Department of Natural Resources Conservation

The New Hampshire Arborist Association held its annual tree climbing competition in Hanover, NH on September 28th. Among the competitors were Eliot Beals and Kyle McCabe, current UMass students, as well as Andrew Putnam, who graduated in 2006. Kyle, shown here performing the work climb–in which a climber moves around the tree simulating pruning tasks–placed 1st [...]

The Department of Natural Resources Conservation at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, is seeking applications for a 9-month, tenure-track appointment as Assistant Professor in Environmental Policy, emphasizing forest, wildlife, fisheries or building-related research. Expertise relevant to urban wild-land interfaces is preferred. A Ph.D. in an environmental science-related field with a strong emphasis on environmental policy, [...]

The Department of Natural Resources Conservation at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, is seeking applications for a 9-month, tenure-track appointment as Assistant Professor in Aquatic Ecology and Fisheries Science. Position will emphasize fish-habitat relationships, fish population biology, and/or aquatic ecosystem management and will focus on human-impacted freshwater, estuarine or coastal ecosystems. Research topics include, but [...]

"Two campus researchers are developing computer models to predict the
strength of structural composite lumber (SCL), which could broaden the use
of the sustainable material in large building projects.
Peggi Clouston, associate professor in Wood Mechanics, and Sanjay Arwade,
assistant professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering, are creating the
computational tools with a three-year, $300,000 grant from the National
Science Foundation."
http://www.umass.edu/loop/talkingpoints/articles/77011.php

Fall 2008 Seminar Series Schedule (PDF)
September 12:
Historic Stone Walls as a Conservation Issue
Robert Thorson, University of Connecticut
September 19:
Winter Moth: A New Invasive Defoliator in New England
Joe Elkinton, University of Massachusetts
September 26:
Land Conservation and the Design and Planning of Sustainable Open Space
Elizabeth Brabec, University of Massachusetts
October 3:
Understanding Mechanisms that Guide Avian Community Responses to
Urbanization
Amanda Rodewald, The [...]