big cat

big cat on the prowl at the Cheston Farm

patch burn grazing fire at the Cheston Farm, March 2012

Sewanee natural resource major finds hemlock woolly adelgid in town

article in the Sewanee messenger

http://www.sewaneemessenger.com/resources/current-issue/2-3-12.pdf

soil chemistry and human settlement

Patrick Vestal and Deanna Wolford (C'12) looking for soil chemical clues to past human habitation on the Domain. This is part of their senior project.

Sewanee farm manager position

http://sitemason.sewanee.edu/files/c796WQ/University%20Farm%20Manager%201.11.12.pdf

job openings

two positions at the Valles Caldera National Preserve

http://www.vallescaldera.gov/about/employment/?utm_source=Jobs12-02-03&utm_campaign=Job12-02-03&utm_medium=email

Lucas Ridley, C '06

Check out Lucas' new video, burr oak vs. buckeye

http://vimeo.com/35039789

Compartment 20 after thinning

October on the canopy walkway

Keri Bryan, C'12

firelane plantings from the 1960s

thinning white pine regen

Restoration students after an afternoon of manual thinning.

Compartment 20 thin

The Studer family forwarders in action at Compartment 20

Lewis Affronti with drip torch - Piney Point, Nov 2011

fire at Piney Point

Forest and watershed restoration students conducted a small prescribed fire at Piney Point in October 2011. The goals was to create forest floor conditions conducive to regenerating shortleaf pine.

Dr. Glen Smalley

A recent shot of Dr. Smalley. He recently revised his land type map of the Domain and this map will be included in the 2012 Domain Management Plan.

students digging fire line

Forest and Watershed Restoration students digging fire line for the 2012 prescribed fire at the recent airport clearing. The goal is to create a wet savanna.

Ocotober 2011 harvest map

October forestry meeting in Sewanee

We are hosting a forest restoration meeting in late October in Sewanee. The link will take you to the current agenda.

http://www.forestguild.org/meetings/SE_regional_mtg_11_agenda.pdf

temp job

Forestry field technician - temporary full time

There is currently an opening for a temporary field technician, to work full-time from Aug. 1 to Sept. 30, 2011. The job will entail measuring young trees, and making measurements of herbaceous vegetation on recently reclaimed mine sites. Much of the work will be outdoors, under rough conditions and in all types of weather. There will also be some lab work, primarily data entry, and work with spreadsheets and image files. A current drivers license is required. Some background in forestry, environmental science, biology, or related field is desirable. Experience with data management and plant identification are desirable, but not required. Compensation will be between $8-12 per hour, depending on experience. Please send a resume, along with contact information of 3 references, to Jennifer Franklin (jafranklin@utk.edu).

Job in Arlington County, Virginia (nat resources)

A great opportunity for a Sewanee alum - follow the link

http://bit.ly/jHbymU