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Whatever your interest—from working with wildlife to engineering everyday products from bioresources to creating recreation and tourism programs—we can help you find your fit.
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#6 in the Nation

USA Today ranks us among the top natural resources colleges in the country.

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Let There Be Light – The Path to No Microbes

The College of Natural Resources and the College of Sciences partner to create the company, Lumicide, which will produce a new antimicrobial paint activated by air and light.

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Departments

Forestry and Environmental Resources

Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management

Forest Biomaterials

At our college, we work toward a better world.

Get an inside look at how we turn bright ideas into innovative natural resources solutions.

A student working in the environmental technology and management lab. A PGA professional golf management student at Lonnie Poole Golf Course. A forest management student in the field at Hill Forest. A fisheries, wildlife and conservation biology student in the field at Hill Forest. Students and faculty performing research on the coast of North Carolina. A paper science and engineering student in the pulp and paper lab. Natural resources student in the field with Christmas tree genetics specialist. Sustainable materials and technology students in the lab.

Upcoming Events Full Calendar

Tuesday 2:00 PM

College of Natural Resources at City of Medicine Academy College Fair

Wednesday 5:00 PM

SMT Student Meeting-Shack-A-Thon

Tuesday

Engineering Career Fair 2017

Wednesday

Charles E. Jordan High School Private Visit

Dean Mary C. Watzin

A Proud History

We started as a School of Forestry in 1929. Now we're the go-to place for natural resources solutions.

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Geospatial Analytics

Earth Observation lab

Visualizing Our World

At NC State's Center for Geospatial Analytics, we're using data-driven spatial modeling and cutting-edge visualization to pioneer solutions to environmental and societal changes.

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