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FOREST AND WILDLIFE ECOLOGY NEWS A Newsletter for Dept. of Forest and Wildlife Ecology Staff, Students and Alumni Vol. 11, No. 2 September 2008 A nother school year has started and we’ve welcomed back the return- ing students plus a number of new stu- dents. Despite the trials and tribula- tions associated with the start of class- es, the training of professional resource managers is at the core of our mission – it is what makes being a fac- ulty member worthwhile. We draw a tremendous surge of energy from the student population, not to mention new ideas and more than a little inspiration. A number of visitors, post-doctoral research associates and new Ph. D. students also are in residence seeking to learn but also to contribute to the department and the campus. There is a strong international presence here with visitors and students hailing from Brazil, China, France, Israel, Switzerland and several other coun- tries. Opportunities to discuss science but also life, politics, food and many other subjects make for lively lunches and seminars and reinforce the notion of a very small planet. All our visitors have a great deal to contribute. Several graduate students and faculty have received awards in recent months, helping to maintain our repu- tation as a leading research program in the college and on campus. We applaud their success and leave it to you to read the details. On a sad note, we mourn the passing of a friend and benefactor to the department, Mr. Richard Ranney. Together with his wife, Lorraine, the Ranney’s gift of the 110-acre Donald Ranney Forest near Arena, WI served as a training ground for a number of students completing internships and for students learning about plantation management in silviculture labs. Dick will be missed but his legacy lives on. Ray Guries, Chair The 2000s Amanda Harford (B.S. Wildlife Ecology 2004) completed her Masters degree in Environmental Management at Duke University. In June she began working for ENTRIX, Inc. in Houston, TX as a staff scientist. ([email protected]) Theran Stautz (B.S. Forest Science, Recreation Resources Management 2002) is a Wetland Ecologist with NES Ecological Services in Hobart, WI. Theran contacted us earlier in the year looking for several interns to help out with their habitat restoration proj- ect over the summer. ([email protected]) Katie Wellnitz (B.S. Forest Science 2002) is in the process of switching careers. This summer she returned to school to complete her teaching certi- fication in secondary science and began work on a Masters degree in Curriculum and Instruction at UW- Milwaukee. ([email protected]) Erica Howard (M.S. Forestry 2002) is an Assistant Professor in the Humanities and Sciences Department at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, WA. She also expects to com- plete her Ph.D. in Environment and Resources at the UW-Madison in 2008. ([email protected]) Emily Duerr (B.S. 2002 Forest Science) is a Research Technician at Lincoln University in Christchurch, New Zealand. Her work involves investigating patterns and distributions of invasive plants in the Pacific Islands. Emily recently married anoth- er FWE alum. She and Steve Wangen (B.S. Forest Science 2002) were mar- ried in New Zealand in March 2008. Steve is working on his Ph.D. at Lincoln University. His research focuses on the spread of Hieracium lepidulum, a problem invasive in New continues on page 2 News from the Chair Alumni Update FOREST AND WILDLIFE ECOLOGY NEWS is published by the Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology Please send comments and news to: Dept. of Forest and Wildlife Ecology 1630 Linden Drive University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI 53706-1598 Tel. 608-262-9975 Fax 608-262-9922 Email: <[email protected]> Web site: <http://forestandwildlife- ecology.wisc.edu/> Editor/design: Mary Miron

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FOREST AND WILDLIFEECOLOGY NEWS

A Newsletter for Dept. of Forest and Wildlife Ecology Staff, Students and AlumniVol. 11, No. 2 September 2008

Another school year has started andwe’ve welcomed back the return-

ing students plus a number of new stu-dents. Despite the trials and tribula-tions associated with the start of class-es, the training of professionalresource managers is at the core of ourmission – it is what makes being a fac-ulty member worthwhile. We draw atremendous surge of energy from thestudent population, not to mention newideas and more than a little inspiration.

A number of visitors, post-doctoralresearch associates and new Ph. D.students also are in residence seekingto learn but also to contribute to thedepartment and the campus. There is astrong international presence here withvisitors and students hailing fromBrazil, China, France, Israel,Switzerland and several other coun-tries. Opportunities to discuss sciencebut also life, politics, food and manyother subjects make for lively lunchesand seminars and reinforce the notionof a very small planet. All our visitorshave a great deal to contribute.

Several graduate students and facultyhave received awards in recentmonths, helping to maintain our repu-tation as a leading research program inthe college and on campus. Weapplaud their success and leave it toyou to read the details.

On a sad note, we mourn the passingof a friend and benefactor to thedepartment, Mr. Richard Ranney.Together with his wife, Lorraine, theRanney’s gift of the 110-acre DonaldRanney Forest near Arena, WI servedas a training ground for a number ofstudents completing internships andfor students learning about plantationmanagement in silviculture labs. Dickwill be missed but his legacy lives on.— Ray Guries, Chair

The 2000sAmanda Harford (B.S. WildlifeEcology 2004) completed her Mastersdegree in Environmental Managementat Duke University. In June she beganworking for ENTRIX, Inc. in Houston,TX as a staff scientist.([email protected])

Theran Stautz (B.S. Forest Science,Recreation Resources Management2002) is a Wetland Ecologist withNES Ecological Services in Hobart,WI. Theran contacted us earlier in theyear looking for several interns to helpout with their habitat restoration proj-ect over the summer.([email protected])

Katie Wellnitz (B.S. Forest Science2002) is in the process of switchingcareers. This summer she returned toschool to complete her teaching certi-fication in secondary science andbegan work on a Masters degree in

Curriculum and Instruction at UW-Milwaukee.([email protected])

Erica Howard (M.S. Forestry 2002)is an Assistant Professor in theHumanities and Sciences Departmentat Cornish College of the Arts inSeattle, WA. She also expects to com-plete her Ph.D. in Environment andResources at the UW-Madison in2008. ([email protected])

Emily Duerr (B.S. 2002 ForestScience) is a Research Technician atLincoln University in Christchurch,New Zealand. Her work involvesinvestigating patterns and distributionsof invasive plants in the PacificIslands. Emily recently married anoth-er FWE alum. She and Steve Wangen(B.S. Forest Science 2002) were mar-ried in New Zealand in March 2008.Steve is working on his Ph.D. atLincoln University. His researchfocuses on the spread of Hieraciumlepidulum, a problem invasive in New

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Alumni Update

FOREST AND WILDLIFE ECOLOGY NEWS is published bythe Department of Forest and WildlifeEcologyPlease send comments and news to:Dept. of Forest and Wildlife Ecology1630 Linden DriveUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI 53706-1598Tel. 608-262-9975 Fax 608-262-9922Email: <[email protected]>Web site: <http://forestandwildlife-ecology.wisc.edu/>Editor/design: Mary Miron

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continued from page 1Zealand. Emily’s email is: [email protected] and you can contact Steve [email protected]

Emily Duerr and Steve Wangen, bothdepartment alumni, tied the knot inNew Zealand in March 2008.

The ‘90sAngela Van Handel (B.S. WildlifeEcology 1999) is a Certified VeterinaryTechnician at Community VeterinaryClinic in Milwaukee.([email protected])

Tara (Schaefer) Keyser (B.S. ForestScience 1998) is currently a ResearchForester with the USDA ForestService, Southern Research Station,Bent Creek Experimental Forest inNorth Carolina. Her research focuseson regeneration and stand dynamics.Tara earned M.S. and Ph.D. degrees inForest Sciences (silviculture) fromColorado State University followinggraduation from Wisconsin. She ismarried and has a one-year-old daugh-ter. ([email protected])

Barbara Martinez (B.S. WildlifeEcology 1998) is a Ph.D. candidate inConservation Biology at the Universityof Minnesota. ([email protected])

Josh Scherer (B.S. Forest Science1998) successfully defended his disser-tation in May 2008 and will begin aone-year internship this fall to com-

plete the requirements for his Ph.D. inCounseling Psychology from the UW-Milwaukee. Josh says the basic scien-tific foundation from his forest sciencedegree served him as well if not betterthan the psychology and social sciencebackgrounds of many of his doctoralpsychology cohorts. Josh says, “Thedepartment faculty were extremelypositive role models and mentors andprobably helped give me the academicself-confidence necessary to take on adoctoral program in a new…field.”Josh is married and has a baby daugh-ter. ([email protected])

Paul Perdew (B.S. Forest Science1992) held several positions in theforestry field before accepting his cur-rent position 10 years ago withPyramid Telephone and Security, acompany that installs security/firealarms, CCTV access and phone sys-tems. He says he still keeps his hand inforestry by helping his dad manage an80-acre tree farm. Paul is a licensedpilot and in his spare time is buildingan airplane. He lives in Stoughton, WI,with his wife and two children.([email protected])

Jill Marie Larson (M.S.Environmental Toxicology with Prof.Karasov 1991) is a chemistry instructorat Northeast Wisconsin TechnicalCollege. After teaching there for 17years she is taking a study sabbatical in2008-09 to increase her knowledge ofhuman nutrition with a geriatricemphasis. Jill lives on a small farmnear De Pere, WI, with her husbandand 5-year-old daughter.([email protected])

David Cleary (B.S. Wildlife Ecology1990) manages Associated UnderwaterServices, Inc. in Seattle, WA. Thecompany is involved in retrofittingdams for better fish passage. David ismarried and has four children.([email protected])

The ‘80sJohn Morton (B.S. Wildlife Ecology1980) is the supervisory biologist atKenai National Wildlife Refuge inSoldotna, Alaska. He has 20 years withthe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,having worked for several otherrefuges (Arctic, Yukon Delta andBlackwater) and two EcologicalServices offices (Annapolis andHonolulu). Following graduation fromthe UW-Madison, John went on tocomplete his M.S. and Ph.D. degreesin Wildlife Science from VirginiaPolytechnic Institute and StateUniversity. ([email protected])

Lynn Murel, M.D. (B.S. WildlifeEcology 1980) spent eight years aftergraduating as a wildlife biologist withthe USDA Forest Service before turn-ing to the medical profession. She cur-rently is medical director for UW-StoutStudent Health Services.([email protected])

The 1970sWilliam Ishmael (B.S. 1979, M.S.1984 both in Wildlife Ecology) is AreaWildlife Supervisor with WisconsinDNR. He works on a variety of issuesrelated to deer, including chronic wast-ing disease, damage to agriculturalcrops, and population reduction. Healso is working to develop new strate-gies to control invasive plant species.([email protected])

Elizabeth Lobos, M.D. (B.S. WildlifeEcology 1978) is a Research Instructorin the Department of Psychiatry atWashington University in St. Louis,MO. ([email protected])

Dick Wolkowski (M.S. Forestry 1978)is an Extension Soil Scientist n theDept. of Soil Science at the UW-Madison, where he has held severalpositions since 1979. He earned hisPh.D. in Soil Science at the UW in

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continued from page 21989. His current work focuses on soiland water management, includingtillage and crop residue management,soil compaction, precision agriculture,and the land application of municipaland industrial wastes.([email protected])

Chris Madson (M.S. Wildlife Ecology1976) is editor of Wyoming Wildlifemagazine and a freelance writer andphotographer living in Cheyenne, WY.Chris was recently awarded theOutdoor Writers Association ofAmerica Excellence in Craft Award atthe organization’s annual meeting inBismarck, ND.

Nancy Hafer (B.S. Forest Science1976) is managing West View Resortin Lac du Flambeau, WI. She recentlyretired from the USDA Forest Serviceafter working for 25 years as a foresterand 5 years as a botanist. You cancheck the resort out at www.west-viewresort.com. ([email protected])

Kenneth L. Fabel (B.S. WildlifeEcology 1972) has retired from SNEEnterprises, Inc. in Mosinee, WI,where he was Manufacturing Manager.He still lives in the area (Schofield)and is a County Board Supervisor forMarathon County.([email protected])

The 1960sJim Evrard (M.S. Wildlife Ecology1969) retired from the Wisconsin DNRafter 30 years with the agency. He isactive in a number of wildlife conser-vation groups as a volunteer and writesa conservation column for a state-wideoutdoor newspaper. Jim and his wife,Shirley, live in Grantsburg, WI.([email protected])

James Zohrer (M.S. Wildlife Ecology1969) has retired from Iowa DNR after

30 years with the agency. Since retir-ing he keeps busy writing wildlifegrant proposals for the Iowa DNR;authored the Iowa Wildlife ActionPlan; and teaches Wildlife Ecology,

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General Ecology, and EnvironmentalScience at Simpson College in Iowa.James lives in West Des Moines, IA.([email protected])

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Summer Camp 2008S ummer camp 2008 is now history for the 23 students who participated

this year. The Forest Resources Practicum--Forestry Field Camp--isan intensive three-week field course held at the Kemp Natural ResourcesStation in Woodruff, Wis. Camp is the time when all of the theories andconcepts learned in the classroom are put to practice. Below are a fewcandid snapshots that may bring back fond memories of your days atForestry Field Camp. Photos by Volker Radeloff.

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regional forest carbon cycling. Shawnmay apply for an additional two yearsof support from the ESS fellowshipprogram pending satisfactory progresson his project.

Jane Foster, a Forestry Ph.D. student,was also awarded a NASA ESSFellowship for the 2008-09 academicyear. Jane’s project is titled “Forestinsect defoliation and carbon dynam-ics: linking remote sensing with simu-

lation modeling.” She also will be eli-gible for an additional two years offunding from NASA pending satisfac-tory progress on her project. In addi-tion to the NASA fellowship Jane wasawarded the Thomsen WisconsinDistinguished Graduate Fellowship,established by the estate of ElsaThomsen to support outstanding gradu-ate students.

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Sofie Trads awardedintern scholarshipCongratulations to Sofie Trads whowas awarded a $3500 Spitze PublicPolicy Intern Scholarship to supporther summer internship in Washington,DC. Sofie is a senior majoring inForest Science. She spent her summerinterning with Senator Robert Corker(R-TN). Corker works on energy andrenewable resource issues.

Ashley Gramza namedoutstanding seniorAshley Gramza, a Wildlife Ecologymajor who graduated in May 2008,was named a CALS OutstandingSenior. In addition to her high level ofacademic achievement she was activein a number of extra-curricular activi-ties both on and off campus. Ashleywas one of eight seniors to receive theCALS award. Following graduation,Ashley worked on a rattlesnakeresearch project in Minnesota over thesummer followed by an Americorpsposition as a private land wildlife spe-cialist in Iowa.

NASA fellowships go toShawn Serbin and Jane FosterNASA has awarded Shawn Serbin aNASA Earth System Science (ESS)Fellowship for the 2008-09 academicyear. Shawn is a Forestry Ph.D. stu-dent whose research focuses on quanti-fying the effects of disturbance on

StudentNews

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Faculty Feature. . .

Meet our new F&WE faculty member— Zach Peery

Assistant Professor Zach Peery will be joining the department inDecember of this year. This fall he is in the process of wrapping up

his post-doc work at the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University ofCalifornia, Berkeley and Moss Landing MarineLaboratories. Prof. Peery received a Ph.D. from theDepartment of Environmental Science, Policy, andManagement at U.C. Berkeley in 2004, a M.S. fromHumboldt State University in Wildlife Biology in 1996,and a B.S. from U.C. San Diego in Ecology, Behavior,and Evolution in 1993. His Ph.D. research focused onthe ecology and conservation of the Marbled Murrelet

(Brachyramphus marmoratus), an endangered seabird that, in California,nests exclusively in old-growth redwood forests. His master’s researchinvolved studying the demography and old-growth habitat associations ofthe threatened Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis). Prof. Peery says his threemain research interests are wildlife population biology, molecular ecolo-gy, and the biology of seabirds. Much of his research integrates methodsand concepts from these fields to study the demographic and environmen-tal factors limiting endangered species. Prof. Peery’s teaching interestsinclude wildlife ecology, conservation genetics, and the use of populationviability analysis in endangered species conservation.

During his free time, Prof. Peery enjoys surfing, cross-training, and “fum-bling around” on the guitar. He says, “I’m excited about being part of theUW community!

Zach Peery

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Buongiorno honored byInternational Academy Professor Joseph Buongiorno was elect-ed a Fellow of the International

Academy of WoodScience. TheAcademy is an inter-national non-profitorganization that pro-motes many aspectsof wood science onan international level.Candidates are firstnominated and then

complete a formal review process beforebeing invited into the Academy.Buongiorno specializes in decision-mak-ing models, economic forecasting, inter-national forestry, and development plan-ning.

Carroll receives CALSClassified Staff AwardDebra Carroll was awarded a CALSClassified Staff Recognition Award at anawards ceremony in April. Debra, aProgram Associate in the department,was recognized for “her assistance andprofessionalsupport tokeep proj-ects runningsmoothly,efficientlyand onbudget” inaddition toher manyother posi-tive attrib-utes. Fur-ther, Debra’snominators noted that she is “exception-ally adept at understanding regulatorynuances” and takes care to keep up todate on requirements of the universityand federal systems.

Drake and Nack receive Peterson TechnologyTransfer Award

Assistant ProfessorDavid Drake andOutreach SpecialistJamie Nack, receivedthe 2007 Donald R.Peterson TechnologyTransfer Award fortheir Wildlife on theFarm exhibit at the2007 Wisconsin FarmTechnology Days.Drake and Nack’sexhibit included awildlife identificationquiz and wildlife speci-mens for people to see,touch and ask about.The exhibit also provid-

ed information about wildlife-relatedhabitat management practices, recre-ational opportunities, income potential,and resolution of wildlife damage/nui-sance problems in agricultural land-scapes. The award recognizes outstand-ing effectiveness in improving publicunderstanding of new technologicaladvancements; new management tools,processes, or concepts; or contemporaryagriculture and natural resources issuesvia an exhibit at Wisconsin FarmTechnology Days.

Pidgeon promotedto Assistant ProfessorCongratulations to Anna Pidgeon whowas promoted from Associate Scientistto Assistant Professor.Pidgeon earned herPh.D. in WildlifeEcology in the depart-ment in 2000. Herresearch has focused onavian ecology, specifi-cally on understandingwhat contributes to habi-tat quality and how native bird speciesrespond to changes in habitat. She hascollaborated with a variety of agenciesand scientists on her research, including

the Wisconsin DNR, The NatureConservancy, U.S. Forest Service,Department of Defense and NASA. Asan Assistant Professor, Pidgeon says shelooks forward to becoming moreinvolved with undergraduate students asher teaching obligations expand toinclude Terrestrial Vertebrate Ecologyand a new course on understandingwildlife habitat relationships.

Radeloff receives Vilas Associate AwardThe UW-Madison Vilas Trustees namedProfessor Volker Radeloff as a recipient

of the Vilas AssociateAward. The award rec-ognizes faculty in theBiological SciencesDivision and includesflexible research fund-ing for the 2008-09 and2009-10 fiscal years.The award funds may

be used to support research travel, bookpurchases, and supplies relating toresearch activities. Radeloff says heplans to use the award funds to supporthis research on land use change and itseffects on biodiversity in the formerSoviet Union and South America.

Kellett Award goes to RaffaAdjunct Professor Kenneth Raffa hasreceived the Kellett Mid-Career Award,given annually by theUW-Madison GraduateSchool. The awardincludes $60,000 inunrestricted researchsupport. Raffa is anentomologist whoseresearch focuses on thepopulation dynamicsand ecology of forest insects as well asthe application of underlying mecha-nisms to natural resource challenges. TheKellet Award is supported by theWisconsin Alumni Research Foundation.

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Prof. Drake

Jamie Nack

Prof. Radeloff

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Prof. Raffa

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Prof. Buongiorno

CALS Dean Molly Jahnpresents Debra (left) withher award.

Photo by B-Wolfgang Hoffmann

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Townsend selected asLeopold Leadership FellowAssociate Professor Phil Townsend wasawarded a 2008 Leopold Leadership

Fellowship. He is oneof 19 individuals select-ed from across NorthAmerica who will par-ticipate in two week-long training sessionsdesigned to help partici-pants deliver scientificinformation more effec-tively to journalists, pol-

icymakers, business leaders and the pub-lic. The program is based at StanfordUniversity’s Woods Institute for theEnvironment. “The Leopold LeadershipProgram recognizes rising stars in envi-ronmental science who are taking on lead-ership positions in their fields and withintheir universities,” says Pam Sturner,managing director of the program. “Ourprogram provides them with the skills andconnections to make sure their research isheard and has an impact in the publicarena.” Townsend’s research focuses onstructure, composition and functioning offorested ecosystems subject to rapidchange.

Santana-Castellon appointed Adjunct Assistant ProfessorEduardo Santana-Castellon has beenappointed an Adjunct Assistant Professorin the Department ofForest and WildlifeEcology. Santana-Castellon has a long-running connection tothe department andthe UW-Madison. Heis an alumnus of theUW, obtaining his B.S.and M.S. degrees in Wildlife Ecology andhis Ph.D. in Zoology/Wildlife Ecology.Santana-Castellon is currently a professorat the University of Guadalajara inMexico, where his teaching and academicwork focuses on three program areas—Agriculture and Natural Resources

Engineering, the Management of NaturalResources, and the City, Territory andSustainability Program. As an AdjunctProfessor he plans to continue his collab-oration with the department to offer aninternational course on management ofnatural resources in western Mexico aswell as explore the possibility of twoadditional international courses. SixteenUW-Madison students participated in thecourse when last offered in January 2008.

Co-op Wildlife ResearchUnit has busy yearThe U.S. Geological Survey WisconsinCooperative Wildlife Research Unit con-ducted a number of research projects andoutreach events in the past year. TheUnit’s grassland bird research was fea-tured in a Capital Times newspaper articlein January. In April the unit hosted a fieldtrip to the Military Ridge Prairie HeritageArea for the U.S. Chapter of theInternational Association of LandscapeEcologists. The Unit’s wildlife diseaseprogram published articles on chronicwasting disease (CWD), avian cholera,and Hawaiian forest birds. The group’sresearch efforts were also noted in localnewspaper articles and in the WildlifeProfessional magazine. Several publica-tions have resulted from interagency col-laborative efforts on diseases occurring atthe wildlife-domestic animal interface.For for information on the projects, visittheir web page at <http://forestandwild-lifeecology.wisc.edu/coop/wcwru.htm>

Black bear population on the rise The Department of Natural Resources’past estimates put Wisconsin’s black bearpopulation at about 13,000. It turns outthat may be a bit low, suggests research

by graduate student David MacFarlandand Prof. Tim Van Deelen. After the mostcomprehensive “mark and recapture”study ever done on bears in the state, thepair now estimate the state’s bear popula-tion at about 26,000. Most bears still livein the northern third of Wisconsin.However, the number of bear movingsouth, even as far as Dane and Iowacounties, is growing, says Van Deelen.

Graduate student David MacFarland(below) holds a two-month-old male cubwhose mother was being fitted with atracking collar.

Alum donates funds forgrad student scholarship In observance of his retirement fromSeoul National University, ProfessorKyung Joon Lee (M.S. Forestry 1973) hascreated a scholarship fund with a cashdonation of $10,000 to benefit a forestrygraduate student at the UW-Madison.Prof. Lee received a scholarship duringhis time as a Research Assistant withProf. Theodore Kozlowski and wanted to

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Prof. Santana-Castellon

Prof. Townsend

ResearchCapsules

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Forest and Wildlife Ecology Fund

We invite you to join us in our efforts to provide support for important department priorities. Proceeds will beused to support student travel to professional meetings, help cover the costs of the summer field camp and thesouthern trip, and to renovate work space in Russell Labs.

I/we would like to donate: ____ $25 ____ $50 ____ $75 ____ $100 ____ Other _________________________(please specify amount)

I/we would like to pledge $______ each year for ______ years.

Please charge my gift of $________ to my (please circle): Mastercard Visa American Express

Card Number: __ __ __ __ - __ __ __ __ - __ __ __ __ - __ __ __ __ Card Expiration Date: ____________________

Cardholder’s Name (please print)______________________________________________________________________

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Street Address ______________________________________________________________________________________

City, State, Zip ______________________________________________________________________________________

If paying by check, please make your gift payable to UW Foundation Forest and Wildlife Ecology Fund, University of Wisconsin Foundation, 1848 University Avenue, P.O. Box 8860, Madison, WI 53708-8860

continued from page 6give the scholarship in appreciation forthe support that made it possible for himto attend the UW-Madison. The depart-ment greatly appreciates Prof. Lee’s gen-erous donation.

Friend of FWE RichardRanney passes away A long-time friend of our department,Richard L. Ranney, passed away on May29, 2008, at the HospiceCare Center inFitchburg, WI. He was 89 years old.According to his obituary in the DunnCounty News, Richard loved forests, espe-cially his special piece of land, “the treefarm,” near Arena, WI, where he plantedthousands of pine trees over the years.The tree farm gave him many hours ofsolace and provided a retreat from thestresses of life. After transforming theland from a sandy wasteland to a planta-

tion of tall pine trees, he donated it to theUW in memory of his brother who diedwhile a student here. This parcel is nowthe Donald Ranney Forest and has beenused for a variety of teaching and researchactivities over the years. Richard graduat-ed from the UW-Madison in 1943 with adegree in agricultural engineering. He wasthe first member of his family to graduatefrom college. Richard is survived by hiswife of 65 years, Lorraine, as well as fivedaughters and their families.

First recipient completesConnor internship The first recipient of the David N. ConnorForestry Internship is Josh Burling, a sen-ior majoring in Forest Science. Joshinterned over the summer with NicoletHardwoods in Laona, WI. The internshipsupport is provided through the generosityof Mary Pierce and the Connor Family.“The internship has been a wonderful

partnership between the department, UWFoundation, and the private sector toenhance a student’s education,” says MaryPierce. “It’s fun to be on a team whereeveryone is so enthused.”

The internship comes with a $7,000stipend. Josh’s internship with NicoletHardwoods included mentoring on con-ducting resource inventories, forest certifi-cation programs, developing and imple-menting silvicultural prescriptions, admin-istering timber harvests, scaling forestproducts and experience in forest productsmanufacturing. Showing her own entusi-asm for the internship, Ms. Pierce adds, “Ilike that the internship promotes learningthrough immersion. The student isimmersed in the day-to-day operations....They are exposed to the importance ofmanaging the forest resource for the long-term. But they also learn about the forestproducts and economics side of the busi-ness.”

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