Recent Grad’s Research Helps State Plan Chinook Salmon Season
Posted: Wednesday, May 22
MOSCOW, Idaho – Spring is here, Chinook salmon are swimming from the Pacific Ocean to Idaho hatcheries and rivers where they were born – and anglers are waiting for them. But how do state management agencies balance the need for adequate numbers of Chinook in the fisheries against anglers’ desire to stock their larders?
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Natural Resources | Fish & Wildlife Resources | Research | News Release | Michael Quist

Davis Selected as Head of Department of Forest, Rangeland and Fire Sciences
Posted: Wednesday, May 8
Anthony S. Davis has recently been selected as head of the department of forest, rangeland and fire sciences. He officially takes up the post on June 23, 2013. Jo Ellen Force is stepping down from this position that she has held since 1999. Davis joined the University of Idaho faculty in April, 2007 and has served as the director of the Center for Forest Nursery and Seedling Research since that...
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Natural Resources | Rangeland Ecology and Management | Faculty and Staff Announcement

UI Website Aims to Simplify Forestry Best Management Practices
Posted: Wednesday, May 1
MOSCOW, Idaho – A new website is taking root to help forest owners and others comply with Idaho forestry best management practices designed to protect water quality and the environment. University of Idaho Extension Forestry and the Idaho Department of Lands developed the website, www.idahoforestrybmps.org. It explains the importance of best management practices or BMPs toprotecting watersh...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Natural Resources | Extension | Forestry

MOSS Summer Science Programs for Middle - High Schoolers
Posted: Friday, April 19
McCall Outdoor Science School is hosting summer courses. Spend a week of exploring the rivers, lakes and mountains of the northern Rocky Mountains that surround McCall, Idaho. Residential and field science expeditions for middle and high school students as well as fun, adventure-filled day camps for younger students are available. For more information: www.uidaho.edu/cnr/moss/k-12program/summerpro...
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Natural Resources | Faculty and Staff Announcement

Filling a Void: U-Idaho Announces Renewable Materials Program
Posted: Thursday, March 7
MOSCOW, Idaho — With the market for green products on the rise, the need for employees with skills and experiences in developing and marketing green products is becoming critical. The University of Idaho’s recently renamed College of Natural Resources Renewable Materials program is uniquely suited to develop future professionals to meet this need. “This is an exciting, new oppo...
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Natural Resources | Forest Products | Renewable Materials | Forest Products | News Release | Forest Products | Renewable Materials | Forestry | environment | Tom Gorman | Renewable Materials | Renewable Materials | CNR

U-Idaho Range Faculty, Students and Alumni Shine at International Range Meeting
Posted: Wednesday, February 13
The University of Idaho Range students, faculty and alumni garnered numerous awards at the annual International Meeting of the Society for Range Management in Oklahoma City last week. Karen Launchbaugh, professor of rangeland ecology and management and director of the U-Idaho Rangeland Center, was honored with the Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award by the Range Science Education Council an...
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Natural Resources | Acknowledgements

Seattle Philanthropists Create Endowed Chair and More at U-Idaho
Posted: Friday, February 1
MOSCOW, Idaho – A Seattle couple has donated $3.3 million to the University of Idaho to benefit faculty, students and facilities. The gift, from husband and wife Tom Alberg and Judi Beck, will establish the university’s first fully funded endowed chair, a pair of graduate student fellowships, establish a separate faculty excellence fund and pay for costs associated with the constructio...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Natural Resources | Anthony S. Davis | Research | News Release | Donor | Funding | Fellowships | Duane Nellis | Kurt Pregitzer | Advancement | CNR

U-Idaho Ecologists Offer Plans on Preserving Nation’s Biodiversity
Posted: Wednesday, January 23
By Jill Maxwell The protected areas network within the continental United States is often viewed as one of the country’s best tools for securing vegetation communities and the species they support into the future. Yet, the current network of protected U.S. lands does not fully capture the entire range of the country’s vegetation communities or ecological systems. The failure to ade...
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Natural Resources | Research | News Release | Soil

Rangeland Livestock Symposium to Address Issues Facing Ranchers
Posted: Tuesday, December 11 2012
TWIN FALLS, Idaho – Rangeland and animal science extension faculty with the University of Idaho Rangeland Center will offer the 2013 Intermountain Rangeland Livestock Symposium and Technical Training Jan. 10-11 at the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls, Idaho. Collaborative sponsors include the Idaho Section of the Society for Range Management and the Idaho Rangeland Resource Commission...
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Natural Resources | Natural Resources, Ph.D. | News Release | Natural Resources, M.S. | Amanda Gearhart

U-Idaho Project to Monitor Wilderness Ecosystem as it ‘Breathes’
Posted: Monday, December 10 2012
By Jill Maxwell TAYLOR WILDERNESS RANCH RESEARCH STATION, Idaho – Trudging up a steep mountainside to dig holes in rocky soil doesn’t seem like professorial work. But for Katy Kavanagh and Tim Link – faculty members in the University of Idaho Forest, Rangeland and Fire Sciences Department – it was all in a recent weekend’s work. Mundane as the task may seem, the hol...
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Natural Resources | Katy Kavanagh | Natural Resources, Ph.D. | News Release | Natural Resources, M.S.

Candidate Open Forum, Department Head, Forest, Rangeland, and Fire Sciences
Posted: Tuesday, December 4 2012
You are invited to attend the following presentations by the candidates for the forest, rangeland, and fire sciences department head position. They will be discussing their management and leadership styles, followed by an open forum for questions and discussion. John Marshall Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. in CNR 200 Anthony Davis Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012 at 3:30 p.m. in CNR 200
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Natural Resources | Faculty and Staff Announcement

Scientists argue river restoration projects must change focus
Posted: Monday, November 26 2012
A team of scientists, including U-Idaho Department of Fish and Wildlife Professor Dennis Scarnecchia and retired U-Idaho Fisheries Resources Professor James Congleton, have concluded that a lack of attention paid to complex food web systems in our rivers may be to blame for the slow recovery of our fish stocks.
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Natural Resources | Dennis Scarnecchia | Fishery Resources

Competition Bridges Two of Idaho’s Greatest Natural Resources: Students and Forest Products
Posted: Wednesday, November 7 2012
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Natural Resources | Architecture | Forest Products | Forest Products | News Release | Architecture

U-Idaho McCall Outdoor Science School Earns ID21 Award for Innovative Teaching
Posted: Wednesday, September 19 2012
MOSCOW, Idaho – The University of Idaho’s College of Natural Resources McCall Outdoor Science School (MOSS) is one of six recipients of the ID21 Awards from the J.A. & K. Albertson Foundation for 2012. As one of the recipients from a pool of 167 nominees, MOSS will receive $50,000 and be honored at the foundation’s award ceremony on Oct. 16 at the Boise Egyptian Theater. “This prestigious aw...
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Natural Resources | Environmental Science | Environmental Science | Presidents Office | News Release | Office of the President | Duane Nellis | McCall Outdoor Science School | environment | Environmental Science

Fish and Wildlife 501 Seminar, Sept 19, 11:30 AM, CNR Room 108
Posted: Thursday, September 13 2012
Dr. Michael Colvin, Post-Doctoral Scholar, Oregon State University, will present: "Caviar and Carp: Increasing Fisheries Model Realism and Management Applications" at the Fish and Wildlife 501 Seminar next week.
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Special Seminar for Guest Speaker Oct 1, 3:30 PM, Ag Sci Room 62
Posted: Monday, September 10 2012
Special Seminar Sponsored by Department of Fish and Wildlife Sciences Advances in Fishery Genetics By Dr. Shawn Narum Lead Conservation Geneticist Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission Hagerman Fish Culture Exp. Stn. Monday, October 1, 2012 3:30 PM Ag. Science Room 62
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Special Guest Speaker Dr. John Vucetich, Tues, Sept 25, 2012, 9:30 AM, SUB Gold Room
Posted: Wednesday, August 29 2012
Special Seminar Sponsored by Idaho Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit Idaho Department of Fish and Game The Wolves of Isle Royale: Lessons from 50 Years of Research by Dr. John A. Vucetich Associate Professor School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science Michigan Technological University Tuesday, 25 September, 2012 9:30 AM Gold Room, University of Idaho SUB Dr. Vu...
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Trapping Snappers
Posted: Tuesday, August 28 2012
Christopher Dekker is conducting research on snapping turtles in Minot, North Dakota.
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U-Idaho Arboretum Joins Select Few in Accredited Ranks
Posted: Tuesday, May 15 2012
MOSCOW, Idaho – The 63-acre University of Idaho Arboretum and Botanical Garden was recognized this week as one of only a handful of arboreta that has been accredited by the Morton Register of Arboreta. The U-Idaho Arboretum received a Level III accreditation, on a four tier scale, that recognizes an arboretum with more than 500 varieties of trees and woody plants, a dedicated curator, professional...
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Natural Resources | News Release | Arboretum

Patrick Adam, Thesis Defense, 5/21/2012, 8:30 AM, Ag. Science Room 62
Posted: Monday, May 14 2012
Patrick Adam, MS Candidate, Environmental Science, will defend his thesis "Using Satellite and Airborne LiDAR to Predict Woodpecker Presence at the Landscape Scale"
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Natural Resources | College of Graduate Studies | Wildlife Resources | Forest Products | Wildlife Resources | Forest Products | Graduate Education | Forest Products Degree Option | Wildlife Resources Degree Option | CNR Club Society of American Foresters | Colorado

Thomas Thompson Dissertation Defense, Friday, May 4, 11:30 AM, CNR Room 200
Posted: Thursday, May 3 2012
Tom Thompson will defend his dissertation: "Dispersal Ecology of Greater Sage-grouse in Northwest Colorado: Evidence from Demographic and Genetic Methods"
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Natural Resources | College of Graduate Studies | Forest Products | Wildlife Resources | Forest Products | Wildlife Resources | Wildlife Resources | Forest Products | Graduate Education | Forest Products Degree Option | Wildlife Resources Degree Option | CNR Club Society of American Foresters | Colorado

Fish/Wildlife 501 Seminar, May 7, 11:30 AM, CNR Room 108
Posted: Thursday, May 3 2012
Maggie Picard, MS Student, Professional Science MS Program will present: "Pacific Northwest Mollusks" and Ross Phillips, MS Student, Water Resources will present: "Evaluation of Sewer System Finance Mechanisms"
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Natural Resources | Forest Products | Wildlife Resources | Forest Products | Wildlife Resources | Wildlife Resources | Forest Products | Wildlife Resources Degree Option | CNR Club Society of American Foresters

Fish/Wildlife 501 Seminar, Monday, April 30, 11:30 AM, CNR Room 108
Posted: Wednesday, April 25 2012
Neil Ashton, MS Student, Fishery Science, will present: "Evaluation of Artificial and Natural Markers for Monitoring Hatchery Releases of Juvenile Burbot (Lota lota) in the Lower Kootenai River" and Charles Swift, MS Student, Environmental Science, will present: "Modeling Bird Richness and Woodpecker Occupancy in Ponderosa Pine Forest with LiDAR Remote Sensing"
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Natural Resources | Forest Products | Wildlife Resources | Forest Products | Wildlife Resources | Forest Products | Forest Products Degree Option | Wildlife Resources Degree Option | CNR Club Society of American Foresters

Fish/Wildlife 501 Seminar, Monday, April 23, 11:30 AM, CNR Room 108
Posted: Wednesday, April 18 2012
Joe Holbrook, PhD Student, Wildlife Science will present "Ecosystem Engineers in the Sagebrush: Assessing Ecological Networks and Habitat Associations" and Amber Barenberg, MS Student, Fish Science will present "Methods to Reduce Risks of Release of Invasive Invertebrates from Ballast Tanks"
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Natural Resources | Forest Products | Fire Ecology & Management | Wildlife Resources | Forest Products | Wildlife Resources | Wildlife Resources | Forest Products | Forest Products Degree Option | Wildlife Resources Degree Option

Megan Camp's Thesis Defense, Tues May 1, 9:30 AM, Ag Science Room 62
Posted: Wednesday, April 18 2012
Meghan Camp, MS Candidate, Wildlife Science, will defend her thesis "Habitat Relationships, Predation Risk, and the Influence of Cattle Grazing on Habitat for Pygmy Rabbits"
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Natural Resources | Forest Products | Fire Ecology & Management | Wildlife Resources | Forest Products | Wildlife Resources | Wildlife Resources | Forest Products | Forest Products Degree Option | Wildlife Resources Degree Option | CNR Club Society of American Foresters

Carisa Stansbury Thesis Defense, Monday, April 30, 2012, 1:30 PM, Ag. Science Room 62
Posted: Monday, April 16 2012
Carisa Stansbury. MS Candidate, Environmental Science, will defend her thesis: "Monitoring Gray Wolves Canis lupus using Noninvasive Genetic Sampling at Rendezvous Sites"
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Bonnie Woods Thesis Defense, Friday, April 27, 2012, 1:30 PM, Ag. Science Room 62
Posted: Friday, April 13 2012
Bonnie Woods, MS Candidate, Wildlife Science, will defend her thesis "The Pygmy Rabbit: Predation Risk, Habitat Structure and Fire Dynamics in Sagebrush Steppe"
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Natural Resources | Fishery Resources | Fish & Wildlife Sciences | Fishery Resources | Fire Ecology & Management | Forest Products Degree Option | Fishery Resources Degree Option

Fish and Wildlife 501 Seminar April 16, 11:30 AM, CNR Room 108
Posted: Tuesday, April 10 2012
Dr. Mark Jankowski, Toxicologist & Wildlife Disease Specialist, Adjunct Faculty, Lewis-Clark State College, will speak on "Birds: Their Role as Canaries to Typhoid Marys"
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Natural Resources | Fishery Resources | Fish & Wildlife Sciences | Fishery Resources | Fishery Resources Degree Option

Fish & Wildlife 501 Seminar, April 9, 11:30 AM, CNR Room 108
Posted: Wednesday, April 4 2012
Jeanelle Miller, MS Student, Professional Science Master's Program, University of Idaho, will present "Influences of Hyporheic Microbes on Fish and Potential Links to Disease Resistance" Bryce Pewonka, MS Student, Non-Thesis Master's Program, Wildlife Science, University of Idaho, will present "An Environmental Variable Analysis for Idaho Bird Inventory and Survey (IBIS) Waterbird Mana...
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Natural Resources | Fire Ecology & Management | Fishery Resources | Forest Products | Fire Ecology & Management | Fishery Resources | Fire Ecology & Management | Forest Products Degree Option | Fishery Resources Degree Option | Fire Program Site Auto-Generate | Fire Ecology & Management

Thesis Defense, Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 9:00 AM, Ag Science Room 62
Posted: Wednesday, April 4 2012
Theodore Harris, MS Candidate, Fishery Science, will defend his thesis "Experimental Manipulation of the TN:TP Ratio to Reduce the Biovolume of Cyanobacteria and Production of Toxin by the Addition of Nitrogen and Alum in Large-Scale in-situ Mesocosms"
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Natural Resources | Forest Products | Fire Ecology & Management | Fishery Resources | Forest Products | Fire Ecology & Management | Forest, Rangeland, and Fire Sciences | Fishery Resources | Fire Ecology & Management | Forest Products Degree Option | Fishery Resources Degree Option | Fire Program Site Auto-Generate | Fire Ecology & Management

Thesis Defense, Tuesday, April 10, 9 AM, Ag Science Room 62
Posted: Tuesday, April 3 2012
Theodore Harris will defend his thesis "Experimental Manipulation of the TN:TP Ratio to Reduce the Biovolume of Cyanobacteria and Production of Toxin by the Addition of Nitrogen and Alum in Large-Scale in-situ Mesocosms"
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Natural Resources | Fire Ecology & Management | Fishery Resources | Forest Products | Fire Ecology & Management | Fishery Resources | Fire Ecology & Management | Forest Products Degree Option | Fishery Resources Degree Option | Fire Program Site Auto-Generate | Fire Ecology & Management

Thesis Defense: Benjamin Wissinger
Posted: Tuesday, April 3 2012
Thesis Defense Effects of Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition on Messor pergandei in Southern California by Benjamin Wissinger M.S. Candidate Department of Forest Ecology and Biogeosciences Thursday, April 5, 2012 CNR 200 2:00 p.m. Major Professor: Dr. Beth Newingham
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Natural Resources | Forest Products | Fire Ecology & Management | Fishery Resources | Forest Products | Fire Ecology & Management | Fire Ecology & Management | Forest Products Degree Option | Fire Program Site Auto-Generate | Fire Ecology & Management

Top National Scholarship Awarded to University of Idaho Student
Posted: Thursday, March 29 2012
MOSCOW, Idaho – Rebecca Johnson, a junior at the University of Idaho, has been awarded the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education program.  Johnson is the only recipient from an Idaho university to receive this award this year. "Rebecca Johnson embodies the College of Natural Resources, with her passion for nature and commitment to making the world a better place," said...
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Natural Resources | News Release | Honors Program

Special Seminar Tues. April 24, 2012, 9 AM, Whitewater Room, UI Commons
Posted: Wednesday, March 28 2012
USGS Idaho Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit and Idaho Dept of Fish and Game are sponsoring a Special Seminar. Dr. Anthony R. E. Sinclair, Profesor Emeritus, University of British Columbia will speak on "Role of Long-term Monitoring in Understanding the Serengeti Ecosystem: Alternating Effects of the El Nino Southern Oscillation on Serengeti Ecosystem Stability"
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Natural Resources | Fishery Resources | Wildlife Resources | University of Idaho | Fish & Wildlife Sciences | Moscow | Fishery Resources

Special Seminar Sponsored by Dept of Fish & Wildlife Sciences, April 5, 2012, 1:30 PM TLC Rm 32
Posted: Wednesday, March 28 2012
Steve L. McMullin, Dept of Fisheries & Wildlife Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg,VA, and Director, College of Natural Resources and Environment Leadership Institute is the 2012 Celebrating Natural Resources Award Recipient. He will speak on "Thinking Beyond the Boundaries of Your Job: Life Lessons in Integrated Natural Resources Management"
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Natural Resources | Forest Products | Fire Ecology & Management | Wildlife Resources | Forest Products | Fire Ecology & Management | University of Idaho | Forest, Rangeland, and Fire Sciences | Fish & Wildlife Sciences | Moscow | Fishery Resources | Fire Ecology & Management | Forest Products Degree Option | Fire Program Site Auto-Generate | Fire Ecology & Management

Call of the Wild: New University of Idaho Wilderness Study Program Open for Registration
Posted: Wednesday, March 7 2012
MOSCOW, Idaho – University of Idaho students who yearn to be outdoors and want to study science in one of the nation’s largest wilderness areas may now apply for the College of Natural Resources’ new pilot program, “Semester in the Wild.” Offered for the first time in fall 2012, this semester-long experience is made up of five courses and is open to all undergraduate students. The prog...
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Natural Resources | Brian Kennedy | News Release | Taylor Wilderness Research Station | environment

U-Idaho Receives $557,577 from Competitive Proposals as part of BEACON Science and Technology Center
Posted: Tuesday, February 28 2012
MOSCOW, Idaho – University of Idaho faculty members in the Institute for Bioinformatics and Evolutionary Studies (IBEST) were awarded $557,477 for the next academic year, as part of the NSF BEACON Science and Technology Center on "Evolution in Action." These funds will support 11 U-Idaho faculty members, seven graduate students and two postdoctoral students for the next academic year. ...
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Letters, Arts & Social Sciences | Natural Resources | Science | Biological Sciences | News Release | ibest

Collaborative Planning Expert to Speak at University of Idaho Research Park and Moscow Campus
Posted: Wednesday, February 15 2012
MOSCOW, Idaho – University of Idaho bioregional planning and community design faculty and research scientists are collaboratively sponsoring a guest lecture by Richard Margerum, associate professor and head of the Department of Planning, Public Policy and Management at the University of Oregon. Magerum will present “Beyond Consensus: Adaptive Management and Organizational Networks in Wat...
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Natural Resources | Science | Geography | Research | News Release | Post Falls | Bioregional Planning

McCall Field Campus Open for Winter Lodging, Recreation
Posted: Thursday, February 2 2012
MCCALL, Idaho – The University of Idaho's McCall Field Campus is open for the winter season, offering affordable accommodations to the public in a rustic and scenic location on Payette Lake in McCall. The campus’ location in Ponderosa State Park makes it an ideal place for exploring the 1,000-acre peninsula and its miles of Nordic and snowshoe trails. Nearby Brundage Mountain, located ...
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Natural Resources | News Release

University of Idaho Professor to Co-Lead National Science Group
Posted: Thursday, January 12 2012
Washington, D.C. – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar recently appointed University of Idaho College of Natural Resources Professor of Conservation and Science Advisor to the Director of the National Park Service Gary Machlis as co-leader of the Department of the Interior’s Strategic Sciences Group. The specialized scientific group will develop future scenarios and provide rapid, in...
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Natural Resources | News Release

Fire Professor Earns Lifetime Achievement Award
Posted: Tuesday, December 20 2011
MOSCOW, Idaho – Stephen Bunting, professor of fire and rangeland ecology and management at the University of Idaho College of Natural Resources, received the Association of Fire Ecology’s Harold Biswell Award Nov. 16 at the Great Basin Fire Ecology Conference in Snowbird, Utah. The award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to fire ecology and management in the ...
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Natural Resources | Rangeland Ecology and Management | News Release | Forest, Rangeland, and Fire Sciences

Dean of Students to Graduates: Travel Light, But Commit Self Heavily
Posted: Saturday, December 10 2011
MOSCOW, Idaho – Fair skies and crisp temperatures were outside the University of Idaho’s iconic ASUI-Kibbie Activity Center today. Inside, winter graduates from the university looked to a bright future. “You have gained skills and knowledge to take into the market place,” said commencement speaker Bruce Pitman, vice provost for academic affairs and dean of students. “You’ve also learne...
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Natural Resources | News Release | Office of the President | Duane Nellis | Dean of Students

McCall Outdoor Science School Serves Over 500 Idaho Youth This Fall
Posted: Thursday, December 8 2011
The McCall Outdoor Science School recently completed its 11th fall season of residential programming. Seventeen CNR graduate students mentored by MOSS faculty and staff Steve Hollenhorst, Karla Bradley Eitel, Gary Thompson, Jenny Schon and Jan Eitel taught hands-on science inquiry field studies to 562 Idaho fifth and sixth graders between September and November. Schools came from as far east as Po...
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Natural Resources Scientists Pilot Data Management Approaches for U.S. Department of Interior
Posted: Thursday, December 8 2011
Professor Steven Daley-Laursen and Greg Gollberg, program manager of the Fire Research and Management Exchange System, received a $400,000 grant from the U.S. Geological Survey to implement a pilot data management and cyber-infrastructure framework for the U.S. Department of Interior’s national networks of eight Regional Climate Science Centers and 23 Landscape Conservation Cooperatives. As Univer...
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Natural Resources | Acknowledgements | Register Features

Natural Resources Faculty, Alumni Co-author Article on Water Resource Management
Posted: Thursday, December 8 2011
Patrick Wilson, associate professor of natural resource policy and Kofi Akamani, (’11 Nat. Res.) co-authored, “Toward the Adaptive Governance of Transboundary Water Resources” an article recently published in Conservation Letters. The article addresses ways for local communities to participate in the management of shared international waters.
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Wilderness Advocate Receives University of Idaho Honorary Doctorate
Posted: Tuesday, December 6 2011
CLARKSTON, Wash. – In recognition of her public service and contributions to natural resource management and engineering in Idaho and beyond, the University of Idaho College of Natural Resources will honor Janet DeVlieg Pope with a degree of Doctor of Natural Resources on Saturday, Dec. 10 during commencement ceremonies on the Moscow campus. “Janet is a true advocate for the College of Natural R...
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Natural Resources | Engineering | News Release | Idaho at Glance | Register Features | Taylor Wilderness Research Station | engineering

Natural Resources Students and Faculty Attend National Foresters Convention
Posted: Sunday, November 20 2011
A student team from the College of Natural Resources forest resource program recently made it to the semi finals in the Quiz Bowl event at the Society of American Foresters National Convention in Honolulu, Hawaii, Nov. 2-6. Team members included Tess Pinkney, Trevor DoBell-Carlsson, Jacob Vail and Elise Suronen, who competed against 23 forestry teams from across the U.S. Bill Sweeney, a forest re...
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Natural Resources | Engineering | Acknowledgements | Register Features

Natural Resources Fisheries Professor Benefits Midwest’s Paddlefish Conservation
Posted: Thursday, November 17 2011
On Nov. 7, Professor Dennis Scarnecchia, the leading paddlefish expert in the nation, delivered a presentation to the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission in Oklahoma City explaining the significance of ongoing research and stock assessment in sustaining that state's paddlefish fishery. This ancient species of the Missouri and Mississippi River basins is closely related to sturgeon and is a s...
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University of Idaho McCall Outdoor Science School Hosts Winter Educational Activities
Posted: Monday, November 7 2011
MCCALL, Idaho –The University of Idaho McCall Outdoor Science School will host two winter events for outdoor enthusiasts at the McCall Field Campus. A Wilderness First Responder (WFR) recertification course is scheduled Dec. 9-11. The three-day course is sponsored by the nationally recognized National Outdoor Leadership School's Wilderness Medicine Institute. Dynamic, exper...
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Natural Resources | News Release | McCall Outdoor Science School

GAP Scientist Reports on National Protected Areas Database
Posted: Monday, November 7 2011
On behalf of the National Gap Analysis Program, Lisa Duarte, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) coordinator, described the PAD-US to participants at a U.S. Geological Survey Brown Bag and National Boundaries group meeting in Washington, D.C. Oct. 19-20. The presentation summarized information in the geodatabase, system goals and design, the fundamental roles of federal and stat...
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Natural Resources Faculty, Students Present on Health of North American Lakes
Posted: Monday, November 7 2011
Frank Wilhelm, associate professor of fisheries resources, attended the North American Lakes Management Society annual meeting in late Oct. in Spokane, Wash. Wilhelm served on the local host committee, chaired a session and presented, “The role of the Opossum Shrimp in the Food Web of Lake Pend Oreille, a Large and Deep Oligotrophic Lake in Northern Idaho, USA,” with co-author Timothy Caldwell, fi...
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College of Natural Resources Professor to Give Opening Address at Lebanon Workshop
Posted: Thursday, November 3 2011
Anthony S. Davis, assistant professor and director of the Center for Seedling Research and Forest Nursery, was invited to deliver the opening address entitled, “Producing Target Seedlings to Optimize Outplanting Success” and facilitate the first gathering of native tree nursery growers in Lebanon Nov. 15-17. Davis and his nursery team been working with nurseries, restoration and reforestation prof...
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Natural Resources Remote Sensing Specialist Receives Cutting-Edge Training
Posted: Wednesday, October 12 2011
Linda Tedrow, a remote sensing specialist in the Reveley Geospatial Learning Center in the College of Natural Resources, attended the Immersive Visualization Applications summer course offered by the Center for Advanced Energy Studies at the Idaho National Laboratory. Immersive visualization is an emerging 3-D technology. Tedrow enrolled in the immersive visualization course to learn how to visual...
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Forestry Scientist Gives Keynote Address at International Symposium on Restoring Forests
Posted: Friday, October 7 2011
Anthony S. Davis, assistant professor of forest resources and director of the Center for Forest Nursery and Seedling Research recently gave a key note address at the Restoring Forests: Advances in Techniques and Theory Symposium held in Madrid, Spain Sept. 27-29. Entitled, “Seedling Selection to Facilitate Restoration Success,” Davis’ presentation addressed the challenges in restoring degraded and...
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Natural Resources Professor Engages in Efforts to Advance Science in Haiti
Posted: Thursday, September 29 2011
Gary Machlis, professor in the College of Natural Resources, traveled to Port-au-Prince, Haiti Sept. 17-21 to deliver the American Association for the Advancement of Science report, “Science for Haiti,” as well as meet with Haitian scientific, private sector, public education and government leaders. While there, he helped inaugurate the Haitian Association for the Advancement of Science and Techno...
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Natural Resources Faculty Receives Longevity Recognition from Society of Applied Anthropology
Posted: Thursday, September 29 2011
Sandra Pinel, assistant professor of conservation social sciences and bioregional planning and community design, was recognized in 2011 as a Fellow of the Society for Applied Anthropology for 20 years of academic participation and service.
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Two $40 Million Grants Fuel Collaborative, Renewable Energy Research in Northwest
Posted: Wednesday, September 28 2011
MOSCOW, Idaho – Recent breakthroughs in biofuels technology could result in a “greener” jet stream across the Pacific Northwest. Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture announced major grants to the University of Washington and Washington State University; the two separate five-year grants are $40 million each. The University of Idaho will partner in...
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Natural Resources | Steve Hollenhorst - MOSS | Mark Hoversten | Research | News Release | Office of the President | Idaho at Glance | Register Features | Duane Nellis

Conservation Social Science Professor Joins Regional Efforts to Benefit Idaho's Silver Valley Community
Posted: Monday, September 26 2011
Sandra Pinel, assistant professor of conservation social sciences and bioregional planning and community design, was invited by Idaho Rural Partners (IRP) to join some 20 other state, federal, local and private experts and a local team to complete a community review for Idaho’s Silver Valley. Pinel was on the team for community design and identity. Their report will provide recommendations for how...
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Natural Resources Faculty Selected as Associate Editor for Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship
Posted: Monday, September 26 2011
Nick Sanyal, associate professor of conservation social sciences, was invited to serve as an associate editor for the Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship. In this role, he will assist with assigning manuscripts to reviewers; contribute written scholarly pieces as needed for JCES; represent JCES as part of the editorial board membership at local, regional and national events; and make r...
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Wildlife Professor Shares Genetics Expertise at International Conservation Meetings
Posted: Monday, September 26 2011
Lisette Waits, professor of wildlife resources, recently gave two keynote addresses in Europe. She spoke on the topic of molecular genetics tools and techniques for improving management of wildlife and game species at the International Union of Game Biologists meeting in Barcelona, Spain, and discussed contributions of non-invasive genetic sampling and landscape genetics to the conservation of wil...
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Natural Resources Doctoral Student Nets American Fisheries Society Top Awards
Posted: Friday, September 23 2011
Zach Penney, natural resources doctoral candidate studying fisheries resources, received the winning entry in the American Fisheries Society Student Writing Contest for his paper, "Live to Spawn Another Day: Understanding The Fuel Efficiency of Snake River Steelhead." He also received the American Fisheries Society Fish Culture Section Best Abstract Award to support travel.
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Natural Resource and Law Faculty Provide Expertise to Idaho Legislature
Posted: Friday, September 23 2011
Jay O’Laughlin, professor and director of the College of Natural Resources Policy Analysis Group, and College of Law Professor Emeritus Dennis Colson, author of “Idaho's Constitution: The Tie That Binds,” provided background information on Idaho’s endowment lands to the Idaho Legislature’s Interim Committee on Natural Resources during its recent two-day hearings. The hearings focused on the 2.5 mi...
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Natural Resources | Law | Acknowledgements | Register Features

CNR Alumnus Earns Prestigious Forest Service Award
Posted: Monday, August 8 2011
College of Natural Resources alumnus Russell Graham (’76, ’81), research forester with the Rocky Mountain Research Station, Forest Service, received the Society of American Foresters Award in Forest Science for 2011. The award recognizes distinguished individual research in any branch of the quantitative, managerial, and/or social sciences leading to the advancement of forestry. The annual award i...
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CNR Graduate Students Earn Fire Research Innovation Awards
Posted: Tuesday, August 2 2011
Jarod Blades and Nolan Brewer, doctoral and master’s candidates in the College of Natural Resources, recently received research innovation awards from the Joint Fire Sciences Program. The awards allow graduate students to conduct research that enhances the quality, scope, or applicability of a thesis or dissertation and builds the necessary skills for independent inquiry. Each will receive $25,0...
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College of Natural Resources Faculty Deliver Conservation Workshops in Boise
Posted: Thursday, July 28 2011
Conservation social sciences and bioregional planning faculty in the College of Natural Resources conducted workshops on July 18-22 at the Northwest Community Development Institute in Boise. Tamara Laninga, assistant professor, presented “Sustainable Land Use Planning for Cities and Towns,” and “Conservation Planning and Special Places Protection for Counties and Regions.” Nick Sanyal, associate...
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GAP Analysis Scientist Presents Results of National Birds Report
Posted: Thursday, July 28 2011
Jocelyn Aycrigg, conservation biologist for the National Gap Analysis Program, presented the results of the “State of the Birds Report 2011: Report on Public Lands and Waters of the U.S.” at a US Geological Survey seminar held July 21 at the USGS Headquarters in Reston, Va. Personnel from USGS Headquarters and Science Centers across the country attended. The report highlights the important role th...
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Wildlife Professor Provides Genetic Analysis Expertise to Conserve Nepal’s Tigers
Posted: Monday, July 25 2011
Lisette Waits, professor of wildlife resources, is involved in a new study conducted by the Nepal Tiger Genome Project to pinpoint the exact population size and range of wild Bengal tigers and combat poaching. This fall, Waits will host two Nepalese scientists and travel to Nepal to provide training to "fingerprint" Nepal’s big cats. This approach marks a switchover to hi-tech DNA profiling from t...
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University of Idaho Research Assesses Ecological and Social Impact of Extreme Wildfire in Northern Rockies
Posted: Tuesday, July 19 2011
MOSCOW, Idaho – University of Idaho and Washington State University researchers recently received $ 1.2 million from NASA to support a study of ecological and social impacts of extreme wildland fires in the U.S. Northern Rockies region. The Northern Rockies region is commonly affected by large-scale wildfires that impact people’s lives and property. However, several unknowns exist of how plants a...
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New Rangeland Center Receives Outreach Award
Posted: Wednesday, June 29 2011
The newly created Rangeland Center at the University of Idaho recently received the Shoot for the Stars – Most Innovative Outreach Award from the National Agricultural Alumni and Development Association. The award recognizes the range program’s outreach efforts that produce responsive and relevant solutions to contemporary rangeland issues and specific examples of innovation, such as Professor K...
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Professor Lisette Waits' Genetic Analysis Expertise Helps Newfoundland's Government Stabilize Caribou Population
Posted: Friday, June 24 2011
Professor Lisette Waits, conservation biology professor in the College of Natural Resources and Matthew Mumma, wildlife doctoral candidate, recently were highlighted in “Safari Times” in an article entitled, “Using Genetic Techniques to Inform Wildlife Management Decisions in Newfoundland, Canada.” The Safari Club International Foundation contracted with the University of Idaho’s Laboratory for ...
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GAP Conservation Biologist Speaks at Peregrine Fund Meeting
Posted: Thursday, June 23 2011
Jocelyn Aycrigg, conservation biologist with the National Gap Analysis Program in the U-Idaho College of Natural Resources, was invited to speak at the Department of Defense Partners in Flight meeting held June 16 at the Peregrine Fund World Center for Birds of Prey in Boise. Aycrigg talked about the conservation databases available through the National Gap Analysis Program and how they can be use...
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Professor Gary Machlis receives Washington Academy of Sciences Award
Posted: Wednesday, June 22 2011
Gary Machlis, College of Natural Resources professor of conservation and science advisor to the director of the National Park Service, received the Washington Academy of Sciences Award recognizing his work of merit and distinction in social and behavioral sciences. Machlis received the award May 12 at the Academy’s Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet, held in Arlington, Virginia.
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Natural Resource Students Earn Second Place in International Social Science Symposium Quiz Bowl
Posted: Tuesday, June 14 2011
Conservation Social Sciences graduate students recently earned second place in the Quiz Bowl competition during the 17th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management held June 4-8 in Madison, Wisc. The Quiz Bowl is a spirited competition among several university-based teams of students and provides both participants and the audience with a fun experience while enhancing their awarene...
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Range Graduate Student Earns Three Research Grants to Study Effects of Air Pollution on Semi-Arid Desert Ecosystems
Posted: Wednesday, June 1 2011
Benjamin Wissinger, a master’s degree candidate studying under assistant professor Beth Newingham, received a 2011 Robert Lee Graduate Student research grant from the Joshua Tree National Park. The park’s graduate student research program encourages independent field research by graduate students enrolled in accredited institutions. The program provides student researchers with an opportunity to d...
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GAP Conservation Biologist Invited to Western Governors Associate Wildlife Council Meeting
Posted: Wednesday, May 25 2011
Jocelyn Aycrigg, conservation biologist for the National Gap Analysis Program at the University of Idaho, was invited to attend the Western Governors Association Wildlife Council meeting, May 16-18 in Boise. Aycrigg was invited to attend because species models being created by the National Gap Analysis Program will be reviewed and used as part of the data being compiled to identify wildlife corrid...
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Christine Moffitt Receives Outstanding Faculty Award for Environmental Science Program Collaboration, Mentorship
Posted: Wednesday, May 25 2011
Christine Moffitt, professor of fisheries resources and assistant leader of the Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, was honored by the Environment Science Program with a 2010-2011 Outstanding Faculty Award. Moffitt was recognized because of her commitment to environmental science student success and interdisciplinary scholarship. She has mentored graduate students when serving as ...
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McCall Outdoor Science School Summer Events
Posted: Monday, May 16 2011
MCCALL, Idaho – The following is a list of University of Idaho McCall Outdoor Science School sponsored events from June 13 through August 12. Events are open to the public unless otherwise noted. McCall Field Campus Open for General Booking McCall Field Campus 1800 University Lane in McCall The McCall Field Campus is available year-round for booking events, meetings, retreats and more. For reserv...
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Natural Resources Camp Connects Youth to the Environment for 53rd Year
Posted: Monday, May 16 2011
Written by Bill Loftus KETCHUM, Idaho – Young people ages 12 to 14 who want to learn about the environment first hand at the Idaho Natural Resources Camp this summer need to act fast to make the May 21 early registration deadline and save some money. So far 30 campers have registered, about half of the normal turnout. "We usually get a lot of applications just before the early registration deadli...
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Natural Resources Camp Connects Youth to the Environment for 53rd Year
Posted: Monday, May 16 2011
Written by Bill Loftus KETCHUM, Idaho – Young people ages 12 to 14 who want to learn about the environment first hand at the Idaho Natural Resources Camp this summer need to act fast to make the May 21 early registration deadline and save some money. So far 30 campers have registered, about half of the normal turnout. "We usually get a lot of applications just before the early registration deadl...
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Tinkham Receives Prestigeous NASA Fellowship
Posted: Monday, May 9 2011
Wade Tinkham, a natural resources doctoral candidate studying forest resources, was selected as a NASA Idaho Space Grant Consortium fellow and will receive $15,000 in funding. Tinkham will use the funding to pursue research into the influence of spatial diversity in vegetation and terrain on how snow is deposited and repositioned in a semi-arid mountainous landscape. "The fellowship will allow m...
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Gap Analysis Program Staff Present Conservation Strategy at National Conference
Posted: Monday, May 9 2011
Lisa Duarte, stewardship coordinator for the Gap Analysis Program at the University of Idaho, presented, “A 21st Century Conservation Strategy for America’s Great Outdoors,” at the U.S. Geological Survey GIS Workshop/National Map Users Conference May 10-13 in Denver, Colo. The presentation described GAP’s three national conservation databases, including land cover, protected areas and vertebrate...
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Natural Resource Scientists' Work Featured in International Outlets
Posted: Monday, May 9 2011
A College of Natural Resources research team was featured in "Space Laser Spies for Woodpeckers," an article by BBC news correspondent Jonathan Amos who writes for "News Science and Environment," an online BBC news web site www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11867165. The article reports on the team's use of a satellite-borne laser to try to predict where woodpeckers might live in state for...
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Kavanagh's Collaborative Forest Ecology Research Featured on PBS
Posted: Thursday, May 5 2011
Collaborative research by Katy Kavanagh, forest ecology and biogeosciences professor, was featured May 2 on PBS’s program “Nature” in an episode entitled, “Salmon: Running the Gauntlet.” The televised feature investigated the parallel stories of collapsing Pacific salmon populations and how biologists and engineers have become instruments in elaborate experiments to replicate every stage of the fi...
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Forest Resources Graduate Students Invited Presenters at Western Forest and Conservation Nursery Association Annual Meeting
Posted: Thursday, April 28 2011
Forest resources graduate students Olga Kildisheva and Matthew Aghai are invited to present their research at the Western Forest and Conservation Nursery Association annual meeting scheduled Aug. 16-18 in Denver, Colo. Kildisheva will present, "Restoration Strategies for a Native Perennial: Investigating Seed Dormancy and Seed Physiology of Munro’s Globemallow," and Aghai will present, "Improved...
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USDA Grant Supports Research Team’s Focus on Sustainable Practices for Livestock
Posted: Wednesday, April 27 2011
MOSCOW, Idaho – Researchers at the University of Idaho will focus their efforts on how to develop a sustainable livestock food system in the Pacific Northwest thanks to funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. “The University of Idaho’s research enterprise is strengthened through the support of interdisciplinary grants such as this,” said Jack McIver, vice president for research and econo...
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CNR Junior Katie Ward Receives $2,000 Fire Science Scholarship
Posted: Tuesday, April 26 2011
Katie Ward, a junior majoring in fire ecology and management, forest resources, and international studies, received a $2,000 scholarship from the Interior West Fire Council. CNR alumnus Mike Behrens, fire management officer on the Idaho Panhandle National Forest, presented Ward with the check on April 15 after a presentation by the Student Association for Fire Ecology, of which Ward is a member. W...
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National Gap Analysis Program Staff Receive United Nations Recognition
Posted: Monday, April 25 2011
Mason Croft, conservation database manager for the National Gap Analysis Program, was recently recognized by Jon Hutton, director of the United Nations Environmental Program World Conservation Monitoring Centre, for collaborative efforts enabling widespread analysis of biodiversity and ecosystem service protection at regional, national and global levels.
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GAP Conservation Biologist Presents at Idaho Chapter of The Wildlife Society Meeting
Posted: Monday, April 18 2011
Jocelyn Aycrigg, a conservation biologist for the National Gap Analysis Program at the University of Idaho, attended the Idaho Chapter of The Wildlife Society meeting in Idaho Falls March 29-31. She presented "Placing the Keystone: Elucidating Interactions Among Woodpeckers and Cavity-dependent Species for Improved Vertebrate Conservation and Management." Co-authors from the University of Idah...
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David Burbank Earns Top Honor at Fish Health Workshop
Posted: Monday, April 11 2011
David Burbank, a master's student studying fish health in the College of Natural Resources, recently received the Best Student Paper Award at the 36th Eastern Fish Health Workshop held March 28-April 1 in Mt. Pleasant, S.C. Burbank presented, "Assessing Candidate Probiotic Use for the Control of Flavobacterium psychrophilum in Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss.” Burbank will receive $200 and a p...
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Screening of Documentary on Legendary Conservationist Aldo Leopold Leads Earth Week Celebration
Posted: Tuesday, April 5 2011
MOSCOW, Idaho – The University of Idaho's College of Natural Resources and Sustainability Center will co-host a free screening of a new film called “Green Fire,” the first full-length, high-definition documentary film ever made about legendary conservationist Aldo Leopold. The film will be shown on Wednesday, April 20, at 7 p.m. in the University Auditorium in the Administration Building, and is...
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Natural Resources Students and Faculty Earn Awards at the Idaho Chapter of the Wildlife Society
Posted: Tuesday, April 5 2011
Mike Scott, professor of wildlife resources and unit leader of the Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit in the College of Natural Resources, recently received the Charles E. Harris Professional Wildlifer Award at the Idaho Chapter of the Wildlife Society’s annual meeting held March 29-31 in Idaho Falls. The award recognizes outstanding professional contributions to wildlife resources ...
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Natural Resource Summer 2011 Courses Now Open for Registration
Posted: Friday, April 1 2011
For detailed information, visit www.uidaho.edu/cnr/academics/summercourses or contact the College of Natural Resources Dean’s Office at: (208) 885-8981 or e-mail: cnr@uidaho.edu. CSS 235 Society and Natural Resources (3 credits), June 13 -July 08, MTWR, 10:30 am - 01:20 pm. Meets U-Idaho Core Social Science Requirement. REM 221 Ecology (3 credits) June 13 - July 22, World Wide Web. CSS 572 H...
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Fisheries Professor Collaborates with Kootenai Tribe and Bonneville Power to Recover Burbot
Posted: Wednesday, March 30 2011
Ken Cain, associate professor of fishery resources and associate director of the University of Idaho Aquaculture Research Institute, received $168,365 from the Kootenai Tribe and Bonneville Power Administration to continue work on a collaborative multi-agency program. This research is aimed at recovery and rehabilitation of Burbot, a freshwater fish species, in Idaho and British Columbia. Additi...
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University of Idaho Student Range Club Earns Top Honors at Society for Range Management International Meeting
Posted: Monday, March 28 2011
MOSCOW, Idaho – The University of Idaho Rangeland Ecology and Management program’s faculty, staff, students and alumni earned top awards at the international meeting of the Society for Range Management in Billings, Mont.   Undergraduate Julia Workman, a sophomore from Grangeville, won first place in the Undergraduate Range Management Exam. “With more than 180 participan...
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National Gap Analysis Program Staff Attend Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics (MRLC) Consortium
Posted: Thursday, March 24 2011
Anne Davidson, spatial ecologist for the National Gap Analysis Program at the University of Idaho, attended the annual Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics (MRLC) Consortium meeting, March 9-10 in Denver, Colo. The Consortium was founded in 1992 to share land cover mapping expertise and spread the high costs of obtaining and processing the required satellite images. The National Gap Analysis Pr...
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College of Natural Resources Students and Gap Analysis Staff Present at George Wright Society Conference
Posted: Thursday, March 24 2011
Two natural resources students and two staff members from the National Gap Analysis Program (GAP) gained professional presentation skills and networking opportunities at the George Wright Society Conference on Parks, Protected Areas, and Cultural Sites held March 14-18 in New Orleans, La. Two master’s students from the Department of Conservation Social Sciences presented their thesis research. A...
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Palouse Unit of the American Fisheries Society Chapter Takes Top Honors
Posted: Friday, March 11 2011
More than 30 students from the University of Idaho’s Palouse Unit of the American Fisheries Society attended the annual meeting of the Idaho Chapter of the American Fisheries Society 1-4 March 2011 in Boise. Fisheries students Kelly Stockton, master’s candidate, won the best student poster presentation; and Amy Long, doctoral student, won the Susan B. Martin Scholarship. Students from the Univ...
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McCall Outdoor Science School Helps Idaho Low-income Youth Earn Higher Test Scores
Posted: Tuesday, February 22 2011
MCCALL, Idaho – A new $10,000 grant from The Lightfoot Foundation will support the University of Idaho McCall Outdoor Science School (MOSS) Southwest Idaho Learning Initiative, an academic enrichment program that targets Idaho’s low-income youth in fifth through twelfth grades. “We are always pleased to support those organizations who have dedicated themselves to achieve the same goals...
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Rangeland Ecology and Management Program Captures High Awards at International Society for Managment Meeting
Posted: Friday, February 18 2011
The Rangeland Ecology and Management program’s faculty, staff, students and alumni report several recent awards earned at the international meeting of the Society for Range Management (SRM)held Feb. 6-10 in Billings, Mont. Undergraduate Julia Workman, a sophomore from Grangeville won first place in the Undergraduate Range Management Exam. With more than 180 participants from 25 range programs ac...
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Recipe for Success: $20 Million Grant Supports Collaborative Climate Research
Posted: Friday, February 18 2011
Feb. 18, 2011 MOSCOW, Idaho – Thanks to a major investment announced today by the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, the University of Idaho will lead research to better understand and plan for a changing climate in the Pacific Northwest. The five-year, $20 million USDA award will fund the work of a research team led by University of Idaho entomologist Sanford...
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