Natural Resources and the Environment | College of Life Sciences and Agriculture

Department of Natural Resources and the Environment
University of New Hampshire
James Hall, Rm 114
56 College Road
Durham, NH 03824
(603) 862-1022

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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.

Programs of Study

Undergraduate

Minors

Associate

Forest Technology (A.A.S.)

Certificates

Ecological Genomics (Graduate Certificate)

Graduate

Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program - Natural Resources & Earth Systems Science Ph.D. (NRESS)

New Hampshire
Undergraduate Research Conference
Wildcat

Lara G. Santos ’22

URC 2022: Roadways and Predator Populations in Southeastern N.H.

Lara G. Santos ’22 is an environmental conservation and sustainability major from Stoneham, Mass. She presented her research at the 2022...

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New Hampshire
Undergraduate Research Conference
Wildcat

Lara G. Santos ’22

URC 2022: Roadways and Predator Populations in Southeastern N.H.

Lara G. Santos ’22 is an environmental conservation and sustainability major from Stoneham, Mass. She presented her research at the 2022...

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Wildcat
Thompson School

Dave Belanger ’22

Returning for the Degree that Fits

Dave Belanger is a forest technology major from Auburn, New Hampshire. He returned to UNH to pursue his associates degree almost a decade after leaving the university and enlisting in the Marine Corps.

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Wildcat
Thompson School

Dave Belanger ’22

Returning for the Degree that Fits

Dave Belanger is a forest technology major from Auburn, New Hampshire. He returned to UNH to pursue his associates degree almost a decade after leaving the university and enlisting in the Marine Corps.

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Wildcat
Thompson School

Nathaniel Cole '22

Turning a love of the outdoors into a career

Nathaniel Cole ’22 is a Forest Technology major from Lebanon, New Hampshire. An avid outdoorsman who loves to fly fish, he is looking forward to a career preserving the health of the state’s forests.

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Wildcat
Thompson School

Nathaniel Cole '22

Turning a love of the outdoors into a career

Nathaniel Cole ’22 is a Forest Technology major from Lebanon, New Hampshire. An avid outdoorsman who loves to fly fish, he is looking forward to a career preserving the health of the state’s forests.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Recent Stories

The Stordalen mire in Abisko, Sweden, a subarctic region where Assistant Professor Jessica Ernakovich has collected data on soil microbes in permafrost.

Microbial Ecologist Honored with CAREER Award

Microbial Ecologist Honored with CAREER Award

Funds to support research, teaching and outreach targeting soil microbes in thawing permafrost...

Drone image of hurricane-damaged mangrove forest

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In the Face of a Storm: Bend or Resist?

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