David M. Smith, the Morris K. Jessup Professor Emeritus of Silviculture at the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (F&ES), died on March 7 at the Whitney Center in Hamden. He was 87. After ...

The third-annual Michigan State University Spartan Bus Tour made a visit Monday to the university’s MSU Forestry Innovation ...

"Silviculture in tropical forests has a long history going back many centuries and active management for timber production began about two hundred years ago. There is therefore a considerable body of ...

Nova Scotia's forestry transition team will spend $7 million on silviculture work and forest road building, a move Premier Stephen McNeil says should keep up to 300 people working in the woods as ...

Called both a science and an art by those in the profession, silviculture is the practice of growing, managing and protecting healthy and sustainable forests. While growing trees may seem ...

THIS week, Lawrence Nelson, a silviculturist with the Forestry Department, talks about the career option. Who is a silviculturist? Silviculture is the growing and tending of trees as a branch of ...

The minor in forestry draws from the biological, physical, social, and managerial sciences. The curriculum aids in understanding the biological complexities of the forest and the interactions between ...

Dr. Ralph D. Nyland was the recipient of the 2017 Barrington Moore Memorial Award from the Society of American Foresters (SAF). The Barrington Moore Memorial Award recognizes outstanding achievement ...

A ‘smart spade’ which identifies exactly where to plant a tree seedling is just one of the new technologies in the seven-year $25.5 million Precision Silviculture development project. The newly ...

The little-known Kielder Forest is a haven tucked away in the north and centre of England, rubbing shoulders with Scotland. A swift train journey to Newcastle, followed by a cab ride over what once ...

Forestry is the science of managing, using, conserving, and repairing forests and woodlands to benefit humans and the environment. Foresters may work with natural forests, orchards, and urban settings ...