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Taking a Leap

Faculty and staff awards, featured student voice and faculty voice, new faces in the department, and an update from the forestry club.

  • Updates from the Department Chair – Summer 2025

    Richard K. Kobe provides details about the department.

  • Alum Updates Summer 2025

    Updates from alumni about where the are, and what they have been up to.

  • James and Pokharel receive 2025 CANR Faculty and Staff Awards

    Katie James and Raju Pokharel have both received 2025 CANR Faculty and Staff Awards; the Excellence in Research Performance and Support Award and the Early Career Researcher Award, respectively.

  • Save the Date: 2025 Forestry Alumni Association Tailgate

    The FAA Tailgate will take place on October 11 this year.

  • Student Voice: Rachel Adams

    "There is so much good in the world, and so many good people, all trying their best. I’ve already met so many wonderful, kind people who care about the world in ways I thought most people had given up on.”

  • Faculty Voice: David Skole

    "MSU was the right place to work on international forestry-related climate change and carbon cycle questions. And this is true now more than ever.”

  • Forestry Club at MI SAF & Conclave

    An update from recent events with the forestry club.

  • New Faces in the Department Summer 2025

    New faculty and staff in the department of forestry.

  • The World Needs More Foresters

    An encouraging note from the new FAA President Heidi Frei.

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