Hayley Joyell Smith is on a mission to stop wasting waste. A doctoral candidate in the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources and River
There is a critical need to explore two of the biggest environmental threats—invasive species and hypoxia, or low levels of oxygen dissolved in a body of water—side-by-side, according to a new literature review conducted by affiliate Jeb Byers.
Affiliate Charles van Rees, assistant research scientist at the UGA Odum School of Ecology, describes himself as a conservation scientist and naturalist. “I’m not just interested in doing science,” he said. “I want to specifically apply scientific research to promote conservation action and impact.”
Several River Basin Center affiliates collaborated on a natural infrastructure plan to address flooding on Tybee Island, including Alfie Vick, Jon Calabria, Daniel Buhr and Haley Selsor.
Plenty of scientists leave their comfort zone for research, but few relocate to another continent— anthropology graduate student Cydney Seigerman has done it twice. In
The Georgia Department of Resources Wildlife Division just released an educational video on its mussel conservation projects throughout the state. “If you love the rivers,
Everybody hates an uninvited guest. Affiliate Susan Wilde recently spoke to a group of Adirondack conservationists, managers and researchers about the the invasive plant hydrilla.
River Basin Center student affiliate Laura Kojima was 15 years old the first time she held an alligator. The California native and Mexican American had decided to visit New Orleans in lieu of having a quinceañera. Now, Kojima assesses alligators’ exposure to contaminants.
Affiliate Duncan Elkins, Warnell lecturer, was named a 2022-23 Service Learning Fellow.
River Basin Center affiliates keep busy—something journalists and writers have noticed. From creative nonfiction essays to research profiles, several recently published pieces feature RBC scientists.
