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EQT Foundation Awards $20,000 to ÏãåúÖ±²¥ Department of Land ResourcesÂ
date_rangeFebruary 7, 2023
The EQT Foundation recently awarded a $20,000 grant to ÏãåúÖ±²¥â€™s Department of Land Resources in order to promote STEM education in West Virginia through its Natural Resource Management High School Program.
ÏãåúÖ±²¥ Professor Creates Tool for Land Surveyors
date_rangeJanuary 13, 2023
The concept of geomagnetic secular variation – a gradual change to Earth’s magnetic field – is often tricky for surveying students to understand. Jacob Petry, a Lecturer of Land Surveying at ÏãåúÖ±²¥, has created a tool that helps students and professionals alike with the calculation.
ÏãåúÖ±²¥ Students see Mason-Dixon Marker, visit WVGES Office
date_rangeDecember 15, 2022
Earlier in the fall semester, ÏãåúÖ±²¥ students in the Hydrology, Drainage, and Subdivision Design course made several off-campus visits designed to further their understanding of concepts being learned in the classroom.
ÏãåúÖ±²¥ Hosts NHLA Lumber Grading Training
date_rangeNovember 28, 2022
ÏãåúÖ±²¥ recently hosted a Lumber Grading Training through the Appalachian Hardwood Training Initiative and the National Hardwood Lumber Association.
ÏãåúÖ±²¥ Earns another STaR Division Grant for Education Abroad
date_rangeNovember 16, 2022
ÏãåúÖ±²¥ has been awarded an Opportunity Grant from the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission’s STaR Division.
ÏãåúÖ±²¥ Students Take Part in WV Division of Forestry Timber Felling and Chainsaw Safety Workshop
date_rangeOctober 21, 2022
Students within the ÏãåúÖ±²¥ Department of Land Resources’ timber harvesting course recently had the opportunity to take part in the WVDOF Timber Felling and Chainsaw Safety Workshop.
ÏãåúÖ±²¥ Students Clean up Tygart Lake
date_rangeOctober 7, 2022
Members of the ÏãåúÖ±²¥ Forestry Club recently traveled to Tygart Lake to volunteer as part of National Public Lands Day.
ÏãåúÖ±²¥ Land Resources Students Conduct Research in the PhilippinesÂ
date_rangeOctober 5, 2022
This summer, three ÏãåúÖ±²¥ students and a faculty member traveled to the Philippines to conduct field research as part of an ongoing exchange program with the University of the Philippines Los Banos College of Forestry and Natural Resources.
ÏãåúÖ±²¥ Department of Land Resources Seminar Series to Kick Off October 4
date_rangeSeptember 29, 2022
The Department of Land Resources at ÏãåúÖ±²¥ is restarting its Seminar Series this semester. The series includes student presenters, representatives from private enterprises, state agencies, and others.
50th Reunion of Land Surveying Program Held at ÏãåúÖ±²¥
date_rangeSeptember 14, 2022
Alumni of the Land Surveying program at ÏãåúÖ±²¥ returned to campus on Friday, September 9 and Saturday, September 10 to join current students, faculty, and staff in the Department of Land Resources for the 50th anniversary celebration of the program.