College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Department of Forestry

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  Chairs Perspective - Changes 2018

  Published on February 28, 2018
  Rich Kobe, Department Chair, shares his insights

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  Forestry Where All Voices are Heard

  Published on February 28, 2018
  Welcoming diversity and inclusion in forestry

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  Alumni Updates - March 2018

  Published on February 28, 2018
  Forestry alumni share their experiences

• Collecting, analyzing and processing 'big data'

  Published on February 22, 2018
  The world of environmental modeling and monitoring provides complex tools and systems built to handle staggering amounts of digitized information and technologies that empower people to make sense of even the most complex systems.

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  The Forest Carbon and Climate Program to sponsor and present at Forests Ontario

  Published on February 5, 2018
  The Forest Carbon and Climate Program in the Department of Forestry at MSU is a proud sponsor of Forests Ontario.

• MSU research reveals new insights into species diversity

  Published on January 29, 2018
  New research led by Michigan State University scientists has found that species hailing from the tropics are less variable than those farther from the equator, which may affect their ability to survive environmental changes.

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  Former U.S. Forest Service chief to give talk at MSU

  Published on January 15, 2018
  Thomas Tidwell, 17th Chief of the United States Forest Service, will give a talk at Michigan State University January 22 on the importance of national forests to the environment, economy and society.

• Protecting Kirtland’s warbler with jack pine forest management

  Published on October 1, 2017
  A Michigan State University professor and a team of researchers look at ways to manage Michigan forests to sustain the Kirtland's warbler population.

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  Restoring ecosystems through fire

  Published on October 1, 2017
  Michigan State University scientists are working with U.S. Forest Service fire managers to improve methods to restore barrens.

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  Plants, not petrochemicals: Lignin can make building materials less toxic, cheaper and efficient to manufacture

  Published on July 31, 2017
  A collaborative study by MSU Department of Forestry Assistant Professor Mojgan Nejad proves that lignin (a byproduct of paper and bioethanol production) can completely replace phenol in phenol-based adhesives.

• Forest Ecology (Silviculture) Field Technicians

  Published on July 7, 2017
  The Walters Lab in the Department of Forestry at Michigan State University is looking for two additional field technicians for the current field season.

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  Student Profile: Chad Papa, Graduate Certificate in Forest Carbon Science, Policy, and Management

  Published on June 27, 2017
  The Graduate Certificate in Forest Carbon Science, Policy, and Management equips participants with the interdisciplinary tools and conceptual background to plan, implement, manage, and evaluate forestry-based, climate change mitigation projects.

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  Student Profile: John R.S. Tabuti, Graduate Certificate in Forest Carbon Science, Policy, and Management

  Published on June 23, 2017
  The Graduate Certificate in Forest Carbon Science, Policy, and Management equips participants with the interdisciplinary tools and conceptual background to plan, implement, manage, and evaluate forestry-based, climate change mitigation projects.

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  Student view: Louren Rose Escamilla, finding MSU and myself

  Published on May 26, 2017
  Louren Rose Escamilla, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources senior, is majoring in forestry and minoring in women and gender studies and environmental and sustainability studies.

• PhD Assistantship or Post‐doc Fellowship Available in Forest Pathology (genetics/genomics)

  Published on April 14, 2017
  The Forest Pathology Lab at Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI) is accepting applications for a graduate student (PhD level) or a post‐doctoral fellow.

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  Tiny Home, Big Life: Sparty's Cabin

  Published on March 31, 2017
  Debra Levantrosser's experience in implementing lean manufacturing at companies for two decades might be one reason she thinks a lot about living small. Or, maybe, it might be the food truck she owns and runs ...

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  Forestry alumnus advises students to be open-minded about careers in the dynamic lumber industry

  Published on March 22, 2017
  MSU Forestry alumnus Mike Mordell, an executive VP for international operations for Universal Forest Products International, says the lumber industry features a dynamic supply chain and that the business operates a lot like the stock market.

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  Forestry alumnus wins national leadership award

  Published on March 16, 2017
  The American Tree Farm System recognized Mike Smalligan, a graduate of the MSU Department of Forestry (MS, 2007) and forester for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR), with its 2017 National Leadership Award

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  ANR Week

  Published on March 7, 2017
  The MSU Department of Forestry Forest Carbon and Climate Program and MSU Shadows Collection presented at the 2017 College of Agriculture and Natural Resources ANR Week.

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  Old-growth forests show what Michigan looked like before Paul Bunyan

  Published on March 3, 2017
  MSU Forestry Professor Emeritus Don Dickmann talks with Michigan Radio's Stateside about the otherworldly aspects of old-growth forests.