Spring 2009 - Action
Student News from the Spring 2009 Issue of Dukenvironment
Down on the Farm
Nicholas School Students Step Out of the Classroom to Help Local Farmers and Experience Sustainable Agriculture
Forestry Students Sell Christmas Trees to Raise Money for Organic Tree Farm
Who says money doesn’t grow on trees? Last December, the Duke University student chapter of the Society of American Foresters (SAF) sold North Carolina-grown Fraser firs to raise funds to support the creation of a student-managed organic Christmas tree farm in Duke Forest.
Students Take the Lead in Creating New Course on Communicating Science
It’s necessary today for environmental managers and policymakers to have a strong understanding of science. Equally vital, however, is knowing how to communicate that understanding to nonscientists.
