A department of diverse faculty & students dedicated to solving critical environmental challenges with cutting-edge research.

In the news

A brown bear walking in a dry meadow.

Bears resort to rummaging through our food supplies when late-spring frosts destroy their natural food sources

University of Nevada, Reno researchers use database created by students and alums in the 1990s that sheds light on bear behavior and population to help guide area’s bear management strategies

Dr. Kelly Loria and her colleagues suit up to jump into Lake Tahoe for some sampling.

From stream to lake: new study shows the impact of upstream dynamics on the health of Lake Tahoe

Researcher Kelly Loria’s recent publication takes a closer look at watershed interactions at the lake through cutting-edge monitoring systems

Several groups of people stand around desks in a classroom with yellow technology kits in front of them.

CTEMPs hosts hands-on summer workshop, conducts groundbreaking experiment at the Nevada Experiment Station

Workshop provided training in environmental monitoring applications

NRES Events, Workshops, & Seminars Calendar

Nov 04
NRES Speaker Series: Rethinking how water is stored in the montane Critical Zone at Mackay Science (MS) 04:30 PM
Nov 18
NRES Speaker Series: Old Trees of the Great Basin: Wild Tales for a Complex World at Mackay Science (MS) 04:30 PM
Nov 25
NRES Speaker Series: Heather Reich Owner of Bear-ier Solutions at Mackay Science (MS) 04:30 PM
Dec 02
NRES Speaker Series: Fire Effects on Water Use in Great Basin Shrublands at Mackay Science (MS) 04:30 PM
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The Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Science offers a variety of undergraduate and graduate programs to educate, inspire and prepare the next generation of scientists. Department faculty are engaged in cutting-edge research in the following areas:

mecury sampling

Air

Topics of study include the characterization of pollutant emissions from combustion sources, the understanding of atmospheric photochemical processes and the quantification of human exposure to air pollution.

Interested in air?
stream survey

Water

Topics of study include the use of remote sensing, field observations and modeling to address the most pressing questions in the fields of water quality, lake clarity, stream and creek ecosystems and mountain ecohydrology.

Interested in water?
soil samples

Soils

Topics of study include soil hydrologic conditions, the evaluation of current and past environmental conditions and the characterization of physiochemical processes in the region’s soils.

Interested in soils?
plant survey

Plants

Regions of study include mountain meadows and sierra forest, riparian communities along creeks and streams and the vast open space of the Great Basin rangelands.

Interested in plants?
big hou=rn sheep

Wildlife

Topics of study include interactions between wildlife and land uses, avian ecology, forestry-wildlife relationships, endangered species management, reproductive ecology, nutrition and foraging ecology, predator-prey interactions and population dynamics.

Interested in wildlife?

CABNR Student Emergency Fund

Help provide students with critical support needed to continue their University education, despite facing unexpected challenges associated with COVID-19 or other emergencies.

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