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SUMMARY:Halloween Enchanted Forest
DESCRIPTION:The Kreher Preserve and Nature Center will hold their first annual Halloween Enchanted Forest on October 29 and 30 from 6 – 8 p.m. KPNC will be teaming up with the City of Auburn Junior Theater program\, AU Engineering students and Auburn University student and community volunteers. This event will be a non-scary\, fun educational fundraiser for the preserve. Families are invited to wear their costumes and head out with a guide onto our enchanted lit-up trails to stop at 10 stations where costumed actors will sing\, dance or recite a poem about the animal\, plant or insect that they represent. The costumed character will explain to the children how they “trick or treat” the other animals in the forest. A few of the character include a pitcher plant\, bat\, beaver and praying mantis. \nFun Halloween activities including pumpkin bowling and face painting will be available for the children before groups head out. Hikes will begin at 5:30 p.m.\, with groups of 15 starting their hike to visit each station every ten minutes. The last group will depart on the hike at 7:30 p.m. Tickets holders must be punctual and not miss their time slot. The night will end with a campfire with s’mores and hot cocoa available for purchase and other fun activities for the children. \nRegistration is required. Tickets are $5 per person. This event is not recommended for very young children who might be afraid of costumed characters. Please wear close-toed shoes and bring a flashlight. Go to the KPNC website at www.auburn.edu/preserve and click on Register/Tickets. \nThe KPNC is located at 2222 N. College Street\, approximately 3 miles north of downtown Auburn. The KPNC offers lighted and improved parking\, bathroom facilities\, and drinking fountains.
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/halloween-enchanted-forest-2/
LOCATION:Kreher Preserve and Nature Center\, 2222 N. College Street\, Auburn\, AL\, 36830\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Main Calendar
ORGANIZER;CN="Jennifer Lolley":MAILTO:preserve@auburn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181024T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181024T120000
DTSTAMP:20260519T224446
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SUMMARY:SFWS Seminar - Dale Dickens
DESCRIPTION:Auburn University School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences Fall Seminar Series Presents: \nMr. Dale Dickens\, Alabama Urban Forestry Coordinator with the Alabama Forestry Commission\, will give a talk titled\, Alabama’s Urban Forest Strike Team. \nSeminar is held at 11 a.m. in Conference Room 1101 in the SFWS Building\, 602 Duncan Drive\, Auburn\, AL. \n\nFaculty\, students and the public are invited to attend this free program.\nComplimentary cookies and coffee will be served.\nCFEs are available by request.\nAdvanced registration is not required.\nParking is available on the 3rd and 4th floors of the South Quad parking deck on Duncan Drive\, directly across from the SFWS Building. See Parking Services on Level 3 to obtain a visitor pass.\n\nAbstract: The Urban Forest Strike Team was developed in 2007 by the USDA Forest Service and several Southeastern states. They found in the aftermath of natural disasters\, recovery crews and volunteers were often unable to properly evaluate tree damage and risk. By enlisting the help of tree care professionals\, the Urban Forest Strike Team strives to assist disaster-stricken communities who have little or no urban forest management staff. The strike team provides data to the community and aims to reduce unnecessary loss of tree canopy\, increase public safety\, plan an efficient and cost-effective recovery\, and document recovery needs and costs for FEMA reimbursement.  This presentation will describe the teams\, the process of evaluation\, and the recent deployment to assist Jacksonville State University following the tornados in March\, 2018. \nBiography: Dale Dickens joined the Alabama Forestry Commission on January 24\, 2014 as Alabama’s Urban Forestry Coordinator. He promotes the planning\, planting and protection of the beneficial trees within our cities and communities. Along with managing the state’s Tree City USA program\, he also serves at the Champion Trees Program Coordinator and Alabama’s Famous and Historic Trees Program Coordinator. His extensive management experience covers both industrial forestry and academic positions. He began his career as a research forester for Georgia Kraft Company in Rome\, Georgia with research in silvicultural herbicides\, growth modeling\, and soil amendments.  Following several reorganizations\, he ended as the Area Forester over the 65\,000 acre Eufaula Forest. After the company lands began to be sold\, he took a position directing a forest technology program in southwest Georgia\, teaching 13 courses.  In 2007\, an opportunity to return home to Auburn came in the form of a position as the Director of Student Services for Auburn University’s School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences. He is a registered forester in Alabama\, a Certified Arborist\, and holds both a B.S. in forest management and a M.S. in forest biometrics from Auburn University. He currently resides in Opelika\, Alabama with his lovely wife Lynn\, and a number of exotic and not-so-exotic animals.
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/sfws-seminar-dale-dickens/
LOCATION:College of Forestry\, Wildlife and Environment\, 602 Duncan Drive\, Auburn\, AL\, 36849\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Main Calendar
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr. Brenda Allen":MAILTO:allenbm@auburn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181022T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181022T140000
DTSTAMP:20260519T224446
CREATED:20180913T152538Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180913T152538Z
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SUMMARY:M.S. Seminar - Shrijana Duwadi
DESCRIPTION:M.S. Seminar: Shrijana Duwadi\, Maj. Prof\, Dr. Lori Eckhardt \nTitle: TBD \nLocation: Dixon Conference Room \nDate: Monday\, October 22\, 2018 \nTime: 1:00 p.m.
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/m-s-seminar-shrijana-duwadi/
CATEGORIES:Events,Main Calendar,Master's Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181020T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181020T113000
DTSTAMP:20260519T224446
CREATED:20180828T203811Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180828T203811Z
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SUMMARY:Science on Saturdays: Hummingbirds
DESCRIPTION:Join hummingbird bander and specialist\, Mr. Fred Bassett\, for a fascinating program on hummingbirds. Learn all about these tiny birds who can fly all the way across the Gulf of Mexico each year in the fall and back again in the spring! Children activities will be available. No registration required. Admission is $4 for members and $5 for non-members.
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/science-on-saturdays-hummingbirds/
LOCATION:Kreher Preserve and Nature Center\, 2222 N. College Street\, Auburn\, AL\, 36830\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Main Calendar
ORGANIZER;CN="Jennifer Lolley":MAILTO:preserve@auburn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181017T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181017T170000
DTSTAMP:20260519T224446
CREATED:20181002T133627Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181003T193007Z
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SUMMARY:Weaver Lecture Series and Graduate Research Symposium
DESCRIPTION:The School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences Weaver Lecture Series will present a talk by Richard Pouyat\, former White House science and technology advisor and current president of the Ecological Society of America\, on Wednesday\, Oct. 17\, at 3 p.m.\, immediately followed by a graduate research symposium and reception at 4:15 p.m. \nWeaver Lecture Series Seminar \nPouyat\, a national program leader for USDA Forest Service’s Air and Soil Quality Research program in Washington D.C.\, will give a lecture titled\, “Integrating Science and Policy for Environmental Decision Making\,” that will discuss the critically important roles scientific information and the scientific community can play in the policy development process\, including issue identification\, monitoring and evaluation. \nThe School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences’ Weaver Lecture Series was established in 1996 through an endowment provided by Earl H. and Sandra H. Weaver. The objective of the series is to bring individuals with expertise in various aspects of forestry and wildlife sciences to the Auburn University campus to enhance the School’s academic programs through public lectures and interaction with faculty and students. \nThe free seminar\, which is open to the public and all members of the campus community\, will be held on Wednesday\, Oct. 17\, at 3 p.m. in the conference hall\, room 1101\, located on the first floor of the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences Building at 602 Duncan Drive\, Auburn\, Alabama. \nGraduate Research Symposium and Reception \nA graduate research symposium and reception will immediately follow the lecture at 4:15 p.m. in the conference hall. The presentation will highlight the diversity of the school’s research program and provide graduate students opportunity to present their research to stakeholders and members of the academic community. \nThis is a complimentary event for faculty\, staff and students. Light refreshments and free parking are offered for attendees. Parking will be available on the third and fourth levels of the South Quad Parking Deck. Advanced registration and parking passes are not required. \nIntegrating Science and Policy for Environmental Decision Making \nAbstract \nScientific information can and should play an important role in the process of environmental policy development and implementation. Scientific information and the scientific community can play critically important roles in several parts of the policy process\, including issue identification and problem definition\, development of alternative policies\, monitoring and evaluation during policy implementation\, and feedback into the ongoing policy process.  These interventions can occur at the level of both the institution and individual scientist; however\, there are cultural and procedural barriers that restrict the exchange of information between the scientific community and decision makers.  For example\, real and perceived incongruence in timing between the pace of scientific discovery and policy development often reinforces the belief that science cannot realistically be integrated into the policy process. Moreover\, at the interpersonal level\, scientists have limited time\, opportunities\, or in many cases incentive to work with decision makers on specific environmental issues. Finally\, from the public’s perspective\, many of today’s environmental issues are subtle and complex and thus require more explanation and understanding of the scientific process and uncertainty. To close\, I suggest actions that the ecological and environmental science community can undertake to effectively integrate science with public policy including at the least to encourage scientist involvement with communicating science to the public and policy makers\, while at the most choose career paths that intersect the making of public policy. \nSpeaker Biography \nRichard Pouyat\, a national program leader for USDA Forest Service’s Air and Soil Quality Research program in Washington D.C.\, is a former White House Office of Science and Technology advisor and the current president of the Ecological Society of America. Pouyat received his Ph.D. in ecology from Rutgers University and an M.S. in forest soils and B.S. in forest biology at the College of Environmental Science and Forestry. His training in ecology\, soil science\, and biogeochemistry to investigate urban ecosystems and the effect of urban sprawl on natural systems is extensive. Pouyat’s career and research have focused on applying ecological and social sciences to the solutions of contemporary problems in natural resource management and policy. Previous to his current roles\, Pouyat also served as an original co-principal investigator of the Baltimore Ecosystem Study\, a Long Term Ecological Research site funded by the National Science Foundation. \n 
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/weaver_lecture_richard_pouyat/
LOCATION:College of Forestry\, Wildlife and Environment\, 602 Duncan Drive\, Auburn\, AL\, 36849\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Main Calendar
ORGANIZER;CN="Rebecca Masic%2C Graduate Program Coordinator":MAILTO:rbm0010@auburn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181017T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181017T120000
DTSTAMP:20260519T224446
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SUMMARY:SFWS Seminar Series – Dr. David M. Nanang
DESCRIPTION:Auburn University School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences Fall Seminar Series Presents: \nDr. David M. Nanang\, Director General of the Great Lakes Forestry Centre\, Sault Ste. Marie\, Ontario\, Canada\, will give a talk titled\, Canadian Forest Service – Leading Forest Research and Innovation. \nSeminar is held at 11 a.m. in Classroom 1223 in the SFWS Building\, 602 Duncan Drive\, Auburn\, AL. \n\nFaculty\, students and the public are invited to attend this free program.\nComplimentary cookies and coffee will be served.\nCFEs are available by request.\nAdvanced registration is not required.\nParking is available on the 3rd and 4th floors of the South Quad parking deck on Duncan Drive\, directly across from the SFWS Building. See Parking Services on Level 3 to obtain a visitor pass.\n\nAbstract:  In this seminar\, Dr. David Nanang will provide an overview of the forest science research within the Canadian Forest Service of Natural Resources Canada and explore the challenges of forest research in a fast changing world. He will examine the policy drivers for forest research and the factors that are shaping future direction for forest research within the Government of Canada. \nBiography: Dr. David Nanang is the Director General at Natural Resources Canada’s Great Lakes Forestry Centre in Sault Ste. Marie\, Ontario. Dr. Nanang’s career in the federal Public Service of Canada spans over 15 years and several policy and research leadership positions including: Forest Economist; Senior Policy Advisor; Environmental Policy and Regulatory Affairs Advisor; and Director of Forest Ecology Division. \nDr. Nanang’s academic training includes a BSc in Natural Resource Management from the University of Science and Technology\, Kumasi\, Ghana\, an MSc in Forestry from Lakehead University and a PhD in Forest Economics from the University of Alberta\, Canada. He is the author and co-author of two books on plantation forestry\, and co-edited a book on natural resources.
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/sfws-seminar-series-dr-david-m-nanang/
LOCATION:College of Forestry\, Wildlife and Environment\, 602 Duncan Drive\, Auburn\, AL\, 36849\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Main Calendar
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr. Brenda Allen":MAILTO:allenbm@auburn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181012T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181012T173000
DTSTAMP:20260519T224446
CREATED:20180828T203515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180828T203623Z
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SUMMARY:AUsome Amphibians and Reptiles
DESCRIPTION:Join the Kreher Preserve & Nature Center staff for a one-hour presentation on the AUsome amphibians and reptiles found in our state and beyond. Children and adults will enjoy this entertaining hands-on program with live animals. Admission is $5/person. Children 3 and under are free. Pre-registration is not required. Proceeds benefit the nature center. Sponsored by the Auburn Opelika Tourism Bureau.
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/ausome-amphibians-and-reptiles-3/
LOCATION:Kreher Preserve and Nature Center\, 2222 N. College Street\, Auburn\, AL\, 36830\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Main Calendar
ORGANIZER;CN="Jennifer Lolley":MAILTO:preserve@auburn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181010T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181010T120000
DTSTAMP:20260519T224446
CREATED:20180912T221302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180912T221302Z
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SUMMARY:SFWS Seminar Series – Dr. Richard Cobb
DESCRIPTION:Auburn University School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences Fall Seminar Series Presents: \nDr. Richard Cobb\, Assistant Professor of Forest Health at California State Polytechnic University\, will give a talk titled\, Hemlock Woolly Adelgid: what a devastating invasive insect tells us about emerging threats to forest health. \nSeminar is held at 11am in Conference Room 1101 in the SFWS Building\, 602 Duncan Drive\, Auburn\, AL. \n\nFaculty\, students and the public are invited to attend this free program.\nComplimentary cookies and coffee will be served.\nCFEs are available by request.\nAdvanced registration is not required.\nParking is available on the 3rd and 4th floors of the South Quad parking deck on Duncan Drive\, directly across from the SFWS Building. See Parking Services on Level 3 to obtain a visitor pass.\n\nAbstract: Regional level tree mortality emerging where it was unexpected caused by an unexpected source. While the story of eastern hemlock mortality in the US from Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) fits this description\, it is by no means unique in terms of exotic agents of mortality in forests. Neither is the history of scientific study of this destructive insect: innocuous discovery and devastating impacts where they were least expected given the state of research at the time. Here I give a history of the discovery and emergence of this insect outbreak along with a review of its impacts in forest ecosystems. I use this information to draw comparisons to other outbreaks to ask if HWA holds lessons that can help forest health professionals avoid the most dreaded outcome: “it was obvious in retrospect.” \nBiography: Richard Cobb is from Payson\, Arizona. He has a BS in Environmental Science from Northern Arizona University\, a MS in Forestry from the University of Maine\, and a PhD from UC Davis where he also did a post doc\, both focusing on Sudden Oak Death. He is Assistant Professor of Forest Health at California State Polytechnic University.
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/sfws-seminar-series-dr-richard-cobb/
LOCATION:College of Forestry\, Wildlife and Environment\, 602 Duncan Drive\, Auburn\, AL\, 36849\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Main Calendar
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr. Brenda Allen":MAILTO:allenbm@auburn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181006T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181006T140000
DTSTAMP:20260519T224446
CREATED:20180828T204007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180828T204007Z
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SUMMARY:Fall Family Fun Day
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the fall with music\, nature hikes\, animal encounters\, face painting\, and crafts. Food and drinks will be available for purchase. No registration required. Overflow parking will be located in our north parking lot\, but you will have a well-marked 0.4-mile hike over to the amphitheater or a golf cart shuttle is available if needed.  Entry is a $1 donation to the Preserve for Adults and Youth\, Children 3 and under are free.
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/fall-family-fun-day/
LOCATION:Kreher Preserve and Nature Center\, 2222 N. College Street\, Auburn\, AL\, 36830\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Main Calendar
ORGANIZER;CN="Jennifer Lolley":MAILTO:preserve@auburn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181003T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181003T120000
DTSTAMP:20260519T224446
CREATED:20180910T192916Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180912T221325Z
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SUMMARY:SFWS Seminar Series - Dr. Mehdi Tajvidi
DESCRIPTION:Auburn University School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences Fall Seminar Series Presents: \nDr. Mehdi Tajvidi\, Assistant Professor of Renewable Nanomaterials and Graduate Program Coordinator\, of the School of Forest Resources\, University of Maine\, will give a talk titled\, What is outside the box (or the bottle!) for cellulose nanomaterials? \nSeminar is held at 11 a.m. in the SFWS Conference Room 1101 located on the first floor of the SFWS Building at 602 Duncan Drive\, Auburn\, AL. \n\nFaculty\, students and the public are invited to attend this free program.\nComplimentary cookies and coffee will be served.\nCFEs are available by request.\nAdvanced registration is not required.\nParking is available on the 3rd and 4th floors of the South Quad parking deck on Duncan Drive\, directly across from the SFWS Building. See Parking Services on Level 3 to obtain a visitor pass.\n\nAbstract: Cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) are perhaps the only type of cellulose nanomaterials that have the potential for both large volume production and large volume applications in near future. Much research has been conducted on the production\, property assessment and applications of these interesting materials in many laboratories and the promise for an outstanding\, multi-functional renewable material has been widely advertised. While a considerable amount of effort has been made to modify CNF to make it work with systems that it inherently does not interact with much\, an alternative approach towards taking advantage of the natural strengths of CNF for applications it is comfortable with seems to be finding traction in the scientific community. Concurrently\, research towards using CNF as the bulk material and not as an additive is finding more and more attention for biomedical applications. This presentation offers a description of new and emerging applications of CNF that are scalable and promise large volume production. The ultimate objective is to provide potential areas of predicted “success” in the use of CNF. \nBiography: Mehdi Tajvidi joined the School of Forest Resources in 2013. After completing his Ph.D. program in Natural Resources Engineering at the University of Tehran in 2003\, Mehdi worked as an Assistant and later an Associate Professor at the Department of Wood and Paper Science and Technology\, the University of Tehran for 8 years. In 2007 Mehdi received the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) award to do research at the Department of Biomaterials Sciences\, the University of Tokyo\, Japan where he worked as a Visiting Professor for two years. Upon moving to Canada in 2011\, Mehdi worked as a Visiting Professor and a Research Associate at the Department of Chemical Engineering\, University of Waterloo\, ON\, Canada before Joining the School of Forest Resources in September 2013 as the Assistant Professor of Renewable Nanomaterials. Mehdi’s areas of research interest are production\, characterization and performance evaluation of renewable nanomaterials and their composites. He is particularly interested in mechanical properties of nano-materials and nanocomposites\, structure-property relationships\, viscoelastic behavior\, dynamic mechanical analysis and magnetic cellulose nanocomposites. To date\, Mehdi has published over 100 papers in academic journals\, presented over 50 presentations at international conferences and advised/co-advised over 45 graduate students.
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/sfws-seminar-series-dr-mehdi-tajvidi/
LOCATION:College of Forestry\, Wildlife and Environment\, 602 Duncan Drive\, Auburn\, AL\, 36849\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Main Calendar
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr. Brenda Allen":MAILTO:allenbm@auburn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180928T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180928T120000
DTSTAMP:20260519T224446
CREATED:20180910T182531Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180910T184642Z
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SUMMARY:SFWS Seminar: Understanding Conservation: Responsible Commercial Use of Natural Resources\, Presented by Mr. Tony Schoonen
DESCRIPTION:The Auburn University School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences invites you to a seminar titled\, “Understanding Conservation: Responsible Commercial Use of Natural Resources\,” presented by Mr. Tony Schoonen\, Chief of Staff of the renowned wildlife conservation organization\, the Boone and Crockett Club. \nFounded in 1887 by Theodore Roosevelt and George Bird Grinnell\, the Boone and Crockett Club was the initiator and champion for the creation of the country’s first national parks and land management agencies. It was also the earliest advocate for science-based wildlife management efforts and legislation including the National Wildlife Refuge System Act and the creation of the Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units. At the root of its mission\, the organization pioneered and established the principles of responsible\, ethical\, and sustainable use hunting known as Fair Chase. \nThe seminar will be held on Friday\, September 28\, at 11 a.m. in the SFWS Conference Hall 1101 located on the first floor of the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences Building. This is a complimentary event for faculty\, staff and students. Light refreshments and free parking are offered for attendees. Parking will be available on the third and fourth levels of the South Quad Parking Deck. Advanced registration and parking passes are not required. \n \nMr. Tony Schoonen\nChief of Staff\nBoone and Crockett Club\nBiography: \nTony was born and raised in Butte\, Montana. After graduating high school he attended two years of college at the Montana School of Mines and then in 1982 moved to the University of Montana\, working his way through school as an outfitter and river guide. In his senior year he started a film production company\, Stoney-Wolf Productions. Stoney-Wolf rapidly expanded and became known for outdoor productions for home entertainment and commercial theatres. The company was also often hired to film under severe and dangerous conditions. After selling the company in 1997\, Tony chose a second career in the NGO world of conservation\, working first for the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation as their Vice President of Marketing and Communications\, then for Wonders of Wildlife as their Executive Director\, and finally for the Boone and Crockett Club as their Chief of Staff\, a position he currently serves. \nTony married his wife Jennifer in 2004 and is the proud father of two girls. He hunts and fishes as much as time allows and includes his family whenever possible. All enjoy the great outdoors and share the same passion for wildlife and wild places. \nTony is a National Conservation Leadership Institute Fellow from Cohort 3. He regularly uses this adaptive challenge training as a part of his job and as a volunteer Board member. Tony currently serves on four boards: Wonders of Wildlife\, National Museum of Forest Service History\, and the Boy Scouts of America\, Montana Council\, and the Council to Advance Hunting and Shooting Sports. \nBesides raising his family\, Tony’s passion is to continue to play a role in the conservation and conservation education movement and apply his knowledge and experience to help ensure a wildlife legacy for future generations. \n 
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/tonyschoonenseminar/
LOCATION:College of Forestry\, Wildlife and Environment\, 602 Duncan Drive\, Auburn\, AL\, 36849\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Main Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180926T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180926T120000
DTSTAMP:20260519T224446
CREATED:20180910T191858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180912T221352Z
UID:3363-1537959600-1537963200@cfwe.auburn.edu
SUMMARY:SFWS Seminar Series – Dan Chappell and Gary Faulkner
DESCRIPTION:Auburn University School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences Fall Seminar Series Presents: \nDan Chappell and Gary Faulkner of the Alabama Forestry Commission will give a talk titled\, Alabama’s Forests and Economic Development. \nSeminar is held at 11am in Conference Room 1101 in the SFWS Building\, 602 Duncan Drive\, Auburn\, AL. \n\nFaculty\, students and the public are invited to attend this free program.\nComplimentary cookies and coffee will be served.\nCFEs are available by request.\nAdvanced registration is not required.\nParking is available on the 3rd and 4th floors of the South Quad parking deck on Duncan Drive\, directly across from the SFWS Building. See Parking Services on Level 3 to obtain a visitor pass.\n\nAbstract:  This one-hour lecture begins with a short introduction and overview of our Agency. We then move into a discussion on the Forest Inventory and Analysis program\, how it operates in the state\, and what the data of this intensive inventory is telling us about the consistently increasing wood volumes we are encountering state wide\, with a mention of the Timber Products Output survey. The abundant fiber supply is viewed as a long-term opportunity for industry as well as a current headwind for stumpage prices. This serves to transition into a look at the scale and broad economic impact of the Forest Industry to Alabama\, with an emphasis on the new and expanding industry announcements from this current period of growth. Finally\, we look at some economic development concepts that are key to making industrial progress possible but may not be intuitive to a general audience. \nBiography: Dan Chappell has served since June of 2016 as the Coordinator of the Alabama Forestry Commission’s Forest Inventory and Analysis Program\, overseeing a field staff of 6 who collect inventory data from 5\,600+ established research plots across the state on a continuous 7-year cycle. Alabama was the first of the fifty states to complete the 2017 FIA survey\, and was again first in the nation to complete the 2018 FIA Survey. He is a 2002 graduate of the University of Georgia’s Warnell School of Forest Resources.  Following graduation\, he was an employee of the Georgia Forestry Commission for over 13 years collecting FIA data for the Southeast region of the state.  He is a recent graduate of the 2017-2018 Alabama Public Safety Leadership Academy and of the Auburn University Intensive Economic Development Course put on by the University’s Government and Economic Development Institute. Dan is presently serving as the Chairman of the Southern Group of State Forester’s FIA Committee.  His 2017 Forest Resource Report on the state of the state’s timber growth and supply is available for download on the Forestry Commission’s homepage.   He lives in Montgomery with his wife Elizabeth Anne and 6-year old daughter Betty Alice. \nBiography: Mr. Faulkner currently serves as Forest Economic Development Specialist with the Alabama Forestry Commission. Prior to this appointment\, he was Principal of The Faulkner Group LLC in 2015 through 2017. Mr. Faulkner retired with the State of Alabama\, Alabama Department of Commerce (Commerce) in 2014\, after 31 years of service.  At retirement\, he served as Director of Business Development reporting to the Secretary of Commerce. Prior to this position\, he served as a Senior Project Manager and International Development Representative. \nPrior to his tenure at Commerce\, Mr. Faulkner held a position with the Alabama International Trade Center as an International Trade Specialist. He began his professional state career at the Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC) engaged as Chief of Utilization & Marketing. Gary was an Honor Graduate of the Alabama Forestry Academy in 1984. \nMr. Faulkner has degrees from Auburn University in Industrial Management (1974) and Forest Management (1982).  Further\, he has Certificates of Training from the Auburn University Intensive Economic Development Training Course and the University of Oklahoma Economic Development Institute.  He is also an Alabama Registered Forester (#1196 – current).
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/sfws-seminar-series-dan-chappell-and-gary-faulkner/
LOCATION:College of Forestry\, Wildlife and Environment\, 602 Duncan Drive\, Auburn\, AL\, 36849\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Main Calendar
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr. Brenda Allen":MAILTO:allenbm@auburn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180921T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180921T173000
DTSTAMP:20260519T224446
CREATED:20180828T203417Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180828T203417Z
UID:3349-1537547400-1537551000@cfwe.auburn.edu
SUMMARY:AUsome Amphibians and Reptiles
DESCRIPTION:Join the Kreher Preserve & Nature Center staff for a one-hour presentation on the AUsome amphibians and reptiles found in our state and beyond. Children and adults will enjoy this entertaining hands-on program with live animals. Admission is $5/person. Children 3 and under are free. Pre-registration is not required. Proceeds benefit the nature center. Sponsored by the Auburn Opelika Tourism Bureau.
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/ausome-amphibians-and-reptiles-2/
LOCATION:Kreher Preserve and Nature Center\, 2222 N. College Street\, Auburn\, AL\, 36830\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Main Calendar
ORGANIZER;CN="Jennifer Lolley":MAILTO:preserve@auburn.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180919T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180919T120000
DTSTAMP:20260519T224446
CREATED:20180821T155703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180912T221722Z
UID:3343-1537354800-1537358400@cfwe.auburn.edu
SUMMARY:SFWS Seminar Series - Dr. Ilari Filpponen
DESCRIPTION:Auburn University School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences Fall Seminar Series Presents: \nDr. Ilari Filpponen\, Assistant Research Professor\, Alabama Center for Paper and Bioresource Engineering\, Department of Chemical Engineering\, College of Engineering\, at Auburn University who will give a talk entitled\, Tailoring the surface wettability of cellulose-based paper/nanopaper via novel photo-induced thiol-ene and thiol-yne reactions: Towards electronic and microfluidic applications. \nSeminar is held at 11 a.m. in Conference Room 1101 in the SFWS Building\, 602 Duncan Drive\, Auburn\, AL. \n\nFaculty\, students and the public are invited to attend this free program.\nComplimentary cookies and coffee will be served.\nCFEs are available by request.\nAdvanced registration is not required.\nParking is available on the 3rd and 4th floors of the South Quad parking deck on Duncan Drive\, directly across from the SFWS Building. See Parking Services on Level 3 to obtain a visitor pass.\n\nAbstract: \nFilms prepared from cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) have recently been considered as promising substrates for the utilization in electronic devices including displays\, transistors\, organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs)\, touchscreens\, lithium ion batteries\, solar cells\, transparent conductive electrodes and antennas. However\, a significant drawback for the use of CNF films in such applications is their high sensitivity to moisture. In this work\, a novel and facile process to tailor the wettability of CNF film was developed. Firstly\, transparent and reactive porous silicone brush-like nanolayers were introduced onto the CNF film surface by polycondensation of trichlorovinylsilane. Next\, the pre-modified CNF films were converted superhydrophobic by introducing low surface tension thiolated fluorine and alkyl molecules via thiol-ene chemistry. Water contact angles (WCA) of 167° and WCA hysteresis < 3° were determined and found to change little after extensive rubbing cycles. \nMoreover\, it is demonstrated that the micropatterning of cellulose paper/nanopaper can be achieved by using a novel and highly-effective thiol-yne click reaction. Firstly\, the paper/nanopaper was functionalized with 4-pentynoic acid via well-known and scalable esterification procedure. Degrees of substitution (DO) of 0.2 and 0.3 were obtained for the paper and nanopaper\, respectively. Next\, the alkyne-bearing cellulose substrate was subjected to photo-induced click reactions with various thiol-containing molecules to yield either hydrophobic or hydrophilic cellulose surfaces. Finally\, micropatterning of the cellulose surfaces was demonstrated by using a photomask-assisted approach. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)\, contact angle measurements (CAM) and X-Ray photoelectron spectroscopy were applied to characterize the main morphological and chemical features of the produced materials. Main results and possible applications for such systems will be discussed. \nBiography: \nDr. Ilari Filpponen gained his Master’s degree (2003) from University of Helsinki\, Finland majoring in organic chemistry\, and his PhD degree (2009) from North Carolina State University (NCSU) with research on production and chemical modifications of cellulose nanocrystals. In 2009-2010 he conducted postdoctoral studies at the NCSU after which he joined the Department of Forest Products Technology\, Aalto University\, Finland. In 2016\, he started as an assistant research professor at Auburn University (joint appointment between SFWS & CHEN). He is currently performing research on chemical functionalization of cellulosic substrates by using different chemistries\, with special emphasis on Click chemistry based approaches. His research targets on developing value-added products from renewable woody biomass. To date\, he has authored and co-authored 40+ peer-reviewed publications and delivered 30+ presentations in domestic and international conferences. \n 
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/sfws-seminar-series-dr-ilari-filpponen/
LOCATION:College of Forestry\, Wildlife and Environment\, 602 Duncan Drive\, Auburn\, AL\, 36849\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Main Calendar
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr. Brenda Allen":MAILTO:allenbm@auburn.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180914T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180914T173000
DTSTAMP:20260519T224446
CREATED:20180828T203203Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180828T203305Z
UID:3346-1536942600-1536946200@cfwe.auburn.edu
SUMMARY:AUsome Amphibians and Reptiles
DESCRIPTION:Join the Kreher Preserve & Nature Center staff for a one-hour presentation on the AUsome amphibians and reptiles found in our state and beyond. Children and adults will enjoy this entertaining hands-on program with live animals. Admission is $5/person. Children 3 and under are free. Pre-registration is not required. Proceeds benefit the nature center. Sponsored by the Auburn Opelika Tourism Bureau.
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/ausome-amphibians-and-reptiles/
LOCATION:Kreher Preserve and Nature Center\, 2222 N. College Street\, Auburn\, AL\, 36830\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Main Calendar
ORGANIZER;CN="Jennifer Lolley":MAILTO:preserve@auburn.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180912T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180912T120000
DTSTAMP:20260519T224446
CREATED:20180821T160240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180912T221945Z
UID:3344-1536750000-1536753600@cfwe.auburn.edu
SUMMARY:SFWS Seminar Series - Dr. E. Johan Foster
DESCRIPTION:Auburn University School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences Fall Seminar Series Presents: \nDr. E. Johan Foster\, Associate Professor in Materials Science and Engineering at Virginia Tech\, will give a talk entitled\, Smart materials based on cellulose nanomaterial reinforced composites. \nSeminar is held at 11 a.m. in Classroom 1223 in the SFWS Building\, 602 Duncan Drive\, Auburn\, AL. \n\nFaculty\, students and the public are invited to attend this free program.\nComplimentary cookies and coffee will be served.\nCFEs are available by request.\nAdvanced registration is not required.\nParking is available on the 3rd and 4th floors of the South Quad parking deck on Duncan Drive\, directly across from the SFWS Building. See Parking Services on Level 3 to obtain a visitor pass.\n\nAbstract: \nWe present bio­based\, bio­compatible (and in some cases re-sorbable) nanocomposites designed to improve interactions and cell growth. With the goal of creating smart\, stimuli-responsive materials\, cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) can provide not only the structural component needed to replace damaged tissue\, but also provide chemical cues that aid in healing. CNCs are mechanically stiff\, high­aspect­ratio\, biorenewable fibers which can serve as both a reinforcing filler in nanocomposites\, as well as a convenient handle for imbibing material with stimuli responsiveness. Repairing cartilage\, spinal discs or tendons are some of the toughest challenges for orthopedic surgeons. We combine structural aspects\, along with chemical cues\, to create 3D scaffold components\, all of which lead to a very specific material tailored to perform under strenuous conditions\, tailored to the specific location in the body. By controlling alignment\, directionality of cells and 3D structure is essential to create an implantable functional material that mimics nature\, for use in regenerative medicine. \nBiography: \nE. Johan Foster is an Associate Professor in Materials Science and Engineering at Virginia Tech. Johan’s expertise are in the design\, synthesis\, processing and investigation of functional nanocomposites\, biomaterials\, supramolecular materials and polymers. His research group focuses on the chemistry and engineering of functional bio(nano)materials\, imbibing materials with ‘smart’ functionality\, often utilizing cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) as a filler. Johan has many national and international collaborators\, from countries as far reaching as Australia\, Ghana\, Kenya\, France and Switzerland. His research program is supported through federal\, industrial and state research grants.
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/sfws-seminar-series-dr-e-johan-foster/
LOCATION:College of Forestry\, Wildlife and Environment\, 602 Duncan Drive\, Auburn\, AL\, 36849\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Main Calendar
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr. Brenda Allen":MAILTO:allenbm@auburn.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180829T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180829T190000
DTSTAMP:20260519T224446
CREATED:20180801T133421Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180801T133421Z
UID:3332-1535562000-1535569200@cfwe.auburn.edu
SUMMARY:Fall Ice Breaker and Cookout
DESCRIPTION:Make plans to join us for the 2018 Student Fall Ice Breaker Cookout on the patio of the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences on Wednesday\, August 29th\, from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.! SFWS faculty\, staff and students are invited to attend this fun event held each year for students to get to know each other and their professors; while enjoying a barbecue and lawn games. Aubie often joins the festivities as well!
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/fall-ice-breaker-and-cookout/
CATEGORIES:Events,Main Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180816T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180816T103000
DTSTAMP:20260519T224446
CREATED:20180802T202620Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180802T202630Z
UID:3338-1534411800-1534415400@cfwe.auburn.edu
SUMMARY:Graduate Student Orientation
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/graduate-student-orientation/
CATEGORIES:Events,Main Calendar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180813T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180813T100000
DTSTAMP:20260519T224446
CREATED:20180810T143728Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180810T143728Z
UID:3341-1534150800-1534154400@cfwe.auburn.edu
SUMMARY:M.S. Seminar - Angelina Haines
DESCRIPTION:M.S. Seminar: Angelina Haines\, Maj. Prof\, Dr. Robert Gitzen \nTitle: What ignites fire ant density and impacts in longleaf pine ecosystems? \nLocation: Dixon Conference Room \nDate: Monday\, August 13\, 2018 \nTime: 9:00 a.m. \nAbstract: \nAngelina Haines1\,2\, Christopher Lepczyk1\, Robert Gitzen1\, D. Clay Sisson2\, and Theron Terhune II2 \n 1 Dept. of Wildlife Sciences\, Auburn University\, Auburn\, AL\n2 Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy\, Tallahassee\, FL \nTitle: What ignites fire ant density and impacts in longleaf pine ecosystems? \nInvasive species are a widely recognized threat to global biodiversity. Invasive invertebrates are often a subject of study due to their impacts on human health\, agriculture\, and ecosystem function\, but their impacts on local invertebrates are less known. An ideal model species to quantify this relationship is the red imported fire ant (RIFA\, Solenopsis invicta). RIFA take advantage of disturbed landscapes to colonize and consequently compete with local invertebrates. This can be problematic for landscapes that require disturbance for restoration and maintenance\, such as the longleaf pine ecosystems (Pinus palustris) of the southeastern United States. We sought to quantify what environmental variables were impacting RIFA density and their subsequent impacts on native and exotic ant biodiversity. Specifically\, we hypothesized that RIFA mound density and forager abundance (i.e. level of activity) are driven by soil type\, groundcover type\, and time since burn. To test our hypotheses\, we conducted line-transect mound surveys and pitfall trapping on 11 properties in Florida and Georgia managed with frequent fire. Pitfall trapping was used to estimate RIFA forager abundance and how their presence may influence general ant biodiversity\, which is the subject of ongoing debate in the literature. Factors affecting mound density were investigated using a Poisson generalized linear mixed effects model\, while the abundance of RIFA foragers and other ant species were analyzed with Poisson models and Akaike’s information criterion. Results indicate that RIFA mound numbers have a relationship to survey year\, region\, groundcover type\, and time since burn. Significantly higher RIFA mound numbers were present in sites that have not been burned in a year and were historically agricultural. Analysis of pitfall trap data indicates that RIFA mound number also correlates with both native and exotic ant biodiversity. Specifically\, as the number of RIFA mounds increase\, native ant biodiversity decreases and exotic ant biodiversity increases. Our findings address an important gap in understanding how RIFA invasions and relate to restoration management and modern impacts of land use history.
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/m-s-seminar-angelina-haines/
CATEGORIES:Events,Main Calendar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180803T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180803T170000
DTSTAMP:20260519T224446
CREATED:20180801T132840Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180801T132901Z
UID:3331-1533312000-1533315600@cfwe.auburn.edu
SUMMARY:Summer Graduation Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:The SFWS will celebrate the 2018 Summer graduating class on Friday\, August 3\, 2018. The reception will be held in the SFWS EBSCO Atrium and will begin at 4 p.m. with the presentation to begin at 4:15 p.m. The commencement ceremony will be held at the Auburn Arena on Saturday\, August 4\, at 10 a.m.
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/summer-graduation-ceremony/
LOCATION:College of Forestry\, Wildlife and Environment\, 602 Duncan Drive\, Auburn\, AL\, 36849\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Main Calendar
ORGANIZER;CN="Wendy Franklin%2C Student Recruitment & Events Coordinator":MAILTO:wzf0003@auburn.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180507T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180507T093000
DTSTAMP:20260519T224446
CREATED:20180502T173235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180502T173253Z
UID:3242-1525680000-1525685400@cfwe.auburn.edu
SUMMARY:M.S. Seminar\, Shelby Zikeli
DESCRIPTION:M.S. Seminar: Shelby Zikeli\, Maj. Prof\, Dr. Sarah Zohdy \nTitle: Vector Borne Disease Dynamics of Alabama White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)  \nLocation: Dixon Conference Room \nDate: Monday\, May 7\, 2018 \nTime: 8:00 a.m. \nAbstract: \nUnderstanding long-term dynamics of ectoparasite populations on hosts is essential to mapping the potential transmission of disease causing agents and pathogens. Blood feeding ectoparasites such as ticks\, lice and keds have a great capability to transmit pathogens throughout a wildlife system. We utilized a unique enclosed facility where white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) were present in high-density and increased condition to model a system where late-stage ectoparasite hosts are present in high densities. This mimics systems where populations are fragmented due to human encroachment or through specialized management techniques. We noted a significant increase in ectoparasitism by ticks (p=0.04) over a nine-year study period where deer were collected\, and ticks quantified. Beginning in 2016 we implemented a comparison of quantification methods for ectoparasites in addition to ticks and noted that white-tailed deer within the enclosure were more likely to be parasitized by the neotropical deer ked (Lipoptena mazamae) than any tick or louse species. Additionally\, analysis of blood collected from sampled deer between 2016 and 2018 by PCR isolated four Bartonella spp.  present within the blood of enclosed deer.  Together\, these works inform us about the potential dynamics of ectoparasite communities long term\, and how host populations could affect ectoparasite communities\, providing insight into potential disease transmission.
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/m-s-seminar-shelby-zikeli/
LOCATION:College of Forestry\, Wildlife and Environment\, 602 Duncan Drive\, Auburn\, AL\, 36849\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Main Calendar,Master's Seminars
ORGANIZER;CN="Audrey Grindle%2C Graduate Student Coordinator":MAILTO:apg0008@auburn.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180506T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180506T113000
DTSTAMP:20260519T224446
CREATED:20180313T200814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180313T200814Z
UID:3213-1525600800-1525606200@cfwe.auburn.edu
SUMMARY:SFWS Spring Graduation Reception
DESCRIPTION:The SFWS will celebrate the 2018 Spring graduating class on Sunday\, May 6\, 2018. The reception will be held in the SFWS EBSCO Atrium and will begin at 10 a.m. with the presentation to begin at 10:15 a.m. The commencement ceremony will be held at the Auburn Arena at 1 p.m.
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/sfws-spring-graduation-reception/
LOCATION:College of Forestry\, Wildlife and Environment\, 602 Duncan Drive\, Auburn\, AL\, 36849\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Main Calendar
ORGANIZER;CN="Wendy Franklin%2C Student Recruitment & Events Coordinator":MAILTO:wzf0003@auburn.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180502T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180502T140000
DTSTAMP:20260519T224446
CREATED:20180426T190203Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180430T145107Z
UID:3241-1525266000-1525269600@cfwe.auburn.edu
SUMMARY:M.S. Seminar\, Sarah Wilson
DESCRIPTION:M.S. Seminar: Sarah Wilson\, Maj. Prof\, Dr. Todd Steury \nTitle: The ecology of scatterhoarding in a flooded ecosystem \nLocation: Dixon Conference Room \nDate: Wednesday\, May 2\, 2018 \nTime: 1:00 p.m. \nAbstract: \nFood hoarding is a strategy typically used by species that experience times with little food readily available. Scatterhoarders store single food items in many locations throughout their home range before the food-scarce season and do not actively defend these caches before recovery during the food-scarce season. In the southeastern United States\, flooding during winter is a problem faced by scatterhoarders due to a decrease in dry land available for cache recovery. Understanding how scatterhoarders respond to factors that could influence their supply of hoarded food\, such as seasonal flooding\, is important given the strong reliance on hoarded food to overwinter survival. We examined diet\, hoarding behavior\, habitat use\, and survival of eastern gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) in a seasonally flooded ecosystem on Lowndes Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in central Alabama. We predicted squirrels would respond to flooding by: storing food during fall in areas that stay dry during winter\, seasonally shifting to dry habitat\, changing their winter diet\, or dying. During the dry season\, over 72% of acorns were buried in areas that later flooded. Habitat use did not change during flooding periods; in fact\, squirrels selected for habitat that stayed dry during flooding to a greater degree during non-flood seasons\, although not significantly so. Diet did not change between the dry fall and flooded winter. We also found squirrels were 7.70 times as likely to die during the flood season (2.28-25.96\, 95% C.L.) as the dry season and mortality was 1.30 times as likely (0.26-6.38\, 95% C.L.) for each 10% increase in the proportion of the study area that was flooded (both p = 0.001). Thus\, this eastern gray squirrel population did not appear to show any behavioral adaptations to seasonal flooding. Further research is needed to fully understand the effects of fluctuating environmental conditions on scatterhoarding behavior and what management considerations should be taken into account for populations living in these conditions.
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/m-s-seminar-sarah-wilson/
LOCATION:College of Forestry\, Wildlife and Environment\, 602 Duncan Drive\, Auburn\, AL\, 36849\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Main Calendar,Master's Seminars
ORGANIZER;CN="Audrey Grindle%2C Graduate Student Coordinator":MAILTO:apg0008@auburn.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180418T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180418T120000
DTSTAMP:20260519T224446
CREATED:20180222T214552Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T183529Z
UID:3190-1524049200-1524052800@cfwe.auburn.edu
SUMMARY:SFWS Seminar Series - Darrius Truss
DESCRIPTION:Auburn University School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences Spring Seminar Series Presents: \nDarrius Truss of the U.S. Forest Service’s Tuskegee National Forest will give a talk entitled\, “A Review of Activities at the National Forest.” \nSeminar is held at 11am in Conference Room 1101 in the SFWS Building\, 602 Duncan Drive\, Auburn\, AL. \n\nFaculty\, students and the public are invited to attend this free program.\nComplimentary cookies and coffee will be served.\nCFEs are available by request.\nAdvanced registration is not required.\nParking is available on the 3rd and 4th floors of the South Quad parking deck on Duncan Drive\, directly across from the SFWS Building. See Parking Services on Level 3 to obtain a visitor pass.\n\n 
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/sfws-seminar-series-darrius-truss/
LOCATION:College of Forestry\, Wildlife and Environment\, 602 Duncan Drive\, Auburn\, AL\, 36849\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Main Calendar
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr. Brenda Allen":MAILTO:allenbm@auburn.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180411T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180411T120000
DTSTAMP:20260519T224446
CREATED:20180222T214441Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T183542Z
UID:3189-1523444400-1523448000@cfwe.auburn.edu
SUMMARY:SFWS Seminar Series - Arnold “Beau” Brodbeck
DESCRIPTION:Auburn University School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences Spring Seminar Series Presents: \nArnold “Beau” Brodbeck of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System will give a talk entitled\, “Public Perceptions of Risk\, Vulnerabilities\, and Opportunities Associated with Gulf Coast Urban Forests.” \nSeminar is held at 11am in Conference Room 1101 in the SFWS Building\, 602 Duncan Drive\, Auburn\, AL. \n\nFaculty\, students and the public are invited to attend this free program.\nComplimentary cookies and coffee will be served.\nCFEs are available by request.\nAdvanced registration is not required.\nParking is available on the 3rd and 4th floors of the South Quad parking deck on Duncan Drive\, directly across from the SFWS Building. See Parking Services on Level 3 to obtain a visitor pass.\n\n 
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/sfws-seminar-series-arnold-beau-brodbeck/
LOCATION:College of Forestry\, Wildlife and Environment\, 602 Duncan Drive\, Auburn\, AL\, 36849\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Main Calendar
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr. Brenda Allen":MAILTO:allenbm@auburn.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180411T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180411T100000
DTSTAMP:20260519T224446
CREATED:20180405T145450Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181024T204739Z
UID:3231-1523437200-1523440800@cfwe.auburn.edu
SUMMARY:Ph.D. Seminar: Rasika Ramesh
DESCRIPTION:Ph.D. Seminar: Rasika Ramesh\, Maj. Prof\, Dr. Latif Kalin \nTitle: Understanding wetland hydrology and water quality through data/process based modelling \nLocation: Classroom 1207 \nDate: Wednesday\, April 11\, 2018 \nTime: 9:00 a.m. \nAbstract: \nRapid coastal development has led to loss/alteration of wetlands\, streams\, riparian vegetated areas and headwater areas that buffer coastal waterways from pollution. Small wetlands\, besides being easily altered\, have also shown to have higher capacity for nonpoint source amelioration. Consequently\, the protection and restoration of small wetlands and their vegetated buffer systems are critical in regulating flows and enhancing water quality on the landscape. This requires good understanding of their functionality so that appropriate steps can be taken for their management and preservation. This study evaluates headwater slope wetlands in Alabama’s coastal plain using field data and process-based modeling\, as well as improves existing relationships describing sediment removal by vegetated buffers through data-based modeling. Very little data exists for headwater slope wetlands (groundwater-fed wetlands above and alongside 1st order streams) in the region; to address this knowledge gap we observed hydrology and dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) trends in select wetlands\, addressed challenges associated with modeling their hydrology and lastly\, identified nitrogen inputs pertinent to predicting nitrate export through a sensitivity analysis. Delineated watersheds were small (<2 sq km); flashy flows followed level of urbanization in the watershed\, with the least altered wetland having stable and damped flows. Despite watershed alterations\, wetlands still showed DIN load reductions ranging from 9% to 50%. One of the study wetlands showed unusually large flows\, indicating the presence of a larger ground watershed relative to the extent the delineated surficial watershed; a common issue in coastal plain regions where topography is flat and water tables are shallow. Using this as a case study\, we investigated different approaches of modelling flow using popular watershed model SWAT (Soil and Watershed Assessment Tool) as a simpler alternative to complex groundwater models. Since flows in SWAT are limited by watershed precipitation\, simulated flows were several times smaller in magnitude than observed flows. Calibration approaches involved manual amplification of baseflow with a multiplier (ENASH = 0.66)\, tweaking parameter RCHRGE_DP to allow extra water to be added to the system (ENASH = 0.75)\, and incorporating ANN (Artificial Neural Network) with SWAT to further improve calibration performance (ENASH = 0.88). These approaches provide managers and modelers useful tools to navigate similar flow calibration challenges in other groundwater dominant watersheds. Since data for models aimed at understanding wetland function are especially scarce for smaller wetlands (e.g.\, headwater slope wetlands)\, optimizing data collection to include only those most valuable for model predictions is a pressing need. Taking the case of nitrate\, we conducted a sensitivity analysis to assess if detailing surface inputs of organic nitrogen and ammonia (whose fluxes are linked with nitrate) were necessary to predict nitrate export from study headwater slope wetlands. Nitrate export\, modelled by model WetQual\, showed negligible sensitivity to organic nitrogen and ammonia inputs. Perhaps low residence times in study headwater slope wetlands\, which are typically gaining wetlands with no depressional storage\, afforded too little time for N transformations to effect nitrate export leading us to conclude that organic nitrogen and ammonia input data at high resolution are not as important as detailing nitrate inputs in low residence time\, groundwater interacting wetlands such as headwater slope wetlands. Wetland management also involves revitalizing streamside vegetation which are crucial in mitigating nonpoint pollution\, such as sediment pollution. With the objective of improving existing relationships describing sediment removal\, we compiled data from 54 studies (including online BMP database) concerning sediment trapping by vegetated buffers and recorded buffer characteristics (such as buffer width\, slope\, area\, vegetation type\, sediment and runoff loading\, runoff rates\, residence time\, roughness and sediment removal efficiency). An exponential regression model best described the relationship between sediment removal efficiency and volume ratio\, residence time and width further increased (R2 = 40.5%). This model was compared with performances derived from applying other sediment reduction regression models reported in literature namely those in White and Arnold (2009)\, Liu et al. (2008) and Zhang et al. (2010) to our database. Of these\, only the model presented by White and Arnold (2009) was statistically significant presumably because of the inclusion of runoff reduction in their study. The results of this study point towards the importance of considering flow in buffer design.
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/ph-d-seminar-rasika-ramesh/
LOCATION:College of Forestry\, Wildlife and Environment\, 602 Duncan Drive\, Auburn\, AL\, 36849\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Main Calendar,PhD Seminars
ORGANIZER;CN="Audrey Grindle%2C Graduate Student Coordinator":MAILTO:apg0008@auburn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180404T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180404T120000
DTSTAMP:20260519T224446
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SUMMARY:SFWS Seminar Series - Nicole Frances Angeli
DESCRIPTION:Auburn University School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences Spring Seminar Series Presents: \nDr. Nicole Frances Angeli of the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences will give a talk entitled\, “Recovery of species when threats still exist: insights using mechanistic models to inform conservation action for plants and animals.” \nSeminar is held at 11am in Conference Room 1101 in the SFWS Building\, 602 Duncan Drive\, Auburn\, AL. \n\nFaculty\, students and the public are invited to attend this free program.\nComplimentary cookies and coffee will be served.\nCFEs are available by request.\nAdvanced registration is not required.\nParking is available on the 3rd and 4th floors of the South Quad parking deck on Duncan Drive\, directly across from the SFWS Building. See Parking Services on Level 3 to obtain a visitor pass.\n\n 
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/sfws-seminar-series-nicole-frances-angeli/
LOCATION:College of Forestry\, Wildlife and Environment\, 602 Duncan Drive\, Auburn\, AL\, 36849\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Main Calendar
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr. Brenda Allen":MAILTO:allenbm@auburn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180329T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180329T190000
DTSTAMP:20260519T224446
CREATED:20180222T220251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180301T171623Z
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SUMMARY:Compass Circle Roundtable & Social
DESCRIPTION:Dean Janaki Alavalapati will host a roundtable with blue and orange level members of the Compass Circle followed by a social that includes all members of Compass Circle\, our new young alumni society.
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/compass-circle-roundtable-social/
LOCATION:College of Forestry\, Wildlife and Environment\, 602 Duncan Drive\, Auburn\, AL\, 36849\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Main Calendar
ORGANIZER;CN="Heather Crozier%2C Director of Development":MAILTO:sfwsdevelopment@auburn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180328T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180328T120000
DTSTAMP:20260519T224446
CREATED:20180222T214157Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T183629Z
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SUMMARY:SFWS Seminar Series - Ali Krzton
DESCRIPTION:Auburn University School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences Spring Seminar Series Presents: \nAli Krzton of AU Libraries who will give a talk entitled\, “Research Data Management for Environmental Science.” \nSeminar is held at 11am in Conference Room 1101 in the SFWS Building\, 602 Duncan Drive\, Auburn\, AL. \n\nFaculty\, students and the public are invited to attend this free program.\nComplimentary cookies and coffee will be served.\nCFEs are available by request.\nAdvanced registration is not required.\nParking is available on the 3rd and 4th floors of the South Quad parking deck on Duncan Drive\, directly across from the SFWS Building. See Parking Services on Level 3 to obtain a visitor pass.\n\n 
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/sfws-seminar-series-ali-krzton/
LOCATION:College of Forestry\, Wildlife and Environment\, 602 Duncan Drive\, Auburn\, AL\, 36849\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Main Calendar
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr. Brenda Allen":MAILTO:allenbm@auburn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180323T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180323T143000
DTSTAMP:20260519T224446
CREATED:20180222T220203Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180301T171131Z
UID:3192-1521804600-1521815400@cfwe.auburn.edu
SUMMARY:Golden Eagles Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:Dean Janaki Alavalapati will host alumni who graduated over 50 years ago for a reunion at the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences with lunch in the Dixon Conference Room.
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/golden-eagles-luncheon/
LOCATION:College of Forestry\, Wildlife and Environment\, 602 Duncan Drive\, Auburn\, AL\, 36849\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Main Calendar
ORGANIZER;CN="Heather Crozier%2C Director of Development":MAILTO:sfwsdevelopment@auburn.edu
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