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Vol. 13, No. 2 (PDF) FOREST AND WILDLIFE ECOLOGY NEWS A Newsletter for Dept. of Forest and Wildlife Ecology Staff, Students and Alumni Vol. 13, No. 2 October 2010 tain and improve programs that provide Chief of Operations for Milwaukee County News from excellent training and a continuing stream Department of Parks, Recreation, and the Chair of people, as capable as our alumni, to Culture. In addition, Guy will receive the carry on into the future the important work National Recreation Park Association’s of management and conservation of natu- Young Professional of the Year Award at its t is so gratifying to read another issue ral resources. conference in October in the Twin Cities. Iof Forest and Wildlife Ecology News. Email: [email protected] The many activities and impacts of our alumni, and current faculty members and Erin Kreutz (B.S. Forest Science 2001) their trainees (including undergraduate, plans to wrap up her Master’s degree in Natural and Cultural Resource Management graduate, postdoctoral) at the state, Alumni Update at Central Washington University this win- national, and international level will ter. Her thesis focuses on the feasibility of inspire our dozen newest graduate stu- Washington State DNR selling carbon cred- dents, who are introduced in this issue. its during a down timber market to support You will be proud to learn of a late-break- The 2000s the State Trusts (primarily K-12 education). ing announcement that underscores these Congratulations to Margaret (Maggie) Erin also works for Natural Resources achievements. The National Research Milligan (formerly Margaret Grosenick) Conservation Service in Ellensburg, WA. Council just released its "Data-Based (B.S. Forest Management and Recreation She works with small land timber owners Assessment of Research-Doctorate Resources Management 2005) and Brian and agricultural producers in Kittitas Programs in the United States" and our Milligan (B.S. Forest Management 2005) County, WA. In other big news Erin says forest ecology program ranked first in the who were married in April of 2008. Up until she got married last year to a UW-Madison nation among 34 forestry programs! (see: April of 2010 they both worked for the U.S. alumnus in Communication. And she nur- http://news.cals.wisc.edu/2010/09/30/cals- Forest Service on the Rogue River-Siskiyou tures her passion for playing the harp by ph-d-programs-near-top-of-doctoral- National Forest in Southern Oregon. In April teaching others to play, some of whom trav- class/). Although there was no analogous they moved to Salmon, Idaho, where they el 90 minutes to get to their lessons. Email: ranking of wildlife programs, it is possible both work on the Salmon-Challis National [email protected] to make some comparisons of research Forest. Brian works on the Salmon Heli- activity. For features such as publications Rappel Crew (rappelling out of helicopters Alumni Update continues on page 2 and awards per faculty member, our onto wildland fires) and Maggie is the forestry faculty ranked first and the Timber Management Assistant for the North wildlife faculty ranked second among Zone of the Salmon-Challis National Forest. FOREST AND WILDLIFE their peer programs around the nation. Maggie’s email is: [email protected] and ECOLOGY NEWS is published by the This recognition is very much based on Brian’s email is: [email protected] Department of Forest and Wildlife achievements of current and past faculty Ecology and our alumni. We continue to work James Turner (Ph.D. Forestry 2004) has hard in what are challenging times. taken a new position with AgResearch in Please send comments and news to: Despite University-wide budget cuts and a Hamilton, New Zealand, as a Resource Dept. of Forest and Wildlife Ecology state-mandated furlough program, our Economist. James says his new position will 1630 Linden Drive department in the last two years has actu- give him an opportunity to learn more about University of Wisconsin-Madison ally increased our number of undergradu- the New Zealand Agricultural sector and to Madison, WI 53706-1598 ate, graduate and postdoctoral trainees, work in the same city where he lives. Email: Tel. 608-262-9975 Fax 608-262-9922 [email protected] and we did it by increasing the revenue Email: [email protected] stream from extramural sources (e.g., Web site: http://fwe.wisc.edu/ competitive grants). With your help, Guy Smith (B.S. Recreation Resources Editor/design: Mary Miron everyone pulling together, we will main- Management 2003) has been promoted to Page 2 FOREST AND WILDLIFE ECOLOGY NEWS Alumni Update continued from page 1 The 1990s Kemp Station Celebrates a Half Century Dave Lauten (M.S. Wildlife Ecology 1995) and his wife, Kathy of Research and Education Castelein, are working with Snowy Plovers through the Oregon Biodiversity Information Center based at Portland State University. They work out of their home on the south coast of Oregon trying to keep the plover population stable to increasing, a challenging task, reports Dave, due to habitat loss, predation pressure, limited funding, and the impact of global warming. Email: [email protected] The 1970s Terry Rich (B.S. Wildlife Ecology 1972) has coordinated the bird con- servation partnership Partners in Flight (www.PartnersInFlight.org) ver 140 friends, neighbors and since 2000. He co-authored the O“alums” gathered earlier this sum- organization’s latest publication, mer to celebrate 50 years of natural “Saving Our Shared Birds: Partners resources research and teaching at Kemp in Flight Tri-National Vision for Station. Folks toured station buildings, Landbird Conservation.” The publi- went on interpretive nature walks, took cation contains a vulnerability pontoon boat rides, and participated in assessment and conservation priori- fun and informative outreach programs. ties for all 882 native landbird species that regularly breed in the A highlight was having donors Susan U.S., Canada, and Mexico. The Small and Sally Greenleaf join the cele- publication can be viewed at the bration. It was their generous gift of land Partners in Flight website. Email: and buildings in 1960 that created Kemp [email protected] Station. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed hearing their childhood reminiscences Top photo: Participants enjoyed a boat about what it was like to grow up on tour of Tomahawk Lake with narration Alumni Update continues on page 3 Kemp’s Point in the 1920s. from Professor Scott Craven (far left). Lower photo: Benefactors Sally The day had the friendly feel of a family Greenleaf (left) and Susan Small sit on reunion and, in many ways, that’s exact- the steps of Kemp Lodge. It was their ly what it was. For some, this was their vision and generosity that created Kemp first visit in more than 30 years. For all, Station 50 years ago. the anniversary celebration was an opportunity to return to a place that was, and continues to be, a part of their life. FOREST AND WILDLIFE ECOLOGY NEWS Page 3 Alumni Update continued from page 2 Student News Tom Albright former Post doctoral fel- low in the department accepted an assis- tant professor position focusing on eco- Welcome New Graduate Students climatology in the Geography Department at the University of Nevada, he Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology has a number of new graduate stu- Reno. Tom will be teaching and continu- Tdents this fall. We welcome each of them to the department. Below is a brief bio ing to research biotic responses to sketch provided by each student as a means of introduction. extreme weather and climate change. Although Tom says he and his family Patricia Alexandre, Forestry Ph.D. will always be Badgers at heart, they are I am a Forest Engineer (Forester) with a Masters degree from Technical University of enjoying the friendly people and comfort- Lisbon, Portugal. I earned a Fulbright scholarship and will be doing my Ph.D. studies able climate of Reno. Email: here with Professor Volker Radeloff. I’m interested in observing the vegetation dynamics [email protected] after large fires as well as understanding the influence of natural and human disturbances at the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI). Alum Ronald Labisky Rachel Arango, Forestry Ph.D. receives the Aldo Leopold I currently work at the Forest Products Laboratory on the west end of the UW-Madison campus. After finishing my Masters degree in Entomology, I am beginning a Ph.D. pro- Award gram in the Forest and Wildlife Ecology Department studying antimicrobial properties in Ronald Labisky (M.S. Wildlife Ecology the eastern subterranean termite (Reticulitermes flavipes) with Professor Ken Raffa. 1956 and Ph.D. Wildlife Ecology 1968) Most of my free time is spent teaching or taking bellydance classes, which unfortunately was awarded The does not count for a minor! Wildlife Sarah Carter, Forestry Ph.D. Society’s highest I received a B.S. degree from Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon and a M.S. honor, the Aldo degree from the University of Washington School of Fisheries where I evaluated the Leopold Award. potential for sea otters and commercial urchin harvests to impact nearshore benthis com- The award hon- munities in the San Juan Islands. This fall, I began a Conservation Planning Ph.D. proj- ors distinguished ect working with Professors Volker Radeloff and Anna Pidgeon. I am originally from the service to West Coast, but have lived in Madison since 1999. For much of that time I have worked wildlife conser- as a conservation biologist for the Wisconsin DNR in the Wildlife and Endangered vation and was Resources Programs. presented at the society’s 2009 annual conference in Monterey, California last Tera Galante, Forestry Ph.D. fall. Labisky is Professor Emeritus in the I just finished a Masters degree from SUNY ESF in Syracuse, New York, studying ecto- mycorrhizal ecology.
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