News
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MSU-WWF Carbon Monitoring Tool Adopted by UN Environment Program & International Organizations
Published on September 21, 2012
At a recent review meeting held in Tsavo, Kenya, the United Nations Environment Program and several affiliated international programs adopted a new forest and agriculture carbon monitoring tool that has been developed by Michigan State University.
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MSU, ARD Tetra Tech and the Government of India Capture USAID $14M Award
Published on September 20, 2012
MSU Department of Forestry faculty and experts will be working directly with the government of India to build national capacity to measure forest carbon and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases in the forestry sector in India.
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Professor Dennis Propst retires after 30 years
Published on September 4, 2012
Dennis Propst officially retired from the MSU Department of Forestry in August.
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Forest Biomass Innovation Center hosts Field Day
Published on August 31, 2012
Congratulations to the folks up at the Forest Biomass Innovation Center (FBIC) for successfully hosting the first Woody Biomass Field Day on August 21, 2012.
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Protecting forests in Michigan and Kenya
Published on July 5, 2012
A Michigan State University (MSU) AgBioResearch scientist has helped to advance the university.
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Guest commentary: Why weather records are breaking across the country
Published on June 19, 2012
There is a strong probability that climate change is influencing certain extreme weather events. And we should expect more of it as the climate changes.
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MSU Forestry offers new graduate certificate in forest carbon science
Published on June 17, 2012
A new graduate certificate program at Michigan State University (MSU) will take on climate change with an innovative approach.
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Emerald ash borer devastating Michigan trees
Published on June 1, 2012
Experts say ash trees will die off in large numbers in mid-Michigan due to the infestation of the emerald ash borer insect.
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Ex-priest loves trees, but not the woods
Published on April 5, 2012
See that guy digging in the dirt, removing dead trees in the middle of Detroit? How did he end up there?
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2011-2012 Forestry Scholarship Recipients
Published on March 15, 2012
Congratulations to the 2011-2012 Forestry Scholarship Recipients
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Sticky business: Mild weather may chill maple syrup season
Published on February 18, 2012
While Michigan's unusually warm winter has lifted everyone from construction firms to salt truck drivers, it's no fun for the state's nearly 700 maple syrup producers, who depend on Mother Nature to supply the right temperatures for tapping.