Jeffery Cannon Receives 2026 Emerging Leader Award from The Longleaf Alliance
Dr. Jeffery Cannon, landscape ecologist at the Jones Center at Ichauway, has received The Longleaf Alliance’s 2026 Emerging Leader Award. The Alliance recognized his research on how hurricanes influence longleaf pine cone production and regeneration, along with his work in ecological forestry and accessible training tools, including interactive forestry simulations. The award will be presented at the 16th Biennial Longleaf Conference in Williamsburg, Virginia, October 27-30.
Landscape Ecology Lab welcomes Dr. Behnoosh Abbasnezhad
The Landscape Ecology lab is proud to welcome Dr. Behnoosh Abbasnezhad who recently completed her PhD research at the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. Dr. Abbasnezhad’s future work will improve conservation outcomes in longleaf pine ecosystems by working with NRCS to develop tools for identifying high-priority areas for conservation easements and develop education materials to improve natural disturbance-based management outcomes in longleaf pine.