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WEEKLY READER February 2018 Vol. 1, No. 1
HONORS and AWARDS
The 2018 Missouri Natural Resources Annual Conference
(MNRC) honored several people with SNR connections:
Chris Lohmann (Forestry, 2006; pictured top right)
received the Outstanding Forester Award from the Missouri
Chapter of the Society of American Foresters (MOSAF). Dr.
John Kabrick (Forestry, 1988; pictured bottom left with his
family) Scientist with the USDA Forest Service Northern
Research Station and Cooperative faculty at SNR, received
the prestigious Karkhagne Award from MOSAF for his
outstanding achievements and contributions to the forestry
profession. Dr. Rob Meyers (pictured bottom right) received
the Missouri Soil and Water Conservation Society
Professional Conservationist of the Year Award. He
currently serves SNR as the Chair of the Advisory Board of
the Center for Agroforestry. (Submitted and photos by
Shibu Jose.)
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PRESENTATIONS/PUBLICATIONS/RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
Invited Presentation at the 78th Midwest Fish & Wildlife Conference: Whittier, J.W., P. Hays,
B. Alexander, S. Todd, C. Bitting, S. Hodges, B. Kenner, and N. Athearn. Collaborative approach
to assess the current condition of priority natural resources in two National Parks.
Emily Rose Sutton (BS, SEAS, 2007)
gave a TEDx (‘Ideas worth spreading’)
talk about dealing with internet trolls in
broadcasting. Emily is a broadcast
meteorologist for KFOR-4 in the
competitive weather environment of
Oklahoma City, OK. TED
(Technology, Entertainment, Design)
talks are given by highly influential
professionals on a wide range of topics.
Speakers have included Bill Clinton,
Al Gore, Bill Gates, and many others
including Nobel Laureates. (Submitted
by Dr. Tony Lupo.)
New research has found that forest owners at greater risk of illegally
cutting trees from their forests prefer to participate in conservation
programs that allow sustainable timber harvesting. The findings of the
study, conducted by Francisco Aguilar and Phillip Mohebalian, could
be used to craft conservation contracts that are more likely to be
accepted by forest owners and might succeed in preventing
deforestation and forest degradation. For the full story via the MU News
Bureau the link is below along with a vimeo link. (Submitted by
Francisco Aguilar.) https://munews.missouri.edu/news-releases/2018/0129-forest-conservation-
can-have-greater-ecological-impacts-by-allowing-sustainable-harvesting/;
https://vimeo.com/253255447
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The Oak Woodlands & Forests Fire
Consortium (Mike Stambaugh, Chair; Joe
Marschall, Coordinator) released the
January 2018 edition of their quarterly
newsletter, IGNIS. CLICK HERE to learn
about the Consortium’s upcoming fire
ecology workshops for Missouri Ozarks
landowners, a research brief on raptor use of
prescribed fire (pyric-carnivory!),
woodland restoration research and
demonstration at Marais des Cygnes and La
Cygne State (KS) Wildlife Areas, and more!
(Submitted by Joe Marschall.)
A Mizzou team of postdocs in the fields of Education and
Natural Resources received a 2017 Student Teaching and
Learning Research (STAR) Grant for their research project
“Learning to Think with Data in a Graduate Statistics
Course.” The award recipients are research collaborators and
MU postdocs, Dr. Ruchi Bhattacharya (pictured) and Dr.
Terrell Morton. The two are members of the inaugural cohort
of the Preparing Future Faculty Postdoctoral Fellows for
Diversity Program at the University of Missouri.
Bhattacharya is an aquatic biogeochemist and a quantitative
ecologist in the School of Natural Resources. (Submitted by
Dr. Peter Motavalli; taken from MU Graduate Studies
Mizzou Grad & Postdoc News, January 2018.)
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EVENTS/MEETINGS/ANNOUNCEMENTS
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SPOTLIGHT
This is the fifth in a series about the many connections between SNR (School of Natural Resources)
and MDC (Missouri Department of Conservation). You may have wondered about the line I use
at the bottom of each of these articles, “compiled from a variety of sources.” Well, in this article,
I share those sources so that you can gain a deeper understanding of the connections between these
two entities by reading the following books and articles. So, read on and “History Up!”
MDC Man and Wildlife in Missouri: The History of One State’s Treatment of its Natural
Resources: This 134-page book was written by Charles Callison and published by MDC in 1961
with special arrangements by the Edward K. Love Foundation (another one of the many
connections).
Conservation Contrasts: Three Decades of Non-Political Management of Wildlife and
Forests in Missouri: Werner O. Nagel, the co-author of the original Survey of Resident Game
and Furbearers of Missouri, wrote this 453-page book which was published by MDC in 1970.
Missouri Department of Conservation: The First 50 Years: This 446-page book written by
James F. Keefe was published by MDC in 1987.
The Promise Continues: 75 Years of Citizen-Led Conservation in Missouri: Brett Dufur wrote
this 312-page update of MDC history which was published by MDC in 2013.
SNR Missouri Cooperative Wildlife and Fishery Research Units, 1938-1968: This is a 10-page
reprint of Chapter XXX from Conservation Contrasts (see reference above) and was written by
Thomas S. Baskett and published in 1970.
History of the School of Forestry, Fisheries and Wildlife: University of Missouri-Columbia:
This 37-page booklet was published in 1988 as Special Report 367 College of Agriculture
University of Missouri-Columbia and written by Richard Smith with sections by Leigh
Fredrickson, Ralph Musbach and John Slusher.
The Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Program: 60th-Year Celebration: W. Reid
Goforth, former leader of the Missouri Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit, wrote this 113-page
book published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Biological Survey in 1994.
Stephens Hall: From Wildlife to the Molecules of Life: This is an 8-page brochure announcing
the dedication ceremony of the renovated and remodeled E. Sydney Stephens Wildlife Building.
It was researched and written by Jeff Crane, Assistant Professor of History, Culver-Stockton
College in 2002.
Please let me know if I have overlooked any important sources. Happy reading! Compiled by Joe
G. Dillard, ABNR Building Room 47 Archivist compiled from a variety of sources.
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IN MEMORIUM
Professor Ernest C. Kung died at
the age of 87 on January 27, 2018 in
Gaithersburg, MD. Dr. Kung
enjoyed a long career (1967-1998)
as an atmospheric scientist and
teacher in the School of Natural
Resources at the University of
Missouri-Columbia His legacy is
his work on long-range forecasting,
atmospheric energetics, and
blocking anticyclones, having
founded and guided the university’s
General Circulation Research
Project for three decades. He served
the university at all levels including
as chair of Soil and Atmospheric
Sciences from 1995-1998. His work
in energetics and blocking was
groundbreaking, and has
applications in long range
forecasting, agriculture, insurance,
and defense. He lectured worldwide
including in Japan, India, England,
and Kenya. He published more than
55 journal articles. He was a Fellow
of both the American
Meteorological Society and Royal
Meteorological Society (England).
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