Forestry Student Experiences

MSU Forestry’s Forest Carbon and Climate Program receives support for new e-course

Published on February 3, 2017
The Forest Carbon and Climate Program in the Department of Forestry at Michigan State University receives support from the Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund. It will help create a new web-based course on forest carbon and climate change.
MSU Forestry’s Forest Carbon and Climate Program receives support for new e-course

Published on February 3, 2017
The Forest Carbon and Climate Program in the Department of Forestry at Michigan State University receives support from the Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund. It will help create a new web-based course on forest carbon and climate change.
Featured alumnus: Don Van Eynde

Published on January 26, 2017
Donald Van Eynde, PhD, graduated with a Bachelor of Science from MSU Forestry in 1959.
Grant awarded for research on oak wilt

Published on January 20, 2017
MSU Forestry faculty Monique Sakalidis, Deborah McCullough and Bert Cregg, along with Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences Academic Specialist Jan Byrne, have been awarded a Michigan Invasive Species Grant to study oak wilt.
MSU alumna plans to live in Sparty's Cabin

Published on January 9, 2017
Sparty's Cabin has a new owner. Michigan State University alumna Debra Levantrosser is the new owner of the tiny house hand-built by students.
Grant awarded from the International Society of Arboriculture

Published on December 15, 2016
Dr. Emily Huff, in collaboration with USDA Forest Service colleagues Michelle Johnson, Lara Roman, Lindsay Campbell, Nancy Sonti, and Clara Pregitzer was awarded a contract to write a literature review on Resilience in Urban Forestry.
MSU year in review features the Shadows Collection

Published on December 12, 2016
The MSU Shadows Collection is one of four video vignettes featured for the Spartan 2016 year in review.
Watermelons, snakes and Christmas trees

Published on December 9, 2016
How do watermelons, teapots, snakes and some very hungry caterpillars end up on Christmas trees? It’s the result of a partnership between the MSU Department of Horticulture, the Department of Forestry and about 450 elementary schoolers.
Christmas trees are dying from drought

Published on December 5, 2016
As large parts of the U.S. suffer months of unusually dry weather, MSU Department of Horticulture and Forestry Associate Professor Bert Cregg says the outlook might not be so bleak.
MSU expert offers tips for selecting, maintaining and recycling a real Michigan Christmas tree

Published on November 29, 2016
Fraser fir, Scotch Pine, Blue Spruce and White Spruce are just a few of the tree varieties grown in Michigan and shipped across the Midwest, Texas and Florida each holiday season says MSU Christmas tree expert, Dr. Bert Cregg.
Unleashing trees in the battle against climate change

Published on November 23, 2016
While global forest loss has environmental implications, sustainably managed working forests can provide impressive climate benefits in both carbon sequestration and long-term carbon storage.
Forest die-offs ricochet to distant ecosystems

Published on November 18, 2016
According to new study published in PLOS ONE, major forest loss and die-offs can have far-flung impacts on climate and vegetation.
MSU Forestry graduate student wins for Kirtland's Warbler research poster

Published on November 17, 2016
MSU Forestry master's student Daphna Gadoth-Goodman won third place for her poster during the 2016 National Society of American Foresters Convention in Madison, Wisc.
Sparty's Cabin up for auction, featured on Agriculture Hall lawn

Published on November 15, 2016
CANR Dean Ron Hendrick, administrative staffers from the CANR as well as students from the MSU student chapter of the US Green Building Council will hold office hours in Sparty's Cabin from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday, Nov. 18.
What hungry deer mean for forest diversity

Published on November 11, 2016
MSU Department of Forestry Associate Professor Mike Walters talks with Michigan Public Radio and the Environment Report about how deer are impacting forest diversity.
Student Perspective: Sustainable Forestry Initiative Conference

Published on October 19, 2016
MSU Forestry freshman Mia White shares why she attended the 2016 Sustainable Forestry Initiative Conference.
MSU Forestry seeks Assistant Professor of Forest Policy

Published on October 12, 2016
The Department of Forestry at Michigan State University invites applicants for a nineâ€month tenure system position at the assistant professor rank with a focus in forest policy.
Forests, people and climate change: a new “no-normal” world

Published on October 10, 2016
"Climate change is the most compelling global issue of this and future centuries," says David Cleaves, the former climate change advisor to the U.S. Forest Service.
MSU Shadows Collection

Published on September 14, 2016
The MSU Shadows Collection and the Sustainable Wood Recovery Initiative has been featured throughout the media in August and September. Here is a collection of those stories...
MSU Forestry seeking undergraduate academic advisor

Published on September 12, 2016
The Department of Forestry at Michigan State University is seeking a full-time Academic Specialist to oversee undergraduate programs.