University of Georgia

Riley Hess

Riley Hess
Riley Hess

MFR (May 2025), Forest Business

MFR (May 2025), Forest Business

Additional Degrees:

  • BS, 2023, Wildlife Sciences (University of Georgia)

Prior Work Experience: 

  • Graduate Assistant, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia (August 2023-present)
  • Graduate Intern, Georgia Forestry Commission, Marketing / Utilization and State Lands Department. Athens, Georgia (Spring 2024-present)
  • Forestry Intern, University of Georgia, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, Athens, Georgia (2023)
  • Intern, The Westervelt Company, Tuscaloosa, Alabama (2022)
Riley Hess
Riley Hess

MFR (May 2025), Forest Business

News & Announcements

Erin Lincoln headshot for news story

07.19.2024

Langdale Center for Forest Business names new director

The Harley Langdale Jr. Center for Forest Business at the University of Georgia welcomes industry expert Erin Lincoln on August 1.

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Close-up of a stack of logs

03.08.2024

Georgia Sawtimber Prices Held Steady in Q4 2023

Pine sawtimber and chip-n-saw stumpage prices in Georgia stabilized during the fourth quarter of 2023 following three consecutive quarters of decline. However, pine pulpwood stumpage prices continued to fall during the quarter.

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Environmental portrait of Stephen Kinane

02.23.2024

Natural Resources: Forest Foundations

Stephen Kinane MS ’14, PhD ’20, taught an algorithm to recognize a pine sapling in an image of a forest. To properly program an algorithm, researchers teach AI to understand different backgrounds and lighting patterns, detailing what differentiates a sapling from other vegetation and the forest floor, and more.

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