2019-04-02

FGSA Newsletter April 2, 2019 The end of the semester is in sight – hang in there everyone! Don’t miss our trivia night on April 4th or an excellent chance to network on April 11th!

Upcoming Events • Apr 4 (6:00 pm, GSU pub second floor): FGSA trivia pub night. • Apr 11 (6:00 pm, GSU pub second floor): Presentation and meet and greet with Strategic Natural Resource Consultants. Co-hosted by the CIF.

Student Profile Tom Schicks is a PhD Candidate with the Fire Management Systems Laboratory. His current research focuses on monitoring wildfire activity via space-borne thermal infrared detection. He previously worked for Alberta’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, FPInnovations Wildfire Operations Research, the Northern PeatFire Working Group, and the University of Guelph Agroforestry Research Group.

Tree of the Week Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. (American Beech) The American beech is a common mast tree in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence forest. It is capable of suckering from roots and has been negatively impacted by beech bark disease in recent years Images: Julian AlvarezBarkham