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Group photo of four FER students smiling - FER @ ISTF Conference - Forestry and Environmental Resources NC State University

Feb 7, 2025

FER @ ISTF Conference

By: Ana Cubas Baez Four students from the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources (FER) participated in the 31st Annual Conference of the Yale Chapter of the International Society of Tropical Foresters (ISTF), held January 31–February 1, 2025, at Yale University. This year’s conference, themed “Governing Resilient Tropical Forest Systems,” explored the governance of tropical…

Jan 30, 2025

The Bee’s Knees: An Experience in Beekeeping

By Cecille Ernst When I went onto one of the NC State student facebook pages to browse clothes, knick-knacks, and housing recommendations, a job opportunity wasn’t even on my radar. As the daughter of hobbyist beekeepers, and a student in the entomology minor, I have always had a fascination and love of bees, but it…
Waterfall - Sometimes Saving Plants Takes Removing Others: The Threat Invasive Species Hold Against Forest Health - Forestry and Environmental Resources NC State University

Jan 24, 2025

Sometimes Saving Plants Takes Removing Others: The Threat Invasive Species Hold Against Forest Health

By: Cate Harris Ever since I was little, I dreamed of a job where I could spend the day outside just as I did then. It wasn’t until I was older and looking for a subject to study in college that I realized that doing just that was possible. My sister gave me a piece…

Jan 9, 2025

Isabelle Zarsadias: A Summer in Charlotte Storm Water Services: Safeguarding Our City, One Storm Pipe at a Time

It was a scorching July afternoon when I found myself standing in a resident’s backyard, examining a sinkhole the size of my bedroom. As I looked down into the gaping hole, I couldn’t help but feel a mix of excitement, responsibility, and curiosity. This was just one of the many challenges I encountered during my…

Dec 20, 2024

SOARE: SWAG Summer Research Experience

Written by: Eric Martineau The annual problem of my generation is finding a good way to spend their summer vacation, but luckily for me, I didn’t have any questions about what I wanted to do. I was offered a scholarship position in the Summer Opportunities in Agricultural Research and the Environment: Strategic Work in Applied…

Dec 13, 2024

New Pollutants: Analyzing Soil Samples for a Newly Discovered PFAS Becoming Another

Written by: Sophia Cunningham The government scientist: someone whose stereotype is strange experiments in a lab you need special clearance to even get into. There are possibly cutting-edge chemicals and secret aliens involved. I got to work in a government lab this summer, and while there weren’t any aliens, I did get to work with…
Interns group picture - CLT Stormwater: One Piece of a Dynamic System - Forestry and Environmental Resources NC State University

Dec 6, 2024

CLT Stormwater: One Piece of a Dynamic System

Written By: Halee Reinhardt, NCSU If you’d asked me last fall what my summer would look like, I’d probably have painted a picture of long, lazy days in the sun and too much ice cream. And while there was plenty of sun (and ice cream), it wasn’t in the way you’d expect. Instead, I found…

Nov 15, 2024

Nicky Todorov: My First Ever Job Experience!

Hi, my name is Nicky Todorov, and I’m a senior at NC State majoring in environmental sciences and minoring in renewable energy assessment. This past summer, I worked at a solar O&M company called ACT Power Services as a portfolio engineer intern. ACT wasn’t the one building solar farms, it was the one fixing them,…

Nov 1, 2024

Emma Budden: Discovering My Passion for Field Work

Fulfilling…is the word I would use to describe the two months I spent doing field work in the Warm Heart of Africa. Upon landing in Lilongwe, Malawi, we drove the bumpy roads up to Mzuzu, seeing the vibrant orange sunset; it was a surreal feeling to know that this would be home for the next…
Students set up tent - FER GSA Camping Trip - College of Natural Resources at NC State University

Oct 4, 2024

FER GSA Camping Trip

The FER GSA recently revived the annual camping trip! Everyone had a great time out at Jordan Lake taking in the scenery, watching the local wildlife, and generally enjoying the nice weather to start the Fall season. GSA President Kyle Zampogna led the group hiking around the western side of the lake. Fish and Wildlife…