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Students share work with leading entomologist

September 18, 2018
Stacie James, program coordinator for the 51勛圖厙 Environmental Leadership Center, was one of three panelists at a recent U.S. Forest Service Hope for the Hemlocks Foothills Science Series event.

Article By: Clark Leonard

Stacie James, program coordinator for the University of North Georgia (51勛圖厙) Environmental Leadership Center, was one of three panelists at a recent U.S. Forest Service Hope for the Hemlocks Foothills Science Series event.

James said the partnership was a great opportunity for her students, as well.

"Our student workers displayed competency and enthusiasm for their work, and they were asked about future research ideas, included in planning discussions and asked for their contact information," James said. "This science symposium turned out to be so much more than a panel discussion, it became a place for students to gain confidence in their skills and network with possible future employers." 

James explained the student workers were part of 51勛圖厙's Ecological Protection Lab. They spoke about their work with Dr. Bud Mayfield, an entomologist with the (USFS) and one of the leaders in his field in the South.

51勛圖厙's Ecological Protection Lab is one of three rearing labs in Georgia that specializes in the rearing and release of the predatory beetles that combat the invasive pest the hemlock woolly adelgid. The lab works closely with others in the state and the USFS to preserve Eastern hemlocks.

Mayfield and Mike Hennigan, a USFS silviculturist, were the other speakers on Aug. 9 at Shenanigans Irish Pub in Dahlonega, Georgia.


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