A groundbreaking ceremony has been scheduled for Oct. 1 for the planned Arkansas Forest Health Research Center at the University of Arkansas at Monticello’s College of Forestry, Agriculture and Natural Resources. In February, the state received approval to allocate $16.8 …
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Seeing the Forest for the Trees: A Q&A with Michael Blazier, Dean of the UAM College of Forestry
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterArkansas is home to collegiate curricula that helps deliver a surprising economic punch yet still flies under the public radar. One such example can be found at the college of forestry, agriculture and natural resources at the University of Arkansas …
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Arkansas Center for Forest Business Ribbon Cutting Attended by Governor
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Arkansas Center for Forest Business was officially opened Sept. 29 in a ribbon cutting ceremony which featured Governor Asa Hutchinson as the keynote speaker. Located on the campus of the University of Arkansas in Monticello, the center is part …
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UA Monticello Forestry Students Practice Sustainability: 82 Acres Replanted in Two Days
by Lon Tegelsby Lon TegelsThe University of Arkansas at Monticello recently replanted its 82-acre harvested area of university-owned forest next to the Drew County Fairgrounds. A crew of 10 planted 36,000 seedlings in fewer than two days. Forest Manager Bobby Webb said the last …
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Blazier Tapped to Head Up UAM College of Forestry, Agriculture and Natural Resources
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffMichael Blazier has been tapped to serve as the new dean for the University of Arkansas at Monticello College of Forestry, Agriculture and Natural Resources. He has also been named director of the Arkansas Forest Resources Center. Blazier is only …