Department of Forestry
 

Andrew Predmore

Teaching Activities

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant
    Department of Forestry, Virginia Tech
    Forest Ecology and Silvics - Fall 2005 and Fall 2006.
    Nature and American Values - Spring 2007
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant
    School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University
    Dendrology Laboratory – Fall 2004

Scientific Activities

Publications:

  • Predmore, S.A., McDaniel , J.M and Kush, J.S. 2007. Presettlement Forests and Fire in South Alabama. Canadian Journal of Forest Research (in press).
  • Copenheaver, C.A., Predmore, S.A., and Aksamit, D. N. Natural conversion of rare grassy openings to forest: would active restoration have saved their conservation value? (in review at Restoration Ecology).

Presentations:

  • Predmore, S.A. and Copenheaver, C.A. Natural conversion of rare grassy openings to forest: would active restoration have saved their conservation value? Dean’s Forum on the Environment, Blacksburg, Virginia.  February 26, 2007.
  • Predmore, S.A. and Copenheaver, C.A. Conversion of grassy openings to forest at Grassy Hill Natural Area.  7th International Conference on Dendrochronology, Beijing, China. June 11-17, 2006.
  • Predmore, S.A. Witness Tree Data: GIS Analysis in Historical Ecology Southern Forestry and Natural Resource GIS Conference, Athens, Georgia. December 15 – 17, 2004.

Reports:

Copenheaver, C.A., Prisley, S.P., and Predmore, S.A. 2007. Opportunities for developing future old-growth forests in Virginia.  A final report to: The 500-   Year Forest Foundation, Lynchburg, VA. 27 pp.

Memberships

  • Virginia Tech Graduate Honor System, panelist, Fall 2006- present.
  • Member, Society of American Foresters, Fall 2005- present.

Awards

  • “Peaks of Excellence” Graduate Research Assistantship; Auburn University; August 2003 – May 2005
  • Phi Sigma National Biological Sciences Honor Society; Virginia Tech; March 2007 – present