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 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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O'Laughlin Tapped for National Forest Science Award
Posted: Thursday, September 2 2010
Jay O’Laughlin, professor of forestry and director of the University Policy Analysis Group, recently received the Society of American Foresters’ 2010 Award in Forest Science. The award recognizes individual research in any branch of the quantitative, managerial and/or social sciences resulting in substantial advances in forestry. The award will be presented Oct. 29 at the SAF National Convention i...
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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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Moffitt and Students Receive National Awards from American Fisheries Society
Posted: Thursday, September 30 2010
Fishery resources students and faculty in the College of Natural Resources recently were recognized by the American Fisheries Society (AFS) annual conference held in Pittsburgh, Pa. Zachary Penney, doctoral candidate, and Kelly Stockton, master's candidate, both received one of the nine Skinner Memorial awards given. The Skinner awards provide travel moneys for exceptional graduate or undergradu...
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Pinel Gives Presentation on Asset-Based Rural Development
Posted: Sunday, August 15 2010
Sandra Pinel, assistant professor of conservation social sciences and bioregional planning, recently gave a presentation on asset–based rural development strategies to the Clearwater Basin Collaborative. The collaborative is a cooperative advisory-making body working for consensus relating to conservation and development priorities with the U.S. Forest Service and federal land managers in the Clea...
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University of Idaho Advising, Teaching, Collaborative, Outreach and Creative Activity Achievements Shine
Posted: Wednesday, April 21 2010
Written by Amanda Cairo MOSCOW, Idaho – Excellence is its own reward, but as many University of Idaho faculty found out, a ceremony and an award can make the reward a little bit sweeter. The university's annual Excellence Awards banquet honored 16 faculty and graduate students at an on-campus ceremony for outstanding achievements in teaching, research, outreach and advising. New this year to the ...
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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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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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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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Sanyal Addresses Community-Building Institute
Posted: Friday, July 30 2010
Nick Sanyal, associate professor of conservation social sciences and bioregional planning, conducted a workshop entitled, “Moving from Conflict to Consensus in Small Groups: Building Bridges to Better Decision-making” at the 2010 Northwest Community Development Institute, in Boise, July 14. The institute is an annual four-day opportunity to help people become certified as professional community an...
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Sam Ham Receives Fulbright Award to LaTrobe University, Australia
Posted: Friday, April 2 2010
Sam Ham, professor of conservation social sciences and director of the Center for International Training and Outreach, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to spend October and November 2010, with LaTrobe University, Australia, as a Fulbright Senior Specialist. His work will focus on strengthening the expertise of LaTrobe faculty and graduate students to conduct research related to community a...
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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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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 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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CNR Faculty Member Publishes New Article on Using Forest Biomass for Energy Production
Posted: Friday, January 28 2011
Jay O’Laughlin, professor and director of the College of Natural Resources Policy Analysis Group, recently published “Forest Biomass Markets: Economics and Policy Primer” in the January-February 2011 edition of the Western Forester, a publication of the Society of American Foresters. O’Laughlin’s article focused on practical matters foresters should know in order to advise their landowner client...
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CNR Park Studies Unit helps National Park Service Improve Marketing Efforts
Posted: Friday, January 21 2011
Margaret Littlejohn, National Park Service Visitor Services Project (VPS) director in the CNR Park Studies Unit, presented, “The Visitor Services Project after 20+ years” on Nov. 20, 2010 at the National Association of Interpretation conference in Las Vegas, Nev. The presentation apprised National Park Service and other interpreters of the VSP's work and shared data from the more than 20 years of ...
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Scott Receives Public Service Award
Posted: Sunday, October 10 2010
J. Michael Scott, professor of wildlife resources and leader of the Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, received the 2010 Spirit of Defenders Award for Public Service from the Defenders of Wildlife. The award recognizes Scott’s innovative, scientific research and development of effective tools to inform decisions on how to best protect biodiversity on public lands. Scott received th...
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Moffit to Receive National Award for Diversity Efforts
Posted: Thursday, July 1 2010
Christine Moffitt, professor of fishery resources and assistant leader of the Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, will receive the Emmeline Moore Career Achievement Award from the American Fisheries Society (AFS). The award is named after the first female AFS president, Emmeline Moore and recognizes efforts of an individual member in the promotion of demographic diversity in the so...
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Sanyal and Service-Learning Students Assess Likely Futures For Moscow
Posted: Wednesday, April 14 2010
Nick Sanyal, associate professor of conservation social sciences and bioregional planning, and Liza Pulsipher, bioregional planning graduate student, facilitated two scenario-planning workshops, along with 28 conservation planning and management undergraduate students and three CSS/bioregional planning graduate students in Moscow on March 31 and April 7. The two public workshops were designed to e...
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Burbank Receives Top Student Award From U.S. Aquaculture Society
Posted: Wednesday, April 14 2010
David Burbank, master’s candidate in CNR’s Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, received the Best Student Oral Presentation Award in the U.S. Aquaculture Society’s Oral Presentation category.He gave his presentation, “Assessing Candidate Probiotic Use for the Possible Control of Flavobacterium Psychrophilum in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)” at the recent World Aquaculture 2010 conferen...
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Ken Cain
Posted: Monday, February 22 2010
Associate Professor of Fishery Resources
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Rangeland Ecology and Management Students Take Top Honors
Posted: Monday, February 22 2010
Students of Karen Launchbaugh, associate professor of rangeland management, earn national kudos.
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Policy Analysis Group Releases Idaho Sheep Report
Posted: Monday, February 22 2010
Written by Ken Kingery MOSCOW, Idaho – A report from the University of Idaho’s College of Natural Resources Policy Analysis Group (PAG) details the current situation with Idaho’s Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep and domestic sheep populations. The peer-reviewed report outlines the varying issues surrounding bighorn sheep viability and domestic sheep grazing. It provides background on the issue for ...
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Lauren Fins
Posted: Tuesday, December 29 2009
Professor of Forest Genetics
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Kerri Vierling
Posted: Wednesday, November 25 2009
College of Natural Resources
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Volunteer Opportunity at McCall Outdoor Science School
Posted: Thursday, September 10 2009
MOSCOW — A weekend of volunteer service at the University of Idaho McCall Field Campus is open to the public Friday through Sunday, Sept. 25-27. Volunteers will help prepare field campus for winter operation. Projects include painting, chinking, trail building, weather stripping and firewood cutting. Vans will leave the University of Idaho Moscow campus at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 25, ...
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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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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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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 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 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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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 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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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CNR Fisheries Scientist Educates Public About Washington and Idaho Lakes and Watersheds
Posted: Monday, February 7 2011
Frank Wilhelm, associate professor of fisheries resources, and fisheries master’s student Tim Caldwell, presented “Mysids in the Lake Pend Oreille Food Web: History and Current Research,” at the10th Annual Regional Lakes Conference, held February 5 at the Spokane Community College. The conference provided a forum for exchanging information and experiences of residents and lake associations in an...
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Scott Helps Western Governors' Association Work Across Borders
Posted: Friday, July 2 2010
J. Michael Scott, professor of wildlife and senior scientist with U.S. Geological Survey, was on a plenary panel at the June 28 meeting of the Western Governors' Association in Whitefish, Mont. Scott and panel members spoke on the topic of working across borders to conserve landscapes. Western states and Canadian provinces have a long history of working across borders to protect important resourc...
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Gorman Helps USDA Forest Products Lab Celebrate Centennial
Posted: Friday, June 25 2010
Tom Gorman, professor of forest products, participated in the June 23 Centennial Celebration of the USDA Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) in Madison, Wis. The laboratory was initiated by Gifford Pinchot in 1910 and Gorman has an active project underway at the facility. As part of FPL's 100th anniversary activities, Tom Tidwell, chief of the U.S. Forest Service, and Ann Bartuska, deputy chief for ...
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Hendee Receives U.S. Forest Service Lifetime Leadership Award
Posted: Tuesday, April 20 2010
John Hendee, professor emeritus and former dean of the College of Natural Resources (1985-94), has received the U.S. Forest Service Lifetime Leadership Award for Education in Wilderness Management and Stewardship. Forest Service Deputy Chief Joel Hoeltrop presented the award to Hendee at a plenary session of the 9th World Wilderness Congress in Mérida, Mexico, Nov. 12, 2009.
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O'Laughlin Presents Policy-Related Studies
Posted: Friday, April 2 2010
Jay O'Laughlin, professor of forestry and policy sciences, was invited by the Idaho House of Representatives Resources and Environment Committee to present the results of three policy-related studies he completed. The studies dealt with: the potential benefits and challenges of public land exchanges; bighorn sheep and domestic sheep situation in Idaho; and wood bioenergy opportunities and challen...
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Sanyal and Pulsipher Present on Green Infrastructure Concepts
Posted: Friday, April 2 2010
Nick Sanyal, associate professor of conservation social sciences, and Liza Pulsipher, bioregional planning graduate student, presented “Application of Green Infrastructure Planning: Lessons learned From Two Years of a Service-Learning Project in Southeast Washington. A planning Framework Linking People and Working Landscapes” at the second annual Inland Northwest Green Fair. The fair was held Marc...
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Kelly Crane
Posted: Sunday, February 7 2010
Extension Range Specialist
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McCall Outdoor Science School Educates Idaho Kids About Climate Change
Posted: Wednesday, January 27 2010
Written by Sue McMurray Wal-Mart grant will help with student-focused program MCCALL, Idaho – Snow-day school closures in early October, extra-hot summers and an overabundance of creepy insects to scare little sister may seem like a great way to live to some Idaho kids. But while these factors may be fun now, they are signs of impending climate change that could alter their futures. A new clim...
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University of Idaho Graduate Student Wins National Conservation Award
Posted: Monday, November 30 2009
Written by Sue McMurray MOSCOW, Idaho – Improving our understanding of risks to threatened species populations worldwide is the ambition of Jan Schipper, a University of Idaho graduate student. He is the recent winner of the William T. Hornaday Conservation Award, a national award from the American Society of Mammalogists that recognizes Schipper's significant contribution as a student to the con...
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University of Idaho Students, Staff Partner with Natural Resource Organizations to Gain Fire Leadership Experience
Posted: Friday, August 7 2009
MOSCOW, Idaho – Four people dealing with fire research and education from the University of Idaho College of Natural Resources “burned the midnight oil” earlier this semester by driving more than 60 hours roundtrip to work with The Nature Conservancy on using fire to improve landscapes. The team, comprised of Brian Austin, from Manchester, Mo.; Gabe Cortez, from Los Angeles, Calif.; Cody Fox, fr...
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Student Graduate Project Encourages Environmental Awareness and Stewardship for the Land
Posted: Friday, August 7 2009
MOSCOW, Idaho – When it comes to community sharing and support centered on the environment, education and sustainability, the Moscow-Pullman community is tops. University of Idaho student Anne Izard found that out when she began her master’s degree research project last fall. Izard worked with McDonald Elementary School second and sixth graders to create a visual outdoor classroom garden space i...
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McCall Outdoor Science School Makes a Splash with Free Boat, Kayak and Canoe Demo Day
Posted: Friday, August 7 2009
MCCALL, Idaho – Beginning and advanced paddlers will have opportunity to test the waters and new equipment during a paddling clinic Sunday, June 28, at the Ponderosa State Park Visitor Center in McCall. The event takes place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and is open to the public of all ages. Food and refreshments are included. Participants who drive to the park must pay a $4 park entry fee. Boat, ka...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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