Virginia Tech College of Natural Resources and Environment

Georgia Gov. Kemp Honors CatchMark as 2022 Forestry for Wildlife Partner

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Friday, June 10, 2022
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Brian Kemp honored Atlanta-based CatchMark Timber Trust, Inc. (NYSE: CTT) earlier this month as a 2022 partner in the state's Forestry for Wildlife Partnership, a program administered by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources' Wildlife Resources Division (DNR).

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  • Brian Kemp honored Atlanta-based CatchMark Timber Trust, Inc. (NYSE: CTT) earlier this month as a 2022 partner in the state's Forestry for Wildlife Partnership, a program administered by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources' Wildlife Resources Division (DNR).
  • Kemp recognized CatchMark for its "stewardship and land management practices benefiting wildlife across Georgia."
  • Administered by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources' Wildlife Resources Division, the Forestry for Wildlife Partnership is a voluntary program that has promoted sustainable forest and wildlife conservation in forestry practices for 25 years.
  • Partner projects focus on making improvements that sync with Georgia's Bobwhite Quail Initiative and State Wildlife Action Plan, two statewide strategies.

Skanska builds science laboratory building for university in Virginia, USA, for about USD 70M, about SEK 650M

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Monday, May 9, 2022
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STERSUND, Sweden, May 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Skanska has signed a contract with Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University to build a new undergraduate science laboratory building in Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.

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  • STERSUND, Sweden, May 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Skanska has signed a contract with Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University to build a new undergraduate science laboratory building in Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.
  • The contract is worth about USD 70M, about SEK 650M, which will be included in the US order bookings for the second quarter 2022.
  • The four-story, approximately 102,000-gross-square-foot (9,500 gross-square-meter) building will provide critical teaching laboratory and classroom space to support Virginia Tech's growing enrollment and Beyond Boundaries vision.
  • For further information please contact:
    Jacob Birkeland, Head of Media Relations and Public Affairs, Skanska AB, tel: +46 (0)10 449 19 57

Auburn University offering new high-tech and business savvy degrees in forestry, wildlife sciences and natural resources

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Monday, September 16, 2019
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Within the state of Alabama alone, forestry, wildlife, and natural resources industries contribute nearly $24 billion to the economy each year.

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  • Within the state of Alabama alone, forestry, wildlife, and natural resources industries contribute nearly $24 billion to the economy each year.
  • Students take classes across campus, primarily in the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, College of Human Sciences, and the Harbert College of Business.
  • Forestry and Wildlife Sciences students are using smartphone technology, but not in typical college-student fashion for social media.
  • To learn more about these new degrees and other degree programs, visit the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences website at sfws.auburn.edu .