Virtual Field Trip to Radium Springs
Aqua-Biol produced a virtual field trip to Radium springs in support of the Society for Freshwater Science, Summer of Science 2020. Smith, C.R., C.E. Fallon, and S.W. Golladay. 2020. Radium Springs: History and virtual field tour (video). Society for Freshwater Science, Summer of Science 2020.
Christine Fallon awarded a USFWS Directorate Fellow
Christine Fallon has been awarded a USFWS Directorate Fellow for the summer of 2020. This is a prestigious and competitive program that gives students experience with actual natural resource management and conservation within federal agencies. Following successful completion, student fellows earn a GS rating and credit towards federal employment. Christine collaborated virtually with USFWS personnel […]
A Landscape-Scale Approach to Wetland Mitigation
The lab is excited to partner with Frances O’Donnell and Matt Waters at Auburn University and the Aquatic Biology lab on a new USDA AFRI grant to study the role of isolated wetlands in mitigating non-point source pollution. A detailed project description can be found here.
2020 ESA Annual Meeting
Tune-in to our presentations at the virtual Ecological Society Annual meeting: What has the greatest effect on sap-flow: a prescribed fire, a hurricane, or a solar eclipse? Presented by Steven Brantley. When fire is suppressed, pine woodlands lose water. Presented by Stribling Stuber. Grass-stage seedling physiology: water use under droughty conditions differ across soil types. Presented by Monica Harmon. […]
Insect Response to Wind Damage
The entomology lab receives grants to study insect response to wind damage in forests. Working with collaborators JT Vogt (USDA Forest Service) and Kamal Gandhi (University of Georgia), the Entomology Lab recently received a $75,000 grant for “Assessing Wind Damage in Longleaf Pine and Gulf Coast Forest Ecosystems”. The increasing number and severity of tornados, […]
Simulating Lightning Strike
What happens when a tree is struck by lightning? Check it out through photos as we simulate a lightning strike.
Virtual Field Trip to Radium Springs
Aqua-Biol produced a virtual field trip to Radium springs in support of the Society for Freshwater Science, Summer of Science 2020. Smith, C.R., C.E. Fallon, and S.W. Golladay. 2020. Radium Springs: History and virtual field tour (video). Society for Freshwater Science, Summer of Science 2020.
UGA Odum School, Environmental Problem Solving
Steve Golladay was a virtual instructor for the UGA Odum School, Environmental Problem Solving, Maymester Class. He led an interactive session with the class examining water scarcity in the lower Flint River Basin. May 28, 2020.
Christine Fallon awarded a USFWS Directorate Fellow
Christine Fallon has been awarded a USFWS Directorate Fellow for the summer of 2020. This is a prestigious and competitive program that gives students experience with actual natural resource management and conservation within federal agencies. Following successful completion, student fellows earn a GS rating and credit towards federal employment. Christine collaborated virtually with USFWS personnel […]