader in Sustainability by Crain’s Detroit Business
Published on March 23, 2022
Crain's Detroit Business has named Sandra Lupien, director of MassTimber@MSU, a Notable Leader in Sustainability. -
MSU STEM Facility Earns WoodWorks Award for Using Mass Timber
Published on March 16, 2022
WoodWorks, the non-profit educational arm of the American Wood Products Council, acknowledged the use of mass timber in the Michigan State University STEM building with its 2022 Wood Design Award for Wood in Schools. -
MSU soon enrolling students in new two-year forestry programs
Published on March 15, 2022
The Michigan State University (MSU) Department of Forestry, in partnership with the Institute of Agricultural Technology at MSU, Muskegon Community College and Bay College, will soon accept students in the new forestry programs. -
Forestry alum receives 2022 CANR Alumni Service Award
Published on February 28, 2022
Melinda Jones will receive the 2022 CANR Alumni Service Award during ANR Week. -
MSU researcher receives $750K grant to examine effects of wildfire burn severity on soil health
Published on February 14, 2022
Project is funded by USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture -
Forestry Graduate Student Spotlight - Leonardo Ziccardi
Published on January 26, 2022
Leonardo Ziccardi, PhD Candidate, studies the functions of tropical forest ecosystems, backed by extensive practice in leaf and whole-plant scale ecology, in order to understand how humans can respond, protect, and mitigate effects of climate change. -
Northern Hardwood Study Collaboration with MSU and MDNR Extended
Published on January 24, 2022
Michigan State University (MSU) researchers have received a six-year extension to continue research on alternative silvicultural systems in northern hardwood forests with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. -
The ‘other side’ of Amazon forest drought: Could Amazon forest’s shallow water table areas act as climate change ‘refugia’?
Published on January 17, 2022
New findings published by Michigan State University (MSU) Researchers examine how climate change shapes the future of the world’s largest rainforest and the impacts drought has on the forest growing on various soil water and water table conditions. -
Forestry Student Spotlight – Arjeta Bajramaj
Published on January 12, 2022
Arjeta Bajramaj shares some of her influential forestry experiences that have helped transform her interest into an aspiring career path. -
Highlighting the Importance of Trees Outside of Forests
Published on November 29, 2021
Dr. David Skole of the Department of Forestry at Michigan State University, operating out of the Global Observatory for Ecosystem Services, is working with a team to implement new monitoring tools. -
MSU Mass Timber STEM facility wins Forest Stewardship Council Leadership Award
Published on October 25, 2021
Design and Build Award acknowledges university, project team for creating the state’s first mass timber building -
MSU Forest Carbon and Climate Program plays active role in $5.3M grant for climate action and reforestation
Published on October 5, 2021
The Forest Carbon and Climate Program (FCCP) in the Department of Forestry at Michigan State University is a central partner in a new $5.3 million USDA Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) grant. -
MSU part of new center leading climate change research in Midwest
Published on September 29, 2021
MSU researchers are lending their expertise on a variety of topics, from fisheries management to forest ecology.