Behavioral Ecology of Mammals Symposium Honors Dr. Roger A. Powell

Posted on August 31, 2009 by kmfaber2

The W.M. Keck Center for Behavioral Biology at North Carolina State University will honor Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences and Zoology professor Dr. Roger A. Powell with the "Behavioral Ecology of Mammals" symposium, on Friday, September 4, 2009 from 1-5 P.M. in the Stanley G. Stephens Room, 3503 South Gardner Hall. Students, faculty, alumni and friends of the program are encouraged to attend. Gardner Hall is located at 100 Derieux Place on North Campus.
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Dr. Roger A. Powell, NC State Fisheries & Wildlife Sciences

Dr. Powell's research for the past 30 years has emphasized how limiting resources affects animals and has examined how animals space themselves on a landscape due to the home ranges of other individuals and on the distributions of pertinent resources. His black bear field research results and his research approach have been widely applied and generalized to other forest animals and have led to diverse applications through state wildlife agencies, the USDA Forest Service, the US Fish & Wildlife Service, and the National Park Service In addition, Dr. Powell teaches Wildlife Management, Community Ecology and Advanced Topics in the Study of Mammals.

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College of Natural Resources Partners with U.S. Forest Service to Host 2nd International Conference on Forest and Water in a Changing Environment

Posted on August 27, 2009 by kmfaber2

When: September 14-16, 2009
Where: Raleigh, North Carolina, US

Global climate change has resulted in a series of chain reactions in the watershed ecohydrological processes. Growing concerns over watershed degradation, water scarcity, and ecosystem sustainability due to climate change require new approaches to managing forest water resources. Unfortunately, little science-based guidance is available for forest managers and policy makers adapting to climate change.

At this 2nd conference we will continue to discuss forest-water relations and changing environmental conditions. The goal of this symposium is to provide a forum for experts from around the world on eco-hydrology, restoration ecology, forest ecology, watershed management and global change sciences to share knowledge and research experiences, and develop long-term international collaborations on watershed research.

Learn more and register at the Conference Website

What a Deal! NC State Ranks As Higher Ed Best Value

Posted on August 27, 2009 by kmfaber2

From the NC State Bulletin – August 2009

The bustling Brickyard at NC State University By Dave Pond

Families still struggling through the economic recession received some good news this month.

Both the Princeton Review and U.S. News & World Report ranked NC State as one of the best values in higher education.

Each year, Princeton Review staffers spend countless hours poring over survey results from students and faculty at more than 2,500 North American colleges and universities. They found that NC State offers its students the sixth-best value of any public university located in the United States or Canada. U.S. News ranked NC State as the third-best value of any public university in the country.

NC State offers students one of the best values in higher education, according to the Princeton Review and U.S. News.

“I think students recognize that NC State offers the kind of hands-on learning opportunities and relevant experience that will enable them to be valuable contributors to society upon their graduation,” NC State chancellor James Woodward said. “In a time of economic uncertainty and technological evolution, NC State remains uniquely positioned to produce future leaders with the knowledge and the skills to help solve the world's problems. “It's not surprising students would seek out the opportunities available to them at NC State in hopes of reaching their personal, educational and career goals.”

In its profile on NC State, the Review praises the university not only for the academic quality of its student applicants, but their extracurricular activities and altruistic endeavors as well.

No other North Carolina-based institution – public or private – made the Review’s “Top 10” list, featured in the 2010 edition of the Review’s popular guidebook, The Best 371 Colleges.

In addition to being one of the nation’s best values, NC State also received high scores based on admissions selectivity as well as the university’s “green rating,” a measure of the university’s commitment to environmentally related policies, practices and education.

“It's always nice for NC State to earn this kind of recognition,” Woodward said. “The true measure of a university is its people, and I truly believe that our faculty, students, staff and alumni are among the nation's best.”

The Princeton Review is a New York City-based education services company known for its annual rankings based on surveys conducted of higher education institutions and of students attending the schools, in addition to its test-prep courses, college and graduate school admission services, books, and education programs. U.S. News, a news magzine published in Washington, D.C., has released its annual rankings of colleges and universities since 1985.

NC Woody Biomass Amasses Awards

Posted on August 20, 2009 by kmfaber2

NC State Extension Forestry and the Forestry and Environmental
Outreach Program (FEOP) have been honored again for their hard work in developing and delivering the NC Woody Biomass Program. The group received the 2008-2009 Awards for Excellence of the Southern Extension Forest Resource Specialists (Silver award level). The NC Woody Biomass Program is a comprehensive program directed towards utilities, industries, natural resource professionals, policy makers, environmental leaders, landowners and others. The program’s goal is to provide education and materials that promote economic opportunities related to renewable energy derived from woody biomass.

The team recognized include:
Dr. Robert Bardon – Department Extension Leader and Associate Professor
Dr. Dennis Hazel – Extension Specialist and Associate Professor
Dr. Mark Megalos – Extension Specialist
James Jeuck – Extension Associate
Christopher Hopkins – Outreach Associate
Jasmine Shaw – Graduate Student
Susan McIntyre – Graduate Student
Dr. Susan Moore – Extension Associate Professor
Kelley Duffield McCarter – Program Coordinator

Forestry professionals touring a biomass fueled power generating facility near New Bern, NC.

Earlier this year, the NC Woody Biomass Team won the 2009 Innovator Award from the Southern Growth Policies Board and received recognition by the NC Association of Cooperative Extension Specialist as the Outstanding Subject Matter Program Developed by a Team.

For more information, contact NC Woody Biomass Leader, Dr. Dennis Hazel

Congratulations Team for the continued recognition this excellent program is garnering!

NC Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program (WHEP) Team Places among Top at Nationals

Posted on August 19, 2009 by kmfaber2

Renee L Strnad, NC State University – Extension Forestry
NC Project Learning Tree Coordinator
NC Certified Environmental Educator

Media Release

The North Carolina Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program team traveled to Zwolle, Louisiana, for the 2009 National WHEP Contest in July. Team members were Will Buslinger from Caswell County, Melissa Gold from Guilford County, and Rebecca Warren from Haywood County. Ruth Buslinger and Tanya Gold were the team coaches. Sixty-two youth from 16 states participated in the national contest with events including wildlife identification, general wildlife knowledge, and on-site recommendation of wildlife management practices. Additionally, teams created a written wildlife management plan, which each team member individually defended before a panel of judges.

The team returned to North Carolina with many awards, including 6^th Place Overall and 4^th in the Written Wildlife Management Plan event. Ms. Gold placed 13^th in the Overall individual scores. Mr. Buslinger placed 8^th in Oral Defense of the Wildlife Plan, and 17^th Overall in individual scores.

Congratulations!!!

The 2009 North Carolina Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program Team

Pictured above: 2009 North Carolina Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program Team at the
National Contest in Zwolle, Louisiana. Left to Right: Ruth Buslinger
(coach), Rebecca Warren, Will Buslinger, Melissa Gold, and Tanya Gold
(coach).

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Learn more about North Carolina WHEP – Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program and other great 4-H Programs!