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

Nevada Field Day canceled due to poor air quality

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In the News

"A green meadow under a blue sky.

Meadow restoration efforts yield long-term climate change mitigation benefits

New study shows restored meadows capture and store large amounts of carbon.

Read more about meadow restoration
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Passion drives a renewed vision for teaching and research in the forest

From students to citizen-scientists – new environmental and forest management activities take hold in the University’s forested, living laboratory, the Whittell Forest & Wildlife Area.

Read more about the Whittell Forest
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Complex modeling by Erin Hanan predicts wildfires may decline, eventually

Researchers attempting to help predict how the wildfire hazard will change due to various factors over the next several decades have some good news, and some bad news.

Read more on factors driving wildfire regimes in the West.

NRES Seminars

Oct 22

09:00 AM

Community Connection at the Desert Farming Initiative at Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station
Oct 27

12:00 PM

Desert Farming Initiative Monthly Tours at Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station
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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?
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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.

To learn more about the fund
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