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Faculty Spotlight – Scott Stark

Published on March 6, 2024
Scott Stark shares his journey with forestry and offers insight into the many aspects of the forestry program at MSU.
Project GREEEN advancing research on harmful plant insects

Published on February 28, 2024
MSU researchers use Project GREEEN funding to mitigate damage from some of the most destructive insects in Michigan agriculture.
Forestry Student Spotlight – Emily Vaillencourt

Published on February 15, 2024
Learn how Emily Vaillencourt became interested in forestry and how the tight-knit community has helped her advance her career goals.
Forestry Graduate Student Spotlight - Mitchell Calvin

Published on February 5, 2024
Mitchell Calvin seeks his masters focused in finding genetic variations in American beech trees that contribute to resistance against beech bark disease.
MSU Institute of Agricultural Technology, Bay College provide on-ramp to careers in forestry

Published on January 31, 2024
Forest Technology Certificate Program provides two-year degree, career-ready skills
Forestry Student Spotlight – Alexis Sell

Published on January 26, 2024
Alexis Sell shares her undergraduate experience in forestry at MSU and how her study away in Costa Rica had a great impact on her.
MSU Forestry Club Students Participate in Timber Sports Event for the First Time in Four Years

Published on January 11, 2024
Students competed in the timber sports challenge on October 7, 2023.
Northern hardwoods study wraps up sixth growing season since harvest, 6-year findings soon to be published

Published on December 13, 2023
MSU professors Mike Walters and Gary Roloff have helped lead the collaborative project between MSU and the MDNR, addressing ways forests can be managed to create diverse tree populations.
MSU researchers explore emerging market for mass timber in Michigan

Published on December 6, 2023
Mass timber, engineered wood known for its strength and sustainability, has been used inside and outside of Michigan more frequently over the past decade to build and design large buildings.
MSU Forest Carbon and Climate Program appoints new director

Published on December 1, 2023
The Department of Forestry at Michigan State University (MSU) has appointed Daniel Ortega-Pacheco as director of the MSU Forest Carbon and Climate Program (FCCP), effective Feb. 1, 2024.
W.K. Kellogg Experimental Forest manager wins Friend of the Trail Award

Published on November 14, 2023
Manager of the MSU W.K. Kellogg Experimental Forest, Kenneth (KJ) Kettler, was recently awarded the Friend of the Trail Award from the North Country Trail Association (NCTA).
Award-winning graduate student in MSU forestry connecting the dots and bringing new light to history of forestry

Published on October 25, 2023
Jasmine K. Brown, a doctoral student in the Michigan State University Department of Forestry, is quickly becoming a standout in her field.
Wildfires threaten environmental gains in climate-crucial Amazon

Published on October 17, 2023
Despite steps toward decreasing deforestation, uncontrolled wildfires are threatening environmental gains in Brazilian Amazonia, one of the world’s most critical carbon sinks and a region of high biological and cultural diversity.
Forestry Summer Internship – Thomas Barnes

Published on September 29, 2023
Thomas Barnes shares how his summer 2023 internship with the Michigan DNR has helped grow his passion for forestry and shape his career goals.
MSU research shows emerald ash borer threatening tree species vital to Indigenous cultures

Published on September 19, 2023
Findings were published in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment