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New partnership advances pollinator research and outreach , articleThe university's Conservation Management Institute joins Monarch Joint Venture to advance monarch and pollinator conservation through research, outreach, and collaborative land management strategies.
Date: Jan 20, 2026 - -
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New Virginia Bird Atlas opens window into conservation , articleVirginia Tech and partners unveil a digital atlas mapping decades of bird data to guide conservation, research, and land-use decisions across the commonwealth.
Date: Dec 11, 2025 - -
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Researchers to lead $2 million effort to restore red spruce forests in Appalachians , articleThese forests, which scientists consider globally rare, once played a vital role in carbon storage, water retention, regulating microclimates, and maintaining biodiversity, a critical component for tourism. Many were severely degraded from exploitative harvesting and wildfire a century ago and have been slow to recover.
Date: Aug 07, 2025 - -
Video ItemListening to the ecology of birds , video
Shawn Kurtzman and Megan Zeger with the Conservation Management Institute at Virginia Tech, are surveying birds around Mountain Lake Biological Station in Pembroke, Va. The research has been contracted through the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) and funded by the National Science Foundation. With several sites located in Virginia and Tennessee, the survey is collecting data on the changes of the ecosystem of higher elevation birds and the effects of change in climate.
Date: Jun 13, 2025 - -
Video ItemBat biodiversity in the southwest , video
Researchers in the Conservation Management Institute at Virginia Tech are learning about bat species in the southwestern USA. They partnered with the US Department of the Interior and Navajo Nation to place bat monitoring devices in an ongoing study to catalog biodiversity and the spread of white nose syndrome.
Date: Jun 11, 2024 - -
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College of Natural Resources and Environment focused on infrastructure upgrades to power experiential learning and research , articleDean Paul Winistorfer recently illuminated how human, financial, and physical capital converge to create a culture of excellence in the college and championed the infrastructure improvements that are the keys to future success.
Date: Mar 24, 2023 - -
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From camera traps to tank tracks: Hokies manage conservation work on military landscapes , articleThe Conservation Management Institute works with the military to protect threatened and endangered animals and plants while preserving critical conservation landscapes.
Date: Oct 20, 2021 - -
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From mollusks to mountaintops: Working with federal agencies to make strides in conservation science , articleThe College of Natural Resources and Environment partners with several federal agencies to serve Virginia and the nation while providing students with unique learning opportunities.
Date: Jul 15, 2021 - -
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Under her wing: Wildlife student applies experience to rehabilitating birds , articleWildlife conservation major Haley Olsen-Hodges, the staff naturalist at the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center, brings extensive experience working with birds and other animals to the classroom.
Date: Apr 09, 2021 - -
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Mapping With Drones workshops offered online , articleThe goal of this introductory-level yet intensive workshop is to provide participants with the knowledge to operate a drone legally, safely, and effectively.
Date: Oct 01, 2020 - -
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Mapping With Drones workshops offered across Virginia , articleThe goal of this series of two introductory-level workshops is to provide participants with the knowledge to operate a drone legally, safely, and effectively.
Date: Jan 07, 2020 - -
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Remote sensing with ArcGIS Pro workshops offered in Blacksburg and Williamsburg , articleThis comprehensive workshop is targeted to natural resource professionals, planners, public safety professionals, agricultural operators, educators, and others.
Date: Jun 18, 2019 - -
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Deirdre Conroy named 2019 Outstanding Senior for the College of Natural Resources and Environment , articleThe wildlife conservation major has been involved in research projects that have taken her from the forests of Virginia to the jungles of Belize.
Date: May 08, 2019 - -
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Mapping With Drones workshops offered across Virginia , articleThis introductory-level workshop is targeted to natural resource professionals, planners, public safety professionals, agricultural operators, educators, and others.
Date: Apr 26, 2019 - -
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Mapping With Drones workshops offered in Blacksburg and Richmond , articleThis introductory-level workshop is targeted to natural resource professionals, planners, public safety professionals, agricultural operators, educators, and others.
Date: Sep 11, 2018 - -
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Wildlife conservation student receives 2018 Udall Scholarship , articleDeirdre Conroy is one of 50 students from 42 colleges and universities, and the only one from Virginia Tech, to receive this honor.
Date: May 25, 2018 - -
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Crowdfunding campaign to support undergraduate research aimed at reducing bird-window collisions , articleThe Conservation Management Institute project will continue the quest to save birds from window strikes while increasing opportunities for students to participate in field research.
Date: Oct 24, 2017 - -
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Top-ranked College of Natural Resources and Environment marks 25 years , articleVirginia Tech's College of Natural Resources and Environment, founded in 1992-93, marks its 25th anniversary with several events on campus Sept. 15-16.
Date: Sep 12, 2017 - -
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Conservation Management Institute realigns to maximize funding and research opportunities , articleThe Conservation Management Institute's realignment with the Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation will strengthen research opportunities, benefiting clients, students, and the community at large.
Date: Aug 16, 2017 - -
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Virginia Breeding Bird Atlas seeks volunteers to collect data , articleA statewide project sponsored by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries will gather data collected by volunteer birders during a five-year period to determine where breeding birds are living and breeding.
Date: Feb 14, 2017 -
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