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)

Research

Megan Wimsatt '23

A strong foundation to address the impacts of climate change

Megan Wimsatt is an environmental sciences: ecosytems major who has received a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) to conduct research under the guidance of Ruth Varner, professor of biogeochemistry in both the UNH College of Engineering and Physical Sciences and at the...

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Research

Megan Wimsatt '23

A strong foundation to address the impacts of climate change

Megan Wimsatt is an environmental sciences: ecosytems major who has received a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) to conduct research under the guidance of Ruth Varner, professor of biogeochemistry in both the UNH College of Engineering and Physical Sciences and at the...

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New Hampshire
NHAES Researchers
Research

Isabelle Lopez '23

Learning How to Protect Our Natural Resources

Isabelle Lopez is a wildlife and conservation biology major with a geospatial analysis minor who received a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) to study the use of drones to monitor and protect natural resources.

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New Hampshire
NHAES Researchers
Research

Isabelle Lopez '23

Learning How to Protect Our Natural Resources

Isabelle Lopez is a wildlife and conservation biology major with a geospatial analysis minor who received a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) to study the use of drones to monitor and protect natural resources.

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New Hampshire
Sustainability
Research
Graduate Student

Grace McCulloch '21, '24G

Preparing for a career protecting vulnerable ecological communities

A passion for wildlife and its habitats has been propelling Grace McCulloch out of bed very early this summer. On weekday mornings, Grace wakes at 3:30 a.m. and heads to one of the many sites in New Hampshire where she’s studying the birds that depend on the climate-change-threatened saltmarsh...

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New Hampshire
Sustainability
Research
Graduate Student

Grace McCulloch '21, '24G

Preparing for a career protecting vulnerable ecological communities

A passion for wildlife and its habitats has been propelling Grace McCulloch out of bed very early this summer. On weekday mornings, Grace wakes at 3:30 a.m. and heads to one of the many sites in New Hampshire where she’s studying the birds that depend on the climate-change-threatened saltmarsh...

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IDEA
New Hampshire
Sustainability
Graduate Student

Natalie Lord '22G

A Rising Tide? The role of social networks for women oyster farmers in Maine and New Hampshire

Natalie Lord is pursuing her master’s degree in environmental conservation and sustainability and plans to apply her skills and knowledge to a career in marine science management.

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IDEA
New Hampshire
Sustainability
Graduate Student

Natalie Lord '22G

A Rising Tide? The role of social networks for women oyster farmers in Maine and New Hampshire

Natalie Lord is pursuing her master’s degree in environmental conservation and sustainability and plans to apply her skills and knowledge to a career in marine science management.

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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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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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Recent Stories

Ray Grizzle (right) works with a student on measuring oysters

Oysters as Nitrogen Bioextractors

Oysters as Nitrogen Bioextractors

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Download the NHAES 2022 Inspired Horticultural Research Report today!

Download the NHAES 2022 Inspired Horticultural Research Report today!

Download the NHAES 2022 Inspired Horticultural Research Report today!

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