NC Woody Biomass Amasses Awards

Posted on August 20, 2009 by kmfaber2

NC State Extension Forestry and the Forestry and Environmental
Outreach Program (FEOP) have been honored again for their hard work in developing and delivering the NC Woody Biomass Program. The group received the 2008-2009 Awards for Excellence of the Southern Extension Forest Resource Specialists (Silver award level). The NC Woody Biomass Program is a comprehensive program directed towards utilities, industries, natural resource professionals, policy makers, environmental leaders, landowners and others. The program’s goal is to provide education and materials that promote economic opportunities related to renewable energy derived from woody biomass.

The team recognized include:
Dr. Robert Bardon – Department Extension Leader and Associate Professor
Dr. Dennis Hazel – Extension Specialist and Associate Professor
Dr. Mark Megalos – Extension Specialist
James Jeuck – Extension Associate
Christopher Hopkins – Outreach Associate
Jasmine Shaw – Graduate Student
Susan McIntyre – Graduate Student
Dr. Susan Moore – Extension Associate Professor
Kelley Duffield McCarter – Program Coordinator

Forestry professionals touring a biomass fueled power generating facility near New Bern, NC.

Earlier this year, the NC Woody Biomass Team won the 2009 Innovator Award from the Southern Growth Policies Board and received recognition by the NC Association of Cooperative Extension Specialist as the Outstanding Subject Matter Program Developed by a Team.

For more information, contact NC Woody Biomass Leader, Dr. Dennis Hazel

Congratulations Team for the continued recognition this excellent program is garnering!

NC Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program (WHEP) Team Places among Top at Nationals

Posted on August 19, 2009 by kmfaber2

Renee L Strnad, NC State University – Extension Forestry
NC Project Learning Tree Coordinator
NC Certified Environmental Educator

Media Release

The North Carolina Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program team traveled to Zwolle, Louisiana, for the 2009 National WHEP Contest in July. Team members were Will Buslinger from Caswell County, Melissa Gold from Guilford County, and Rebecca Warren from Haywood County. Ruth Buslinger and Tanya Gold were the team coaches. Sixty-two youth from 16 states participated in the national contest with events including wildlife identification, general wildlife knowledge, and on-site recommendation of wildlife management practices. Additionally, teams created a written wildlife management plan, which each team member individually defended before a panel of judges.

The team returned to North Carolina with many awards, including 6^th Place Overall and 4^th in the Written Wildlife Management Plan event. Ms. Gold placed 13^th in the Overall individual scores. Mr. Buslinger placed 8^th in Oral Defense of the Wildlife Plan, and 17^th Overall in individual scores.

Congratulations!!!

The 2009 North Carolina Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program Team

Pictured above: 2009 North Carolina Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program Team at the
National Contest in Zwolle, Louisiana. Left to Right: Ruth Buslinger
(coach), Rebecca Warren, Will Buslinger, Melissa Gold, and Tanya Gold
(coach).

WHEP logo
Learn more about North Carolina WHEP – Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program and other great 4-H Programs!

NC State University Students Win Under Armour Collegiate National Bass Fishing Championship

Posted on July 13, 2009 by kmfaber2

From ESPNoutdoors.com – July 12, 2009

photo by Adam Arbottle

NC State University wood products senior Will White and textiles engineering senior Chris Wood win the 2009 National Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Both from North Carolina, neither Wood nor White had much experience with river fishing coming into the championship, and this was only Wood's second tournament with College Bass, but they did rise to the top-two from a club that has more than 40 members to represent North Carolina State.

White is the president of the NC State Bass Pack Fishing Club.

Read the complete article at ESPN Outdoors

Read pre-event story about the NC State Team in Technician Online

NC Woody Biomass Initiative Wins Innovator Award

Posted on July 2, 2009 by kmfaber2

A chipper utilized on-site during a harvesting operation North Carolina State University Extension Forestry's NC Woody Biomass initiative was recently honored as the North Carolina recipient of the 2009 Innovator Award from the Southern Growth Policies Board. The award recognizes initiatives

that are improving economic opportunities and the quality of life in southern regions.

NC Woody Biomass is a research-based, educational initiative that promotes economic opportunities related to renewable energy

derived from woody biomass.

NC Cooperative Extension Forestry Specialist educating landowners about woody biomass harvesting and markets This multifaceted program has reached over 1,000 landowners, resource professionals, and utilities specialist since 2008, and won praise earlier this year from the NC Association of Cooperative Extension for its educational component.

Members of the NC Woody Biomass team and honorees of the award are:

Dr. Robert Bardon – Department Extension Leader and CNRAssistant Dean for Extension
Dr. Dennis Hazel – Extension Specialist and Associate Professor
Dr. Mark Megalos – Extension Specialist
James Jeuck – Extension Associate
Christopher Hopkins – Outreach Associate
Jasmine Shaw – Graduate Student
Susan McIntyre – Graduate Student
Nate Osborne – Undergraduate Student
Rick Hamilton – Emeritus Extension Specialist

“I am very proud of the Extension Forestry group and their effort related to alternative energy and woody biomass,” says Dr.

Bardon. “They have made a significant impact on the economic, environmental, and social well-being of the citizens of North

Carolina.”

For more information:
Contact NC Woody Biomass Leader, Dr. Dennis Hazel
919-515-5573, dennis_hazel@ncsu.edu
Visit the NC Woody Biomass Homepage
View the 2009 Innovator Award Winner announcement flyer

Above photo: Forestry professionals at a field day examining the type and quality of chips that are produced during an in-woods chipping operation.

Above photo: Forestry professionals touring a biomass fueled power generating facility near New Bern, NC.

NC State Faculty Receive Fulbright Scholar Awards

Posted on June 18, 2009 by kmfaber2

NC State News Release – June 17, 2009

Media Contact: Matt Shipman, News Services, 919/515-6386 or matt_shipman@ncsu.edu

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Three North Carolina State University faculty members have been chosen to participate in the Fulbright Scholars Program to teach and study abroad in the 2009-2010 academic year.
Each year Fulbright grants are awarded to researchers, teachers and administrators of universities around the world. The grants allow for up to one year of research abroad at host universities. The recipients are chosen on the basis of academic or professional achievement, and leadership potential in their respective fields.
This year’s Fulbright Scholars are Dr. William J. Kinsella, an associate professor in the Department of Communication, Dr. Nora Haenn, an associate professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and Dr. Bronson Bullock, an associate professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources.

Read the full release