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Browning named new graduate student representative to GWS Board

Submitted by admin on Fri, 06/07/2013 - 10:35

Matthew Browning, PhD candidate in the Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation at Virginia Tech, has been named the new graduate student representative to the Society's Board of Directors. After earning degrees from Oberlin and Yale, Browning's dissertation work at Virginia Tech will focus on the value of nature centers to local communities. Among his previous

Copies of rare early editions of Forum sought for GWS archives

Submitted by admin on Thu, 04/25/2013 - 16:43

Do you go back to the very beginnings of the GWS? If you are a charter member of the Society, and have faithfully kept copies of The George Wright Forum all the way back, perhaps you’ll be willing to help us. We are looking to put together a second complete archival set of issues in addition to the one we maintain here at the GWS office.

US federal employees ruled eligible to serve on boards of professional societies

Submitted by admin on Thu, 04/25/2013 - 16:42

In early March, the US Office of Government Ethics (OGE) announced a major change in the implementation of a federal criminal statute that had been interpreted by some agencies as prohibiting federal employees from serving on the boards of outside organizations.

2013 George Wright Society Award winners announced

Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 16:08

The winners of the 2013 George Wright Society Awards have been selected. "Imagine Excellence," the GWS awards program, recognizes outstanding achievements in four areas, plus the George Melendez Wright Award for Excellence for lifetime accomplishments. The 2013 winners are:

GWS members meet with Board in Denver

Submitted by admin on Thu, 11/08/2012 - 11:30

At the 2012 meeting of the Board of Directors, GWS members Burke Grandjean, Patricia Taylor, and Tom Wylie joined the Board for an hour-long discussion of a range of issues. Every year when the Board meets, time is set aside as an Annual Members' Meeting for GWS members to come by, meet the Board, and discuss any topic they want. The Board is always open to communications from membe