Department of Natural Resources and the Environment

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Explore the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment 

The Department of Natural Resources and the Environment integrates the applied social sciences and natural resources sciences, enabling a more holistic, integrated approach to education, research and outreach about use and conservation of resources.  

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  • Anti-racist books
    IDEA
    Anti-Racist Book Share
    Program Encourages Conversations about Bias, Privilege and Equity
    As part of a broad effort to promote diversity, equity and inclusion in the college, Dean Anthony S. Davis launched the anti-racist book share program in fall 2020.
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    IDEA
    Anti-Racist Book Share
    Program Encourages Conversations about Bias, Privilege and Equity
    As part of a broad effort to promote diversity, equity and inclusion in the college, Dean Anthony S. Davis launched the anti-racist book share program in fall 2020.
    Learn More
  • UNH Professor John Aber at the organic dairy
    Sustainability
    Wildcat
    Research
    Faculty
    UNH Sustainability Awards
    COLSA Well Represented Among Winners
    In 2021, the UNH Sustainability Institute launched the UNH Sustainability Awards, which recognizes activities and achievements that best embody the principles and practices of sustainability.
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    Sustainability
    Wildcat
    Research
    Faculty
    UNH Sustainability Awards
    COLSA Well Represented Among Winners
    In 2021, the UNH Sustainability Institute launched the UNH Sustainability Awards, which recognizes activities and achievements that best embody the principles and practices of sustainability.
    Learn More
  • Erin Sigel '03
    Alumni
    Research
    Erin Sigel ‘03
    New Collections Manager of the Hodgdon Herbarium
    Erin Sigel recently joined the UNH College of Life Sciences and Agriculture as the new collections manager of the Hodgdon Herbarium, which she describes as a “hidden gem of the university.”
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    Alumni
    Research
    Erin Sigel ‘03
    New Collections Manager of the Hodgdon Herbarium
    Erin Sigel recently joined the UNH College of Life Sciences and Agriculture as the new collections manager of the Hodgdon Herbarium, which she describes as a “hidden gem of the university.”
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  • UNH alumna Anna Stockman '20
    Alumni
    Career
    Anna Stockman ‘20
    Helping Communities Prosper
    Anna Stockman graduated from UNH in 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in community and environmental planning, and now works for Eastern Maine Development Corporation.
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    Alumni
    Career
    Anna Stockman ‘20
    Helping Communities Prosper
    Anna Stockman graduated from UNH in 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in community and environmental planning, and now works for Eastern Maine Development Corporation.
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  • Makayla Edgecomb
    Engagement
    New Hampshire
    Wildcat
    Makayla Edgecomb '23
    VIDEO: A Student Learns About a Life-Changing Award
    Watch Makayla Edgecomb ’23 learn that she's been chosen to receive a new scholarship that will cover the full cost of her tuition, room and board, fees and other expenses for the remaining three years of her undergraduate career at UNH.
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    Engagement
    New Hampshire
    Wildcat
    Makayla Edgecomb '23
    VIDEO: A Student Learns About a Life-Changing Award
    Watch Makayla Edgecomb ’23 learn that she's been chosen to receive a new scholarship that will cover the full cost of her tuition, room and board, fees and other expenses for the remaining three years of her undergraduate career at UNH.
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