Ecosystem Science and Management
Offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in Soil Science, Forest Resources (forestry), Wood Products, and Wildlife and Fisheries Science.
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Student Stories: 'Bird Scientist' Does Unique Work in Hawaii
May 8, 2013
The 2005 Penn State alumnus currently is involved in a groundbreaking conservation project at the Ka'ena Point Coastal Reserve in Hawaii. The effort targets the decreasing population of native seabirds, namely the Laysan albatross and the wedge-tailed shearwater.
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Penn State Places 6th in U.S. National Collegiate Soil Judging Contest
May 3, 2013
Penn State had seven students compete in the National contest, which was hosted Apr. 20 to 27 by the University of Wisconsin, Platteville. They finished six, with 2,630 points. The University of Maryland, coached by Penn State alumnus Dr. Brian Needelman, won the contest with 2,738 points.
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'Lumberjills' Shine for Penn State Woodsmen Team
April 19, 2013
Two women from the Penn State Woodsmen Team placed first in their events at a competition in Syracuse, N.Y., on March 23, defeating their opponents in the women's obstacle course and women's stock saw.
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Student Stories: Fisheries Grad Swims with Sharks
April 15, 2013
Jenifer McAndrew, class of 2011, works as a husbandry aquarium technician at the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island near Manteo.
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Changes to Fall Turkey-hunting Season Urged to Bolster Research Project
April 2, 2013
Informally dubbed "the hen study," the project aims to generate information that will allow the Pennsylvania Game Commission to more effectively set fall wild turkey season lengths.
