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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. 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. \nWe hope to make this new fun Halloween event a favorite of our community. Registration 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/
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:20181031T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181031T120000
DTSTAMP:20260517T080044
CREATED:20180912T222944Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180912T223344Z
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SUMMARY:SFWS Seminar Series – Dr. Scott Salom
DESCRIPTION:Auburn University School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences Fall Seminar Series Presents: \nDr. Scott Salom of the Department of Entomology at Virginia Tech\, will give a talk titled\, Long-term research effort on hemlock woolly adelgid biology\,\nimpacts\, and management. \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:  Hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) is an invasive insect killing eastern and Carolina hemlocks through an ever expanding range in the eastern U.S. Both tree species lack the ability to tolerate adelgid infestations and no specific natural enemies were present to help regulate the insect’s populations.  A long-term effort has focused on studying the biology of HWA and its natural enemies.  Our lab has focused principally on the study of Derodontid beetles\, known adelgid specialists.  The biological control program using these natural enemies will be the focus of this presentation. \nBiography:  Scott M. Salom\, Professor\, Department of Entomology at Virginia Tech\, Blacksburg\, VA.\, earned a B.S. (1981) from Iowa State University (Forestry and Pest Management)\, an M.S. (1985) from University of Arkansas (Entomology)\, advised by Fred Stephen\, and a Ph.D. (1989) from University of British Columbia (Forestry)\, advised by John McLean. \nScott Salom came to Virginia Tech in 1989 as a post-doc and assumed a tenure-track position in 1993. In the early years his research focused on management of pine reproduction weevils and use of semiochemicals to manage southern pine beetle.  He eventually began to study non-native invasive forest pests\, where he and his group have been developing biological control solutions for these problems. This includes studying the organisms in their native and introduced environments\, identifying and studying mortality agents such as predatory insects or fungal pathogens\, and then incorporating their use into integrated pest management solutions.  He has supervised 13 Ph.D. and 10 M.S. students and currently supervises 3 Ph.D. and 2 M.S. students. \nSome recognition of his work includes: \n\n2010 Distinguished Alumni Award\, Department of Entomology\, University of Arkansas\, Fayetteville\, AR\n2009 A. D. Hopkins Award – Southern Forest Insect Work Conference\n2008 Award for Excellence in Applied Research – College of Agriculture and Life Sciences\, Virginia Tech\n2008 Award for Excellence in Integrated Pest Management – Eastern Branch\, Entomological Society of America
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/sfws-seminar-series-dr-scott-salom/
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:20181101T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181101T143000
DTSTAMP:20260517T080044
CREATED:20181005T212126Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181005T212406Z
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SUMMARY:M.S. Seminar - Michael Ramirez
DESCRIPTION:M.S. Seminar: Michael Ramirez\, Maj. Prof\, Dr. Lisa Samuelson \nTitle: Impacts of drought and 40% throughfall reduction on water relations of a longleaf pine stand \nLocation: Dixon Conference Room\, 3315 \nDate: Thursday\, November 1\, 2018 \nTime: 1:30 p.m. \nAbstract: \nProjections of increased frequency and severity of climate change induced drought have raised concerns about the health\, productivity and composition of forests in the southeastern United States.  Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) is a native species that thrives on sites that are frequently disturbed by fire and is thought to be more tolerant of drought stress than other southern pines\, making it a suitable species to withstand future climate conditions.  However\, the limits and mechanisms of that presumed drought tolerance are not known.  This study used in-situ manipulation of water availability to examine the effects of drought on water relations in a longleaf pine plantation.  Specifically\, the effects of a 40% reduction in throughfall precipitation on leaf water potential\, sap flux density\, whole-tree hydraulic conductance\, and productivity were investigated.  Following the installation of the throughfall reduction treatment in May 2016\, a prolonged natural drought occurred wherein little to no precipitation fell on the site from September 2016 until the end of November 2016.  Throughfall reduction was not found to effect leaf water potential or productivity during the 2016 natural drought but did reduce sap flux density and whole-tree hydraulic conductance.  As natural drought conditions alleviated in 2017\, the 40% throughfall reduction treatment did reduce sap flux density\, but did not significantly affect leaf water potential\, whole-tree hydraulic conductance\, or productivity.  Longleaf pine survived severe water deficit and may resist future climate change stress in the Southeast\, through a partially conservative water use strategy.
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/m-s-seminar-michael-ramirez/
LOCATION:College of Forestry\, Wildlife and Environment\, 602 Duncan Drive\, Auburn\, AL\, 36849\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Master's Seminars
ORGANIZER;CN="Audrey Grindle%2C Graduate Student Coordinator":MAILTO:apg0008@auburn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181102T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181102T140000
DTSTAMP:20260517T080044
CREATED:20180913T152803Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181029T151203Z
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SUMMARY:M.S. Seminar - Ellary TuckerWilliams
DESCRIPTION:M.S. Seminar: Ellary TuckerWilliams\, Maj. Prof\, Dr. Chris Lepczyk \nTitle: Stakeholders Perspectives on Wild Pig and Management in Alabama \nLocation: Dixon Conference Room \nDate: Friday\, November 2\, 2018 \nTime: 1:00 p.m. \nAbstract: \nAs a species of global concern\, the wild pig (Sus scrofa) is a detrimental invasive species with negative economic\, public and ecological health impacts. Despite the well-known negative impacts associated with wild pigs\, little is known about the human dimensions of wild pig management and policy. To address this issue\, my research goal was to determine stakeholders’ perspectives towards wild pig management. Specifically\, I sought to evaluate stakeholder perspectives on the potential use of toxicants and understand wild pig management effort on privately owned lands\, the perceived impact of wild pigs\, and policy beliefs. To address these questions\, I surveyed farmers\, hunters\, and forestland owners across the state of Alabama. Overall\, my findings suggest stakeholders are generally accepting of toxicant use in wild pig management. Stakeholders believe wild pigs have negative economic\, public and ecological health impacts. However less than half of landowners participate in wild pig control\, but believe that the responsibility of managing and paying for damages associated with wild pigs lies with individual landowners.  Findings from this research informs managers and policy makers that improved wild pig management would be supported by the majority of stakeholders.
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/m-s-seminar-ellary-tuckerwilliams/
CATEGORIES:Events,Main Calendar,Master's Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181107T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181107T120000
DTSTAMP:20260517T080044
CREATED:20180912T223224Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180912T223320Z
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SUMMARY:SFWS Seminar Series – Dr. Luis O. Morales
DESCRIPTION:Auburn University School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences Fall Seminar Series Presents: \nLuis O Morales\, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Horticultural Science\, North Carolina State University\, will give a talk titled\, Unraveling Molecular and Physiological Mechanisms Mediating Stress Acclimation in Plants. \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: Improving agricultural productivity to feed a growing world population is a grand challenge that will require a better understanding of the complex interactions between plants and their environment. Plants are constantly challenged by unfavorable conditions that limit their optimal growth and survival. During this talk I will address molecular and physiological events mediating stress acclimation in plants\, especially those related to ultraviolet (UV) radiation and ozone (O3). Using reverse genetics\, transcriptome and physiological analysis\, we showed that wavelengths in the UV-B (280-315 nm) and UV-A/blue (315-500 nm) regions of the spectrum perceived by UV RESISTANCE LOCUS 8 (UVR8) and cryptochromes (CRY1 and CRY2) promote a range of responses essential for plant acclimation. This includes transcript accumulation of genes involved in photoprotective pathways\, the accumulation of stress related hormones and phenolic compounds. Using O3 as an experimental tool to produce reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the apoplast of plant cells\, we have assessed key roles for ROS in mediating defense signaling in Arabidopsis thaliana. Furthermore\, we have identified small RNAs as post-transcriptional regulators of ROS-mediated cell death and gene expression. \nBiography: Luis O Morales\, born in Pinar del Río\, Cuba\, is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Horticultural Science\, North Carolina State University. He holds degrees from the University of Pinar del Río (MSc in Agricultural Engineering\, 1996)\, the University of Havana (MSc\, Plant Biotechnology\, 2004) and the University of Helsinki (PhD\, Plant Biology\, 2014). In previous postdoctoral research at the University of Helsinki\, Dr. Morales combined plant genomics\, physiology\, molecular biology\, bioinformatics and statistics to examine the effects of abiotic stresses on plants at various molecular levels. In his current research at NCSU\, Luis aims to combine his expertise in photobiology and plant biochemistry to improve phytochemical contents in important crop species. To date\, he has published 14 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals\, delivered a range of invited lectures and organized a symposium on Molecular aspects of UV-B photoprotections at the 16th Congress of the European Society of Photobiology\, Aveiro\, Portugal 2015. In addition\, he has taught plant physiology to undergraduates at the University of Pinar del Río for three years\, as well as designed and delivered practical courses on the analysis of gene expression data to graduate students at the University of Helsinki. Dr. Morales is also very passionate about promoting plant science to society in general.
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/sfws-seminar-series-dr-luis-o-morales/
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:20181108T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181108T170000
DTSTAMP:20260517T080044
CREATED:20181015T133723Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260216T204428Z
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SUMMARY:Alabama Recreational Trails Leadership Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The Alabama Recreational Trails Leadership Workshop will be held at the Auburn University School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences on Thursday\, Nov. 8. This fun and informative gathering of those involved with planning\, development and management of recreational trails in Alabama will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the SFWS Conference Hall\, Room 1101. Registration is $35 and includes a light breakfast\, boxed lunch and optional field trip. \n 
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/alabama-recreational-trails-leadership-workshop/
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:20181114T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181114T120000
DTSTAMP:20260517T080044
CREATED:20180912T223747Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180912T223747Z
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SUMMARY:SFWS Seminar - Jussi Uusivuori
DESCRIPTION:Auburn University School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences Fall Seminar Series Presents: \nJussi Uusivuori will give a talk titled\, Forests and Climate Policies: What have we learned? \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.
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/sfws-seminar-jussi-uusivuori/
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:20181127T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181127T093000
DTSTAMP:20260517T080044
CREATED:20181024T204252Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181025T123806Z
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SUMMARY:Ph.D. Seminar: Marissa "Jo" Daniel
DESCRIPTION:Ph.D. Seminar: Marissa Jo. Daniel\, Maj. Prof\, Dr. Tom Gallagher \nTitle: A New Era for Forest Operations in the Southeastern Region of the United States \nLocation: 3315 Dixon Conference Room \nDate: Tuesday\, November 27\, 2018 \nTime: 8:00 a.m. \nAbstract: \nForest operations in the southeastern region of the United States has remained relatively unchanged since the inception of conventional mechanized equipment. As new technologies are developed\, new operational techniques emerge that have the potential to replace today’s standard practices.  While many of these practices have been studied elsewhere around the world\, few have been researched for their applicability in the southeast. \nThree separate studies were conducted. The first\, used both a modeling tool as well as a field study to analyze altering establishment spacing\, harvesting frequency\, and harvesting machines to determine if an increase in sawtimber volumes were seen from these changes.  Results depicted a minimum increase of 15 green tons per acre for sawtimber using one or more of the above mentioned techniques for the modeling tool.  The field study demonstrated an additional 10 green tons per acre of biomass material could be harvested by altering establishment spacing. \nThe second assessed the prospective production and cost increases of using tracked processors either in the woods in conjunction with conventional harvesting equipment or on a centralized logging depot where one processor would merchandize multiple logger’s trees.  The study also compared the difference in an experienced operator versus an inexperienced operator.  Results showed that at the end of the machines depreciated life\, year 5\, a logger could expect to pay $1.93 per green ton to own and operate the processor.  At the end of year 10\, the actual life of the machine\, they would expect to pay $1.75 per green ton.  An overall gain in productivity was realized in both operators\, with the experienced operator producing 14 additional green tons per productive machine hour. \nThe final study evaluated the differences in total stem value when merchandizing with a tracked processor versus a knuckle-boom loader.  Results determined when diameter and total lengths were visually estimated\, a significant difference in total value occurred\, however once these two variables were adjusted to match the tracked processors more accurate measurements\, no difference in value was seen even though there was still a difference in how the wood was merchandized.
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/ph-d-seminar-marissa-jo-daniel/
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:20190123T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190123T120000
DTSTAMP:20260517T080044
CREATED:20190123T161742Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190123T161742Z
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SUMMARY:SFWS Seminar Series - Armando McDonald
DESCRIPTION:Armando G. McDonald\, Professor of Renewable Materials\, Department of Forest\, Rangeland and Fire Science\, University of Idaho\n“The effect of biochar as reinforcing filler on the properties of wood plastic composites.” \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 2 to obtain a visitor pass.\n\nAbstract:  The focus of this study was to observe the effect of biochar as reinforcing filler substitute for high density polyethylene (HDPE) based wood plastic composites. Four fibers types: Douglas-fir (DF)\, Western Renewable Technologies (WRT) biochar\, Amaron (AM) biochar\, and Norit activated (NA) carbon were evaluated. The composites were evaluated for their mechanical properties\, water absorptions\, thermal and viscoelastic properties\, rheological behavior\, and weatherability. The NA composite melts showed the higher modulus and viscosity\, indicating better melt strength. In addition\, the NA composites performed the best in tensile strength (28.6 MPa) and tensile modulus (3.4 GPa). The NA composites showed lower tan δ and adhesion factor\, indicating the strong interfacial interaction between carbon particles and the matrix. The softening temperature (Ts) of the composites were improved upon addition of fillers. The degree of HDPE crystallinity in the biochar and carbon composites decreased relative to the DF composites\, while the thermal properties of the composites improved compared with DF composites. For the water resistance\, the DF composites displayed the highest water absorption (3.7%) and thickness swell (2.9%). During accelerated weathering tests\, longer exposure time increased the degree of color change and lightness\, especially for the DF composite. NA and biochar composites resulted in improved photostability. \nBiography:  Armando McDonald is a Professor of Renewable Materials in the Department of Forest\, Rangeland and Fire Science\, University of Idaho (UI) with over 33 years’ experience in bioproducts and biomaterials research and development and has presented and published numerous articles. Armando came to UI in 2001 from New Zealand Forest Research\, where he was a Group Leader of the Materials Discovery group. His time at UI is devoted to mainly research and teaching with some extension/service activities. He teaches classes in Biocomposites\, Biomass chemistry\, and Bioproducts and Bioprocess Development. Dr. McDonald has graduated eight Ph.D. students and 15 M.S. students and hosted 15 International visiting scholars in his Renewable Materials Laboratory. Dr. McDonalds’ group is currently investigating: (i) bioplastics from lignin and other waste streams\, (ii) biofuels from pyrolysis of biomass\, (iii) development of nanostructured Fischer-Tropsch catalysts for production of fuels\, (iv) biocomposites\, (v) algae conversion to fuels\, (vi) biomass conversion into chemicals\, (vii) torrefaction of biomass and waste\, and (viii) natural products chemistry. Furthermore\, Dr. McDonald also works with industry from service work to product development projects.
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/sfws-seminar-series-armando-mcdonald/
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:20190130T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190130T120000
DTSTAMP:20260517T080044
CREATED:20190123T162523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190123T162523Z
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SUMMARY:SFWS Seminar Series - Caterina Villari
DESCRIPTION:Caterina Villari\, Assistant Professor\, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources\, University of Georgia\, and Co-Director\, Southern Pine Health Research Cooperative\n“Rapid identification of disease resistant trees via advanced spectroscopy-based phenotyping” \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 2 to obtain a visitor pass.\n\nAbstract:  With the rapid growth of international trade\, we are facing an increase in the introduction of invasive pests into North American forests. The use of genetic resistance could provide a solution to protect our native forests\, especially when other management options have proven neither feasible nor successful\, which is the case for many past examples. However\, unless we implement marker assisted selection\, conventional breeding of forest trees takes decades\, even in those instances in which advance breeding and propagation can be used. In this seminar\, I will describe the use of chemical spectroscopy-based fingerprinting techniques\, such as Raman or Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy\, for the rapid selection of resistant trees. In particular\, I will bring the example of a collaborative study which involved several European and North American institutions. The aim of the project was to test the feasibility and efficacy of FT-IR spectroscopy to rapidly phenotype European ash (Fraxinus excelsior) genotypes resistant or susceptible to ash dieback\, a lethal disease caused by the invasive ascomycete Hymenoscyphus fraxineus. Analysed samples comprised both leaves and twigs collected in six European countries from trees that had been previously characterized in terms of resistance. Leaf and twig phenolic extracts were analysed with FT-IR\, and resulting spectra were incorporated in a soft independent modelling of class analogy (SIMCA) model to predict the phenotype of the trees. While models built with leaves showed little power\, probably due to the high chemical variability of leaf tissues\, the ones built with twigs were very powerful\, indicating that FT-IR can clearly discriminate between ash phenotypes displaying contrasting resistance levels to ash dieback. The SIMCA model was then validated using a separate set of completely blind samples\, and showed a very high overall prediction accuracy. The implementation of spectroscopy-based techniques for resistance phenotyping has the potential to revolutionize the selection and breeding of resistant trees\, not only in the European ash-ash dieback system\, but potentially in many other pathosystems as well. \nBiography:  Caterina Villari is an Assistant Professor in Forest Pathology at the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources\, University of Georgia\, and Co-Director of the Southern Pine Health Research Cooperative. She has a B.S. in Forest and Environmental Sciences and a M.S. in Plant Health Sciences and Technologies\, both from the University of Florence (Italy). She received her Ph.D. in Crop Science\, Plant Protection Curriculum from the University of Padua (Italy)\, and did her postdoctoral work at the Ohio State University\, Department of Plant Pathology. Her main scientific interests are the interactions among trees\, fungal pathogens and insect herbivores\, and related chemical ecology aspects. She works with symbioses between bark beetles and fungi\, plant defense mechanisms\, microbial communities and early detection strategies\, using an interdisciplinary approach that involves ecological\, metabolomic\, and molecular analyses.
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/sfws-seminar-series-caterina-villari/
LOCATION:College of Forestry\, Wildlife and Environment\, 602 Duncan Drive\, Auburn\, AL\, 36849\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Main Calendar
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr. Lori Eckhardt":MAILTO:eckhalg@auburn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190206T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190206T120000
DTSTAMP:20260517T080044
CREATED:20190123T162938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190123T162938Z
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SUMMARY:SFWS Seminar Series - Ryan Peek
DESCRIPTION:Ryan Peek\, Coordinator\, Forestry BMP Monitoring Program\, Alabama Forestry Commission\n“Alabama Forestry Commission’s Forestry Best Management Practices (BMP) Monitoring Program” \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 2 to obtain a visitor pass.\n\nAbstract:  Forestry Best Management Practices (BMPs) are important measures for protecting the waters of Alabama. Alabama’s Forestry BMPs are non-regulatory guidelines that when implemented reduce the chance for violating water quality laws. The Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC) has been collecting BMP monitoring data in some form since 1991. The AFC also has a responsibility for providing BMP education to landowners\, loggers\, foresters\, vendors\, and the general public to ensure sound forest stewardship principles are understood and implemented. This presentation will cover the history\, framework\, and the three pillars of AFC’s BMP program: BMP implementation monitoring\, BMP education\, and complaint resolution. \nBiography:  Ryan Peek joined the Alabama Forestry Commission as a County Forester on March 01\, 2012. He is currently overseeing the Commission’s BMP and Landowner Assistance programs. He works with a variety of government and non-government partners to help ensure that forestry BMPs are being implemented on the ground. Mr. Peek brought a wide range of experience to the Commission from mapping invasive species in Fairbanks\, Alaska to conducting low impact logging operations in Branson\, Missouri. He is a registered forester in Alabama and holds a B.S. degree in forest resource management from the University of Missouri. He currently resides in Prattville\, Alabama and when not engaged in forestry activities can be found fishing on Lay Lake or turning wrenches in his garage.
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/sfws-seminar-series-ryan-peek/
LOCATION:College of Forestry\, Wildlife and Environment\, 602 Duncan Drive\, Auburn\, AL\, 36849\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Main Calendar
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr. Lori Eckhardt":MAILTO:eckhalg@auburn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190213T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190213T120000
DTSTAMP:20260517T080044
CREATED:20190123T163515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190123T163515Z
UID:5896-1550055600-1550059200@cfwe.auburn.edu
SUMMARY:SFWS Seminar Series - Lora Smith
DESCRIPTION:Lora Smith\, Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center\n“Biological Connectivity Among Geographically Isolated Wetlands: Patterns Across Space and Time” \nSeminar is held at 11 a.m. in Classroom 1221 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 2 to obtain a visitor pass.\n\nAbstract:  Geographically isolated wetlands (GIWs) provide important ecosystem services including water storage\, nutrient processing and sequestration\, and wildlife habitat. Although there is increasing recognition of these services\, many GIWs are not afforded regulatory protection at the state or federal level and it has been estimated that more than 50% of GIWs in the southeastern U.S. have been altered by agricultural and urban land uses. Despite large scale alterations of wetlands and surrounding forests\, many GIWs persist within agricultural landscapes and a basic understanding of the role of these wetlands as wildlife habitat is of interest. We have examined the effects of local and landscape scale variables on wetland use and connectivity for a broad suite of fauna (amphibians\, reptiles\, and wading birds) in southwestern Georgia. Among amphibians species richness\, diversity and abundance is highest in GIWs with more surrounding forest and wetland land use. Likewise\, genetic data indicate that connectivity among populations of some amphibian species (southern cricket frog and dwarf salamander) is positively related to the amount of forest and wetlands in the surrounding landscape. However\, populations of another amphibian species (southern leopard frog) show little genetic differentiation even at large spatial scales (>20 km) and within agricultural landscapes. Freshwater turtles frequently move over land among wetlands. One species\, the yellow-bellied slider\, moves through natural pine forests more frequently than agricultural land or pine plantations. American alligators use GIWs for nesting and juvenile habitat\, whereas adults use perennial streams. Alligators use intervening wetlands as stepping stones for movements among habitats. Wading bird use of GIWs is high in wetlands in agricultural landscapes during breeding season\, but increases in GIWs in forested landscapes late in the hydroperiod\, when larval amphibians are the most abundant prey. Understanding biological connectivity among these wetlands is critical to ensure that landscapes are protected at appropriate scales to conserve species and ecosystem function. \nBiography:  Lora Smith is a research scientist at the Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center (Jones Center) in southwestern Georgia. She received a B.S. in Biology from Eckerd College and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation from the University of Florida. Her M.S. research focused on the ecology of the gopher tortoise in north-central Florida and her Ph.D. research was on the status and ecology of the ploughshare tortoise in northwestern Madagascar. After completing her Ph.D. in 1999 she worked for the U.S. Geological Survey as a research wildlife biologist conducting an amphibian inventory and monitoring project at Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. She joined the Jones Center in 2001 and her research program includes a long term study of the effects of predation on the gopher tortoise\, ecology of upland snakes\, and habitat predictors of pond-breeding amphibians. She is an active member of the Gopher Tortoise Council and The Wildlife Society.
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/sfws-seminar-series-lora-smith/
LOCATION:College of Forestry\, Wildlife and Environment\, 602 Duncan Drive\, Auburn\, AL\, 36849\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Main Calendar
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr. Lori Eckhardt":MAILTO:eckhalg@auburn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190213T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190213T163000
DTSTAMP:20260517T080044
CREATED:20190123T222348Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190211T170359Z
UID:5908-1550071800-1550075400@cfwe.auburn.edu
SUMMARY:SFWS to host campus-wide screening of the APT series episode on "Forestry"
DESCRIPTION:As part of Alabama Public Television’s ongoing “Spotlight on Agriculture” documentary series\, the network is producing three episodes focused on Auburn University’s School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences research and the importance of forestry\, wildlife and natural resources to the state’s economy and quality of life. \nThe episodes will air on APT during the first three quarters of 2019\, with the first episode on “Forestry” scheduled to air Monday\, Feb. 18\, at 8 p.m. CST.  To celebrate the launch of the series trilogy\, the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences will host a public screening and reception for the premiere of the “Forestry” episode. \nDuring the “Forestry” episode\, viewers will learn how Auburn’s research is improving timber harvesting and forestry operations\, developing sustainable products from forest biomass and discovering solutions to many of today’s most critical challenges facing wildlife and natural landscapes. \nThe campus-wide screening will be held at the SFWS Building located at 602 Duncan Drive in Conference Hall\, room 1101\, at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday\, Feb. 13. The event is free and open to the public. Parking will be available on the third and fourth levels of the South Quad Parking Deck. \nMore information about the series can be found online at: https://cfwe.auburn.edu/apt-series-will-showcase-auburn-research-and-forestry-wildlife-natural-resource-industries/ \nVisit APT to review the trailer and for broadcast details: http://aptv.org/episodes/1816735/Spotlight-On-Agriculture/Forestry-Management/ \n 
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/sfws-to-host-campus-wide-screening-of-the-apt-series-episode-on-forestry/
LOCATION:College of Forestry\, Wildlife and Environment\, 602 Duncan Drive\, Auburn\, AL\, 36849\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Main Calendar
ORGANIZER;CN="SFWS Office of Communications and Marketing":MAILTO:sfwscom@auburn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190220T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190220T120000
DTSTAMP:20260517T080044
CREATED:20190123T164046Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190123T164046Z
UID:5897-1550660400-1550664000@cfwe.auburn.edu
SUMMARY:SFWS Seminar Series - Adam Betuel
DESCRIPTION:Adam Betuel\, Conservation Director\, Atlanta Audubon Society\n“Birds and the Built Environment: Glass\, lights\, and making our cities bird-friendly” \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 2 to obtain a visitor pass.\n\nAbstract:  Claiming up to 1 billion birds annually in the United States alone\, collisions with buildings is a major threat to our avian life. Primarily a migratory issue\, our feathered friends are attracted and confused by many of our modern architectural preferences and these interactions are often fatal. Adam Betuel\, conservation director for the Atlanta Audubon Society\, will discuss the causes of these collisions\, steps to reduce or eliminate the threats\, and what is being done around this issue. Adam oversees Project Safe Flight Atlanta and Lights Out Atlanta\, programs focused on monitoring for bird collisions and taking steps to reduce bird deaths. Additionally\, he coordinates a monthly Audubon call on this topic\, has presented to American Institute of Architects chapters across the Southeast\, and is working on making Atlanta more bird-friendly through smart design and building retrofits. \nBiography:  Adam Betuel joined Atlanta Audubon as their first conservation director in September of 2015. He has a B.S. in zoology from Ohio State University and is a PhD candidate at Indiana State University (Ecology). Adam is a trained field ornithologists who has worked on projects throughout the eastern United States and South America. Molecular ecology\, human-avian interactions\, breeding behavior\, conservation\, and species monitoring are topics he has investigated during his research. Adam has been published multiple times\, acted as a manuscript reviewer\, presented awards from professional ornithological societies\, and awarded multiple grants and honors from his graduate institution. \nSince joining Atlanta Audubon\, Adam has overseen multiple grants focusing on habitat restoration\, bird-friendly structures\, and environmental education. He is focused on making Atlanta a more bird-friendly city. To achieve this goal Adam is managing Project Safe Flight Atlanta\, a program focused on reducing bird-building collisions. Additionally\, the use of native plants\, eradication of exotic-invasive species\, species-specific conservation\, and better understanding how birds can safely utilize the urban landscape are other focal areas of his efforts.
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/sfws-seminar-series-adam-betuel/
CATEGORIES:Events,Main Calendar
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr. Lori Eckhardt":MAILTO:eckhalg@auburn.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190227T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190227T160000
DTSTAMP:20260517T080044
CREATED:20190220T202036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190221T153915Z
UID:5921-1551277800-1551283200@cfwe.auburn.edu
SUMMARY:Cross-Laminated Timber Markets: A Panel Discussion & Reception
DESCRIPTION:The Auburn University School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences invites the public and Auburn administration\, faculty and students to join industry stakeholders for a reception and panel discussion to explore the opportunities for growing cross-laminated timber markets and construction. \nCross-laminated timber\, or CLT\, features a unique layered engineering\, which gives it steel-like strength\, and it is light\, easy to assemble\, sustainable\, fire resistant and cost effective; making it ideal for commercial construction. Alabama’s vast expanse of southern yellow pine forests and its existing processing infrastructure make the state an ideal location for CLT manufacturing. \nPanelists for the discussion titled\, “Cross-Laminated Timber Markets\,” include industry representatives\, Jeff Peters PE\, southeast regional director\, Woodworks – Wood Products Council\, Steve Lieberman PE\, International Beams\, and Tom S. Chung\, AIA LEED AP BD+C\, principal of the architectural firm\, Leers Weinzapfel Associations. Auburn Regions Professor of Forest Products Brian Via will serve as moderator. \nThe reception and panel discussion will be held at the SFWS Building located at 602 Duncan Drive in Conference Hall\, room 1101\, beginning at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday\, Feb. 27. The event is free and open to the public. Parking will be available on the third and fourth levels of the South Quad Parking Deck. \n 
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/cross-laminated-timber-markets-a-panel-discussion-reception/
LOCATION:College of Forestry\, Wildlife and Environment\, 602 Duncan Drive\, Auburn\, AL\, 36849\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Main Calendar
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr. Adam Maggard":MAILTO:adm0074@auburn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190320T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190320T120000
DTSTAMP:20260517T080044
CREATED:20190123T204919Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190123T204919Z
UID:5898-1553079600-1553083200@cfwe.auburn.edu
SUMMARY:SFWS Seminar Series - Mike Chamberlain
DESCRIPTION:Mike Chamberlain\, Terrell Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Management\, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources\, University of Georgia\n“The Quest to Understand Wile E. Coyote” \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 2 to obtain a visitor pass.\n\nAbstract: \nBiography:  Mike Chamberlain is the Terrell Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Management in the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Georgia. He has spent the past 25 years conducting research on a variety of game and non-game species\, with most of his work being focused on questions of interest to state and federal management agencies.
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/sfws-seminar-series-mike-chamberlain/
LOCATION:College of Forestry\, Wildlife and Environment\, 602 Duncan Drive\, Auburn\, AL\, 36849\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Main Calendar
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr. Lori Eckhardt":MAILTO:eckhalg@auburn.edu
END:VEVENT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190325T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190325T140000
DTSTAMP:20260517T080044
CREATED:20190319T154302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190319T161430Z
UID:5931-1553518800-1553522400@cfwe.auburn.edu
SUMMARY:M.S. Seminar: Jessica Ahl
DESCRIPTION:M.S. Forestry Seminar: Jessica Ahl\, Maj. Prof. Dr. Lori Eckhardt \nTitle: Ophiostomatoid Fungal Infection and Insect Diversity in a Mature Loblolly Pine Stand \nLocation: Dixon Conference Room \nDate: Monday\, March 25\, 2019 \nTime: 1 p.m. \nAbstract:
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/m-s-seminar-jessica-ahl/
LOCATION:College of Forestry\, Wildlife and Environment\, 602 Duncan Drive\, Auburn\, AL\, 36849\, United States
CATEGORIES: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:20190326T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190326T090000
DTSTAMP:20260517T080044
CREATED:20190319T161123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190319T161123Z
UID:5941-1553587200-1553590800@cfwe.auburn.edu
SUMMARY:M.S. Wildlife Sciences: Elizabeth Parsons
DESCRIPTION:M.S. Wildlife Sciences: Elizabeth Parsons\, Maj. Prof. Dr. Robert Gitzen \nTitle: \nLocation: Dixon Conference Room \nDate: Tuesday\, March 26\, 2019 \nTime: 8 a.m. \nAbstract:
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/m-s-wildlife-sciences-elizabeth-parsons/
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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190327T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190327T120000
DTSTAMP:20260517T080044
CREATED:20190123T205322Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190123T205322Z
UID:5899-1553684400-1553688000@cfwe.auburn.edu
SUMMARY:SFWS Seminar Series - David Coyle
DESCRIPTION:David Coyle\, Assistant Professor\, Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation\, Clemson University\n“The times\, they are a-changin’: southern forest health extension in the age of social media.” \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 2 to obtain a visitor pass.\n\nAbstract:  The life of an extension professor truly is an exercise in flexibility. As southern forest health is threatened by native and invasive insects\, fungi\, and plants\, as well as improper management and climatic issues\, there is a seemingly endless list of things one has to know. The role of the extension professor is to provide education to landowners\, land managers\, and professionals. Each of these groups requires a different delivery and outputs\, yet each of these groups still needs accurate information and effective management strategies. Not surprisingly\, social media use is growing in its popularity and effectiveness – but remains just one tool in the extension toolbox. This seminar will discuss the major forest health issues facing the southeastern region today\, and will also touch on different methods used by extension professionals to communicate with stakeholders. \nBiography:  Dr. David Coyle is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation at Clemson University. His Extension Forestry program focuses on forest health and invasive species management in forest types across the Southeast. Prior to Clemson\, Dave ran the Southern Regional Extension Forestry – Forest Health and Invasive Species program\, which provided hands-on training\, electronic resources\, and other services pertaining to management of native and invasive forest insects\, plants\, and diseases to forestry professionals throughout the southeastern U.S. Dave grew up on a farm in Harmony\, MN and completed his B.A. in Biology at Luther College. He then moved to Ames where he finished his M.S. in Entomology and Forestry at Iowa State University\, followed by a move to South Carolina where he worked as a technician for the USDA Forest Service – Southern Research Station Center for Bottomland Hardwoods Research. He completed his PhD in Entomology at the University of Wisconsin and a postdoc at the University of Georgia’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. At UGA\, Dave spent several years working on various forest health issues in the Southeast\, covering both hardwood and conifer systems. Dave has extensive experience with southern forest pests\, silviculture\, management\, and woody biomass systems. He serves on the Board of Directors and is President-Elect for the North American Invasive Species Management Association\, is on the Advisory Committee for the Southern IPM Center\, and is Co-Director for the ProForest group at the University of Florida. You can find Dave’s forest health outreach work at http://southernforesthealth.net/\, or find him on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/southernforesthealth/)\, Twitter (@drdavecoyle)\, or Instagram (drdavecoyle) where he regularly posts about invasive forest pests\, silviculture\, and forestry in general.
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/sfws-seminar-series-david-coyle/
LOCATION:College of Forestry\, Wildlife and Environment\, 602 Duncan Drive\, Auburn\, AL\, 36849\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Main Calendar
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr. Lori Eckhardt":MAILTO:eckhalg@auburn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190329T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190329T140000
DTSTAMP:20260517T080044
CREATED:20190319T154736Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190328T161723Z
UID:5933-1553864400-1553868000@cfwe.auburn.edu
SUMMARY:M.S. Forestry Seminar: Shrijana Duwadi
DESCRIPTION:M.S. Forestry Seminar: Shrijana Duwadi\, Maj. Prof. Dr. Lori Eckhardt \nTitle: Impact of Tree Inoculation by Leptographium terebrantis on Soil Microbial Communities in Commercial Loblolly Pine Stand \nLocation: Dixon Conference Room \nDate: Friday\, March 29\, 2019 \nTime: 2 p.m. \nAbstract: \nA variety of abiotic and biotic stressors\, including root-feeding bark beetles and\, pathogenic ophiostomatoid fungi are associated with the root disease of Pinus spp. Our research goal was to analyze if a tree inoculation by ophiostomatoid fungus\, Leptographium terebrantis affects soil microbial biomass\, new root growth and ectomycorrhizal colonization of fine roots in a commercial loblolly pine stand in Eufaula\, Alabama. The study design included three replicates of five treatment levels. We also studied soil physiochemical compositions and foliar nutrients before the treatment. \nThe treatment effect on microbial biomass and the ectomycorrhizal colonization of fine roots were insignificant. Seasonal variation in microbial biomass and soil C: N ratio was evident\, both before and after the inoculation treatment. Microbial biomass responds positively to soil moisture and soil organic matters. The treatment effect on new root growth was insignificant until December 2018. A difference in new root growth among treatments was observed in February 2019. In 2017 and 2018\, new root growth was rapid in the spring and summer\, while it declined in the fall. Maximum fine roots during the two-year study period were observed at 28.3 cm depth. Fine root growth was not significant for the treatment and control pairs within the treatment plots. Ectomycorrhizal colonization varied by depth and was highest in 20-30 cm soil profile. It appears that ectomycorrhizae in loblolly pine stand thrive in acidic soil. \nTotal soil N\, total S\, available Mg\, and pH were significantly different among treatments before the inoculation. Excluding available Cu and Al\, soil properties were significantly different among soil profiles. Except for foliar Mn\, pre-inoculation foliar nutrients were not significantly different among treatments. \nOur study has allowed us to understand the response of soil biological properties to loblolly pine infection with L. terebrantis as well as the importance of soil moisture\, soil organic matters and balanced soil pH for overall stand health.
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/m-s-forestry-seminar-shrijana-duwadi/
LOCATION:College of Forestry\, Wildlife and Environment\, 602 Duncan Drive\, Auburn\, AL\, 36849\, United States
CATEGORIES: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:20190402T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190402T100000
DTSTAMP:20260517T080044
CREATED:20190319T160417Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190328T162255Z
UID:5939-1554195600-1554199200@cfwe.auburn.edu
SUMMARY:Ph.D. Seminar: Rongting Xu
DESCRIPTION:Ph.D. Seminar: Rongting Xu\, Maj. Prof\, Dr. Hanqin Tian \nTitle:  Anthropogenic and Natural Disturbances of the Nitrogen Cycle at Multiple Scales from Local to Global: A Modeling Investigation of Nitrous Oxide and Ammonia Emissions \nLocation: Conference Hall\, Room 1101A \nDate: Tuesday\, April 2\, 2019 \nTime: 9 a.m. \nAbstract:
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/ph-d-seminar-rongting-xu/
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
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190402T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190402T100000
DTSTAMP:20260517T080044
CREATED:20190319T160600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190319T161250Z
UID:5940-1554195600-1554199200@cfwe.auburn.edu
SUMMARY:Ph.D. Seminar: Anna Tucker
DESCRIPTION:Ph.D. Seminar: Anna Tucker\, Maj. Prof\, Dr. Conor McGowan \nTitle: Evaluating the role of migratory stopover in the annual cycle of Arctic-breeding shorebirds \nLocation: Dixon Executive Conference Room\, 3315 \nDate: Tuesday\, April 2\, 2019 \nTime: 9 a.m. \nAbstract: \nMigratory animals are declining worldwide\, and for many species there are multiple threats to population stability from throughout the annual cycle.  Animals performing long-distance migrations use stopover sites en route to replenish fat stores need to complete their journey. The congregation of individuals at migratory stopover sites affords an opportunity to track population health\, particularly for species that are highly mobile and difficult to study at other times of year. However\, analysis of these data presents several challenges due to the flow-through nature of stopover and uncertainties about how stopover site conditions influence both demographics and migratory behaviors. Here\, I explore the use of quantitative methods and hierarchical modeling to lend clarity to our understanding of the role of stopover in the annual cycle of migratory birds\, considering both an ecological perspective on the direct and indirect effects of stopover on demographics and migratory behavior\, and a statistical perspective on advancing new and existing modeling frameworks for analyzing complex mark-recapture datasets.  Using counts\, trapping\, and mark-resight monitoring data collected for three species of Arctic-breeding shorebirds in Delaware Bay\, USA\, I evaluate the ways that stopover site conditions and phenology of resource availability influence the timing and rate of mass gain during stopover\, variation in site use among years\, and population vital rates. Disentangling these responses is important for understanding how populations respond to changes in stopover conditions\, and how to interpret changes in stopover passage population size. Understanding the relative role of stopover in the context of the annual cycle is important for informing conservation strategies that will be most effective at halting declines and promoting population stability.
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/ph-d-seminar-anna-tucker/
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
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190403T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190403T120000
DTSTAMP:20260517T080044
CREATED:20190123T205715Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190123T205715Z
UID:5900-1554289200-1554292800@cfwe.auburn.edu
SUMMARY:SFWS Seminar Series - Craig LeSchack
DESCRIPTION:Craig R. LeSchack\, Director of Conservation Operations\, Ducks Unlimited Inc.\n“14 million acres and counting… how Ducks Unlimited continues to impact waterfowl and wetland conservation” \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 2 to obtain a visitor pass.\n\nAbstract:  Ducks Unlimited got its start in 1937 during the Dust Bowl when North America’s drought-plagued waterfowl populations had plunged to unprecedented lows. Determined not to sit idly by as the continent’s waterfowl dwindled beyond recovery\, a small group of sportsmen joined together to form an organization that became known as Ducks Unlimited.  Its mission: habitat conservation. Thanks to decades of abiding by that single mission\, Ducks Unlimited is now the world’s largest and most effective private waterfowl and wetlands conservation organization having conserved over 14 million acres throughout North America. Waterfowl conservation is facing important challenges as wetlands and other habitats are being degraded and destroyed across the continent at an ever-increasing pace.  Ducks Unlimited has a vision to reverse this trend through diverse and evolving partnerships to address the full range of factors that continue to erode waterfowl habitat across North America. \nBiography:  Craig LeSchack is the Director of Conservation Operations at Ducks Unlimited’s National Headquarters.  His responsibilities focus on program coordination\, strategic planning and international partnerships to achieve DU’s continental conservation mission. From 2002 until June 2018\, Craig served as the Director of Conservation Programs in DU’s Southern Region where he directed conservation programs and partnerships throughout the southeast.  Craig started with DU in 2000 as a Regional Biologist where he administered conservation programs on public and private lands in Texas and New Mexico. Prior to joining DU\, Craig worked for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission as a Waterfowl and Wetland Habitat Biologist and a District Wildlife Biologist. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Wildlife Ecology from Michigan State University (1990)\, a Master’s degree in Wildlife Science from Auburn University (1993) and served as a Waterfowl Research Associate at Louisiana State University. Craig is a Certified Wildlife Biologist with The Wildlife Society and a Fellow of the National Conservation Leadership Institute. He resides in Memphis\, Tennessee with his wife Andrea\, who is also an Auburn alum\, and they have two daughters\, Laney and Lindsey.
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/sfws-seminar-series-craig-leschack/
LOCATION:College of Forestry\, Wildlife and Environment\, 602 Duncan Drive\, Auburn\, AL\, 36849\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Main Calendar
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr. Lori Eckhardt":MAILTO:eckhalg@auburn.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190405T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190405T100000
DTSTAMP:20260517T080044
CREATED:20190319T145946Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190328T161811Z
UID:5930-1554454800-1554458400@cfwe.auburn.edu
SUMMARY:M.S. Seminar - Kent Keene
DESCRIPTION:M.S. Seminar: Kent Keene\, Maj. Prof\, Dr. Will Gulsby \nTitle: Effects of Commercial Thinning on White-tailed Deer Forage Availability and Ecological Restoration Objectives in Loblolly Pine Stands \nLocation:  Conference Room\, 1101A \nDate: Friday\, April 5\, 2019 \nTime: 9 a.m. \nAbstract: \nPlanted pine (Pinus spp.) stands represent 19% of the forested land in the southeastern U.S. Though often managed for timber production\, many landowners have alternative objectives\, such as improving habitat quality for game species like white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Commercial thinning and prescribed fire at mid-rotation can enhance and maintain habitat quality for deer by increasing coverage of preferred forage plants. However\, the relationship between thinning intensity and deer forage availability has not been well documented. Therefore\, we conducted an operational-scale\, manipulative\, experiment in which we thinned five loblolly pine (P. taeda) stands to residual basal areas of 9\, 14\, and 18 m2/ha within the Piedmont physiographic region of Georgia. We evaluated the effects of these treatments\, with and without prescribed fire\, on deer forage\, and also measured the accuracy and precision of commercial logging crews at achieving target thinning prescriptions for ecological restoration efforts.
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/m-s-seminar-kent-keene/
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:20190405T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190405T143000
DTSTAMP:20260517T080044
CREATED:20190319T174918Z
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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-2/
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:20190408T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190408T153000
DTSTAMP:20260517T080044
CREATED:20190319T160212Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190328T162445Z
UID:5938-1554733800-1554737400@cfwe.auburn.edu
SUMMARY:M.S. Forestry Seminar: Marina Hornus
DESCRIPTION:M.S. Forestry Seminar: Marina Hornus\, Maj. Prof\, Dr. Brian Via \nTitle: Hemicelluloses extraction and nanocellulose addition as a partial replacement for non-renewable adhesives in oriented strand board \nLocation: Conference Hall\, Room 1101A \nDate: Monday\, April 8\, 2019 \nTime: 2:30 p.m. \nAbstract: \nWood composites are an alternative for satisfying the increased demand for building products and there are several advantages over solid wood. This research focused on oriented strand board (OSB)\, which has\, like other wood composites\, the disadvantage of moisture absorption in the environment. Therefore\, the application of wood-composite materials are mainly limited by their irreversible thickness swelling. In order to make wood-based panels usable for exterior applications\, it is necessary to improve their dimensional stability in high relative humidity conditions. Thus\, this work proposed a pre-treatment of wood strands to increase dimensional stability. The hypothesis was that the reduction of hemicelluloses in the wood strand\, by pressurized hot water extraction\, would increase the dimensional stability of the final OSB. Three different conditions were tested (120\, 140\, and 160 ºC at 45 min). After wood strand pre-treatment\, OSB panels were manufactured and static bending\, internal bond\, thickness swelling\, and water absorption properties were tested using the ASTM D1037 procedures. Results have shown that removal of hemicelluloses increases the dimensional stability of the final wood composite. This is attributed to less available hydroxyl groups associated with the presence of hemicelluloses. The pre-treatment at 160 °C resulted in the maximum amount of hemicelluloses extraction and\, OSB produced with this pre-treated material had the best dimensional stability. \nAs second way to improve dimensional stability of OSB\, this research investigated the use of cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) as a partial replacement for polymeric methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (pMDI)\, which is a non-renewable adhesive. CNF has a high modulus of elasticity; therefore\, it could be an opportunity not to only partially replace pMDI\, but also to reinforce it. Two experimental designs were conducted to find the optimal condition of partial replacement of pMDI with CNF. Static bending\, internal bond\, thickness swelling\, and water absorption properties were tested using the ASTM D1037 procedures. It was found that the addition of CNF may improve thickness swell while not negatively affecting most other properties.  However\, the addition of CNF did reduce internal bond and this may be acceptable for a manufacturer if the performance is still above specification. Future research is recommended to reverse the impact of water based CNF on internal bond.
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/m-s-forestry-seminar-marina-hornus/
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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190409T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190409T100000
DTSTAMP:20260517T080044
CREATED:20190328T162935Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190401T212826Z
UID:5949-1554800400-1554804000@cfwe.auburn.edu
SUMMARY:M.S. Seminar - Evan Wheeler
DESCRIPTION:M.S. Seminar: Evan Wheeler\, Maj. Prof\, Dr. Will Gulsby \nTitle: Effects of Planting Density\, Prescribed Fire\, and Other Factors on Stand Structure and Wildlife Habitat in Longleaf Pine Stands in Alabama \nLocation: Dixon Conference Room 3315 \nDate: Tuesday\, April 9\, 2019 \nTime: 9 a.m. \nAbstract: \nThough the distribution of longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) forests has decreased throughout the past century\, increasing awareness of the economic and ecological benefits of longleaf silviculture has stimulated restoration efforts via plantation forestry. However\, designing planting and management prescriptions that effectively balance wildlife habitat and timber production objectives in plantations can be difficult. While planting to greater densities may increase potential revenues\, some wildlife-focused restoration programs implement planting density restrictions due to the concern that densely planted stands will reduce the amount and duration of availability of herbaceous understory vegetation\, negatively impacting wildlife habitat quality. However\, the outcomes of these restrictions and the influence of prescribed fire in mitigating density concerns have not been thoroughly evaluated. Therefore\, we initiated a study to examine the contributions of planting density and management history on stand structure and understory vegetation in select pre-commercial thin longleaf stands in the Coastal Plain of Alabama.
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/m-s-seminar-evan-wheeler/
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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190411T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190411T170000
DTSTAMP:20260517T080044
CREATED:20190320T170114Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260216T204743Z
UID:5944-1554971400-1555002000@cfwe.auburn.edu
SUMMARY:“Can Art Save the Planet? A Symposium on Art and Planetary Health”
DESCRIPTION:Artist Matthew Willey stands beside his rooftop mural on a barn in Lyons\, Nebraska. \nOur world depends on a healthy planet—our economy\, our individual and societal health and ultimately the fate of our species. When one thinks of advancing planetary health\, some common roles come to mind: doctors\, biologists\, environmentalists\, sociologists and educators; however\, art is an often-overlooked discipline that can can also advance planetary health. \nIn this daylong symposium\, interdisciplinary partners from the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art\, College of Veterinary Medicine\, and the School of Wildlife Sciences aim to integrate the arts and health sciences in a way that will facilitate a global conversation among Auburn faculty. Through presentations and breakout sessions facilitated by distinguished guests and leading Auburn researchers\, participants will discover the myriad ways that the visual arts can be used to address public and planetary health issues. \nA working lunch will be provided to attendees. Please register by Monday\, April 8. Auditorium seating is open and available on a first-come\, first-served basis. \n 
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/can-art-save-the-planet-a-symposium-on-art-and-planetary-health/
LOCATION:Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art\, 901 South College Street\, Auburn\, AL\, 36849\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Main Calendar
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr. Sarah Zohdy":MAILTO:smz0003@auburn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190417T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190417T120000
DTSTAMP:20260517T080044
CREATED:20190123T205958Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190123T205958Z
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SUMMARY:SFWS Seminar Series - Gloria Oporto
DESCRIPTION:Gloria S. Oporto\, Associate Professor\, School of Natural Resources\, West Virginia University\n“Nanocellulose applications: Current research at West Virginia University” \nSeminar is held at 11 a.m. in Classroom 1221 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 2 to obtain a visitor pass.\n\nAbstract:  Currently in the Appalachian region there is a vast amount of low-value\, low quality hardwood that can be potentially used as feedstock for novel bio-products. Only West Virginia generates 2.41 million dry tones of underutilized wood per year that represents a great source for nanocellulose production. Today the technology to separate and obtain wood polymers at nanoscale exists and it has been demonstrated with success; however\, specific applications for these novel raw materials are still a challenge. At West Virginia University we have been developing the scientific and technological basis to utilize lignocellulosic sources as a novel templates for organic and inorganic chemical compounds and promote their utilization in applications related to the packaging\, catalyst and medical/pharmaceutical fields. \nBiography:  Dr. Gloria S. Oporto is a faculty member in the School of Natural Resources at West Virginia University (WVU). She completed her B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Concepción\, Chile\, and continued working at the University of Concepcion as a Research Engineer in areas that included wood chemistry\, wood-based composites\, and energy from woody biomass. She received her Doctor of Philosophy degree in Forest Resources and her certificate in Advanced Engineered Wood Composites from the University of Maine in December\, 2009. Dr. Oporto has been working at WVU since June\, 2010 and she was promoted to Associate Professor in 2016 in the Wood Science and Technology Program. Her main interests are focused in nanomaterials and its application in advanced composites\, and biomaterials from lignocellulosic sources.
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/sfws-seminar-series-gloria-oporto/
LOCATION:College of Forestry\, Wildlife and Environment\, 602 Duncan Drive\, Auburn\, AL\, 36849\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Main Calendar
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr. Lori Eckhardt":MAILTO:eckhalg@auburn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190505T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190505T140000
DTSTAMP:20260517T080044
CREATED:20190426T210757Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190426T210819Z
UID:6026-1557061200-1557064800@cfwe.auburn.edu
SUMMARY:2019 Spring Graduation Reception
DESCRIPTION:The School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences will celebrate the 2019 Spring graduating class on Sunday\, May 5\, 2019. The reception will be held at the SFWS Building at 1 p.m. and the presentation will begin at 1:15 p.m. The commencement ceremony will be held at the Auburn Arena at 5 p.m.
URL:https://cfwe.auburn.edu/event/6026/
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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