Natural Resources and the Environment

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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  • UNH environmental sciences major Dakota Mako on a hike
    Dakota Mako '26
    Working with two research teams to understand past, present and future of NH forests
    Dakota Mako is an environmental sciences: ecosystems science major who has worked in Professor Heidi Asbjornsen's and Professor Mark Ducey's labs.
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  • UNH forest major Nicholas Forestell poses in a plaid shirt front of a tree
    Nicholas Forestell '27
    Working in lab with faculty and grad students yields rewards
    Nicolas Forestell is a double major in forestry and French who is working in Professor Heidi Asbjornsen's Ecohydology Lab.
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  • UNH wildlife and conservation biology major Mikael Skelley in a field
    Mikaela Skelley '26
    An experience helping local wildlife populations
    Mikaela Skelley is a wildlife and conservation biology major from Andover, Massachusetts.
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  • UNH student Eleora McCay in the woods
    Eleora McCay '26
    Monitoring Furbearing Species in New Hampshire
    Eleora McCay is a wildlife and conservation biology major from Bedford, New Hampshire.
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  • UNH student Emily Kiss
    Emily Kiss '24
    A perfect opportunity turns into perfect fit
    Emily Kiss ’25 is a wildlife and conservation biology major from Madison, Conn. who spent her summer interning at the South Florida Wildlife Center thanks in part to a stipend she received from COLSA’s SOAR fund.
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A black bear walking through a forest with moss-covered ground and trees in the background, approaching the camera.

In Consideration of New Approaches to Wildlife Research

In Consideration of New Approaches to Wildlife Research

New UNH research highlights the need for balanced research efforts to protect underrepresented species and guide future conservation

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Photo of the drone used for this study sitting on ground in front of the corn field.

Rising Above Traditional Crop Disease Scouting

Rising Above Traditional Crop Disease Scouting

Drone technology offers promising potential for earlier disease identification in corn

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A coyote looks into a game camera while in the forest.

Coyotes Thrive Despite Human and Predator Pressures

Coyotes Thrive Despite Human and Predator Pressures

Nationwide coyote surveys highlight how hunting by humans may increase, rather than reduce, local coyote numbers

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