Laura DeWald

Laura DeWald's career has focused on undergraduate and graduate forestry and natural resources education at a variety of academic institutions in the western and eastern U.S. She is a Fellow in SAF and has held several leadership positions. She is currently with the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Kentucky, where she is leading the white oak genetics and tree improvement effort.

Articles by Laura DeWald

• White oak genetics and tree improvement program: A range-wide collaboration

  Wednesday, September 09, 2020

  An eastern U.S. project focused on developing improved white oak (Quercus alba) and understanding its genetic potential has been established at the University of Kentucky. The project is working with forest, wood, and distilling industries and forestry, conservation, and wildlife agencies and organizations to answer a wide variety of questions associated with genetic variation in white oak. Any interested individual or organization is welcome to join the white oak genetics and tree improvement collaboration.