in Shakerag Hollow

Students were in Shakerag today looking at forest stand structure.

canopy walkway fall 2010

Intro to Forestry was back in the canopy on a fine fall day!

Chris Hehmeyer teaches in Snowden

Chris Hehmeyer (C'77) visited us today and spoke to Scott Torreano's Decision Making class about futures trading in lumber and carbon trading in Chicago. Chris was brought back to Sewanee by the Babson Center for Global Commerce as the first Humphrey's Entrepreneur-in-residence.

Steverson Moffat visits Snowden

We were lucky to have Steverson Moffat (C'88) come visit us last week. He is now working on the Nantahala National Forest, and he drove over with his daughter for a day in class with Ken Smith's Intro students and Scott Torreano's NR Decision Making class. Steverson then gave a well attended talk about the USFS in the afternoon that was sandwiched around tornado sirens and heavy rain. Hopefully we will get him to come back soon since he is so close to Sewanee these days.

Laurie Fowler and David Stooksbury

Laurie Fowler (C'80), the UGA associate dean of the Odum School of Ecology (and law professor) and Dr. David Stooksbury, Georgia's state climatologist, lectured at several classes in Snowden Hall today and also conversed with faculty about possible collaborations with the University of Georgia. They also discussed UGA's tropical watershed course and hoped to attract some Sewanee students to this summer's program.

more on the Snowden Hall dedication

The Baird family (along with Milton Schaefer and Emily Puckett) were in attendance as well as the Candler family. All long time supporters of our program. A big thanks to one and all for re-energizing the faculty and students in Forestry and Geology!

Snowden dedication

What a great day! Snowden Hall was rededicated on Oct. 20 in front of a large crowd. It was an honor to have Mr. Bayard Snowden visit us and deliver some remarks. Bran Potter was also his usual eloquent self.