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@VTFREC

Virginia Tech - Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation - Educating the next generation of foresters & natural resource managers.

 Blacksburg, VA
frec.vt.edu/
Joined August 2012
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Mike Aust, the popular professor of forest resources and environmental conservation who retired in December, has been conferred the title of professor emeritus by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. news.vt.edu/articles/2025/04…
W. Michael Aust honored with emeritus status

W. Michael Aust honored with emeritus status

A member of the Virginia Tech community for more than 35 years, Aust made significant contributions to sustainable management of soil, water, and forest resources through his research.

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CNRE's Eric Wiseman @vtarborist and his team were honored with the L.C. Chadwick Award for Arboricultural Research by the International Society of Arboriculture. Their study, Urban Forestry 2020, shed light on the need for a well-defined professional identity in urban forestry.
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Paul Winistorfer, dean of the #VirginiaTech College of Natural Resources and Environment, announced his retirement, effective fall 2025. Winistorfer has served as @vt_cnre's dean since 2009. brnw.ch/21wN1OD
College of Natural Resources and Environment Dean Paul Winistorfer to retire

College of Natural Resources and Environment Dean Paul Winistorfer to retire

Winistorfer, himself a first-generation student, fostered a culture of forward-looking innovation in the college, creating successful degree programs and student initiatives while emphasizing the...

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The John F. Hosner Distinguished Lecture Endownment will bring leading voices to CNRE while celebrating the legacy of the college's honorary founding dean. Read the story at: news.vt.edu/articles/2024/06…
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Last week, our NC State CNR Extension team traveled to Reynolds Homestead in VA to collaborate with VA Tech's CNRE Extension team. What an awesome meeting with our fellow natural resources neighbors! @VACoopExt @vt_cnre @NCStateCNR @NCExtension @NCExtTourism
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Carrie Fearer @VTFREC has received a research award from the @VT_DataScience to research fir tree resistance to balsam woolly adelgid, an invasive pest that is impacting the forests of southwest Virginia. news.vt.edu/articles/2024/06…
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University Distinguished Professor Harold Burkhart @vt_frec, shown here teaching a course in 2007, is remembered as a pillar of modern forestry research, celebrated for a 50 year career of breakthrough research and teaching excellence.🌳🌲#TBT
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Looking for an immersive cultural and unique educational experience set against the backdrop of one of Central America’s most dynamic countries? Do you enjoy exploring new environments and roughing it? If so, then a 12-day education abroad program in Panama is calling you.
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Abagail Megna ’21 @VTFREC is pursuing a career in urban environmental planning as an environmental scientist, where she works with government agencies to ensure environmental compliance on infrastructure projects. 🌳🏢🌳🏗️🌳 Read her story at: news.vt.edu/articles/2024/06…
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We are excited to welcome Dr. Kevin McGuire as the new director of the Virginia Water Center! @kjmcguire Read more at vwrrc.vt.edu/2024/05/29/welc…
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The Big Trees registry and the benefits of large trees in urban areas are the focus of an article in Virginia Mercury. Professor Carolyn Copenheaver and Associate Professor Eric Wiseman @vtarborist were among the experts interviewed for the story. virginiamercury.com/2024/05/…
Documenting and preserving Virginia’s largest, most revered trees • Virginia Mercury

Documenting and preserving Virginia’s largest, most revered trees • Virginia Mercury

Virginia in the top five states with the most documented champion trees, the largest of their species.

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Irving L. Peddrew III, the first Black student admitted to Virginia Tech and a historically white, four-year public institution in any of the 11 former states of the Confederacy, passed away on May 11. He was 88. brnw.ch/21wJNyO

In memoriam: Irving L. Peddrew III

Peddrew was the first Black student admitted to a historically white, four-year public institution in any of the 11 former states of the confederacy.

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Congrats again to all CNRE graduates! We are so proud of you and can't wait to see what you do next! Check our highlight reel from CNRE Commencement. #VT24 #hokiegrad
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👏 🎉 🎓 Join us in congratulating all CNRE #VT24 grads! Now get out there and do your thing, you #hokiegrad champions of sustainability and the environment! See more phots at facebook.com/media/set/?set=… @vt_fishwild @vtfrec @vtsbio
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CNRE Commencement starting right NOW in Lane Stadium! Caps off to every CNRE @VTFREC @vt_fishwild @sustainbiomtrls #vt24 #hokiegrad! 🎓🎓 You did it!! 👏❤️👏
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Check out the video of CNRE's Graduation Celebration! Less than one week to go until the big event for CNRE spring grads on Thursday, May 9 at 3:30 p.m. in Lane Stadium. All the info you need about CNRE Commencement is at cnre.vt.edu/commencement.
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It's Earth Day! A day to celebrate our planet and the CNRE faculty and students taking on the world's most challenging environmental issues—like Marcella Kelly and Brett Jesmer @vt_fishwild who are leading efforts to protect big cats in Belize: bit.ly/3W8ZWBV

On the prowl for big cats in Belize

Wildlife conservation faculty Marcella Kelly and Brett Jesmer and their teams of student researchers are leading the efforts to protect jaguars and other animals in Belize.

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Hope everyone had a great time last night at CNRE's Graduation Celebration! Check out the photo album at facebook.com/media/set/?vani…. We can't wait to see our graduates cross the stage at CNRE Commencement on May 9 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. at Lane Stadium.
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Today, we’re honoring the lives of the 32 Hokies who were tragically taken from their loved ones and the Virginia Tech community on April 16, 2007. On the 2024 Day of Remembrance, we reflect on the tremendous promise each of them embodied for our world. #VTWeRemember 🧡
A photo shows the April 16 Memorial at Virginia Tech, situated in front of Burruss Hall.

ALT A photo shows the April 16 Memorial at Virginia Tech, situated in front of Burruss Hall.

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From compostable cutlery to shorebird conservation, check out the amazing projects this year’s Undergraduate Research Fellows in CNRE have been working on at bit.ly/4aSQNBz
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