The Cornell forestry program has been honored with two awards recently. As reported in the Department of Natural Resources blog, popular outreach tool ForestConnect was announced as a joint winner, alongside the University of Georgia, of the prestigious 2013 Family Forest Education Award. The award is given to recognize an educational institution that has delivered the most effective education program that benefits non-industrial forestland owners in the United States. Cornell won under the award’s comprehensive category, which recognizes the program’s regional impact.
There was also individual recognition for Arnot Forest manager Don Schaufler, one of ten foresters honored with a Presidential Field Forester Award at the 2013 SAF National Convention held in Charleston, South Carolina. Schaufler’s forestry career spans more than 40 years, as highlighted in this article.
