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| Interim Chancellor Brown addressing SAF participants |
Baton
Rouge, La. – The Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center’s
Interim Chancellor Adell Brown, Jr., was the opening speaker at the Society of
American Foresters (SAF) on Nov 5. The 2015
National Convention scientific session was titled “Recreating Forestry through
Research, Education and Outreach.” Brown emphasized the importance of
partnerships and collaboration among universities, the need for agriculture and
forestry research and education, and the role that SU Ag Center plays in
research and education. He invited the participants to visit the Center during
their stay in Baton Rouge.
For
the first time in the history of SAF, the national convention was hosted in
Baton Rouge, Nov 3-8. The Urban Forestry Program at Southern University plays
an active role in leading and organizing urban forestry sessions at the
convention. The events organized by the
urban forestry program include the convention scientific technical session
hosted by Program Leader, Dr. Kamran Abdollahi; the convention urban forestry
technical field tour led by Professor Zhu H. Ning; and an agriculture and urban
forestry exhibit. The program faculty also made four oral presentations and
displayed eight research posters.
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