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- 11,000 tree seedlings to be planted across the commonwealth in commemoration of Jamestown's 400th anniversaryDavis, Lynn (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2007-04-25)Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources and the Virginia Cooperative Extension are partnering with the Virginia Department of Forestry and the Virginia Museum of Natural History to get 11,000 tree seedlings planted across the commonwealth in commemoration of Jamestown's 400th anniversary.
- 23rd Annual Mudbass Classic Tournament to be held SaturdayDavis, Lynn (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2006-04-27)The Virginia Tech Department of Fisheries and Wildlife and the Virginia Tech Chapter of the American Fisheries Society (AFS) will host the 23rd Annual Mudbass Classic Tournament on Saturday, April 29, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- A.L. (Tom) Hammett receives 2010 Alumni Award for Excellence in International EducationOwczarski, Mark (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2010-05-05)A.L. (Tom) Hammett, professor of wood science and forest products in the College of Natural Resources at Virginia Tech, received the university's 2010 Alumni Award for Excellence in International Education.
- Annual Virginia/West Virginia Water Research Symposium to be held Nov. 26-30Constantinescu, Ana (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2007-10-30)The Virginia Water Resources Research Center, based at Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources, in partnership with the West Virginia Water Research Institute will host the 2007 Water Research Symposium Nov. 26-30 at the Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center.
- Applications being accepted for national Zone VI Urban Forestry FellowshipDavis, Lynn (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2008-11-18)Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources is now accepting applications for a national urban forestry fellowship offered by the Garden Club of America and made possible through the donations of its Zone VI members, national membership, and Casey Trees. The first awards were presented in 2006.
- Audrey Zink-Sharp appointed wood science and forest products interim department headDavis, Lynn (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2009-06-17)Audrey Zink-Sharp has been appointed as interim head of the Department of Wood Science and Forest Products in Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources.
- Audrey Zink-Sharp named Society of Wood Science and Technology FellowDavis, Lynn (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2010-11-04)
Professor Audrey Zink-Sharp of Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources and Environment has been elected a Fellow of the Society for Wood Science and Technology.
- Brian Murphy receives Edward S. Diggs Teaching Scholar AwardDavis, Lynn (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2007-11-30)Brian Murphy of New Castle, Va., fisheries and wildlife science professor at Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources, has received a 2007 Edward S. Diggs Teaching Scholar Award. The award, established in 1992, honors outstanding teachers who make exceptional contributions that mutually benefit the classroom environment and the department's academic mission.
- Center for Geospatial Information Technology announces new director and restructuringFay, Patrick (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2009-06-17)Randy Dymond, founding director of the Center for Geospatial Information Technology and Erv Blythe, Virginia Tech's vice president for information technology, have formed a partnership to create a restructured entity to advance geospatial science and research at Virginia Tech through collaborations with Virginia Tech faculty and administrators, research centers, local, state and federal agencies, and external partners.
- Chesapeake Bay restoration, interdisciplinary water management topics to kickoff water seminar seriesFay, Patrick (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2010-02-15)Virginia Tech's Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science and the Virginia Water Resources Research Center are co-sponsoring this year's Spring 2010 Water Seminar Series.
- Chief executive leadership award bestowed on Virginia Tech presidentOwczarski, Mark (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2009-02-18)Virginia Tech President Charles W. Steger was recently honored by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District III with its Chief Executive Leadership Award at its annual conference held in Atlanta Feb. 8-11.
- Chip Frazier named Thomas M. Brooks Professor of Wood Science and Forest ProductsDavis, Lynn (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2007-03-28)Charles E. "Chip" Frazier of Blacksburg, professor of wood science and forest products in the College of Natural Resources at Virginia Tech, has been appointed the Thomas M. Brooks Professor of Wood Science and Forest Products by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors during the board's quarterly meeting March 26.
- Christopher B. Davidson receives College of Natural Resources Young Alumnus AwardDavis, Lynn (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2007-06-08)The College of Natural Resources and the Virginia Tech Alumni Association jointly presented Christopher B. Davidson of Memphis, Tenn., with the Young Alumnus Award-Graduate Degree.
- Citizens conference for restoring urban streams to be held in JuneDavis, Lynn (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2009-05-06)Restoring degraded streams is critical if healthy forest ecosystems are to be maintained.
- College of Natural Resources accepting applications for Urban Forestry FellowshipDavis, Lynn (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2007-12-07)Zone VI of The Garden Club of America, which makes its home at Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources, is now accepting applications for its national urban forestry fellowship for qualified U.S. students. The first awards were presented in 2006.
- College of Natural Resources alumnus receives 2007 Presidential Green Chemistry AwardDavis, Lynn (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2007-06-22)In a first for a Virginia Tech graduate, Kaichang Li, who received his Ph. D. in wood chemistry under Virginia Tech professor Rich Helm in 1996, has received the 2007 Presidential Green Chemistry Award for the "development and commercial applications of using soy-based adhesives for making wood composites."
- College of Natural Resources and Environment launches student Leadership InstituteDavis, Lynn (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2010-09-24)
Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources and the Environment launched a new program to develop leadership abilities in some of its top students to help prepare them as future leaders in managing natural resources for sustainability and biodiversity.
- College of Natural Resources and Environment's Thomas R. Fox awarded Fulbright to ChileDavis, Lynn (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2010-08-24)
Thomas R. Fox of Christiansburg, Va., professor of forestry in Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources and Environment, was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship for research and teaching at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile in Santiago, Chile.
- College of Natural Resources and Extension offer conference for woodlot ownersDavis, Lynn (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2006-08-16)Virginia Cooperative Extension at Virginia State University, in partnership with Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources and the Virginia Department of Forestry, will hold a conference for woodlot owners around the state who seek ways to increase income from products and services from their lands.
- College of Natural Resources and Extension offer one-day and online workshops for Virginia landownersDavis, Lynn (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2009-02-25)The Virginia Forest Landowner Education Program, a Virginia Cooperative Extension activity in Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources, provides Virginia's landowners opportunities to learn how to maintain their land and forests to make advantageous, profitable, and sustainable investments.