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Out of the classroom, into the wild: Students gain field experiences in natural infrastructure
It’s not every day that your class syllabus recommends muck boots. But for students enrolled in ENVE 8330: Field Experiences in Natural Infrastructure, the dress code is part of the lesson. Over a long weekend in March, graduate students traded lecture halls for salt marshes, barrier islands and historic coastal sites, immersing themselves in the real-world ways communities manage changing…
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Working Lands for Wildlife joins University of Georgia to expand conservation impact
The University of Georgia will receive $8.8 million over three years to help farmers restore streams and rivers on their land through the Working Lands for Wildlife’s Southern Waters Framework. Three colleges — the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, the Odum School of Ecology and the College of Engineering — will join with two UGA centers — the River Basin Center and the Institute for Resilient…
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Brunswick Launches “Love Where You Live” Campaign Linking Green Infrastructure and Community Cleanup Efforts
UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant, the City of Brunswick, and Keep Golden Isles Beautiful are launching a new community campaign, Love Where You Live, to connect green stormwater infrastructure with hands-on coastal cleanup efforts. The campaign highlights green infrastructure projects installed in public spaces to reduce stormwater pollution and flooding, and pairs them with newly placed self-service litter…
