We are pleased to announce that the Administrative Budget Committee has approved a one year pilot program for a part-time Stewardship Manager for the Gordon Natural Area (GNA). The Department of Biology has appointed Dr. Gerard Hertel, Adjunct Professor of Forest Ecology and Entomology, to fill the Stewardship Position. Dr Hertel retired in 2001 after working 34 years for the USDA Forest Service. He has a BS from theUniversity of Montana, a Masters from Duke University and a PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has taught Dendrology and Entomology at WCU and has volunteered many hours in behalf of the GNA. We are pleased to announce that the Administrative Budget Committee has approved a one year pilot program for a part-time Stewardship Manager for the Gordon Natural Area (GNA). The Department of Biology has appointed Dr. Gerard Hertel, Adjunct Professor of Forest Ecology and Entomology, to fill the Stewardship Position. Dr Hertel retired in 2001 after working 34 years for the USDA Forest Service. He has a BS from the University of Montana, a Masters from Duke University and a PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has taught Dendrology and Entomology at WCU and has volunteered many hours in behalf of the GNA.
As Stewardship Manager, Dr Hertel should be contacted in regard to any planned activity in the GNA (
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; 610-436-2722 or 484-883-3371). He encourages all to consider how the GNA can be used as part of your educational experience. The GNA is an ecological treasure island in a sea of development and is the last public land link to the woods that William Penn experienced in the late 1700’s.
The Gordon Natural Area was established for education, research and the protection of biodiversity.
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