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Close-up of a leaf - Scientists Use Satellites To Track Earth 'Greening' Amid Climate Change - Forestry and Environmental Resources NC State University

Mar 2, 2023

Scientists Use Satellites To Track Earth ‘Greening’ Amid Climate Change

NC State researchers found changes in global “greening” will play a significant role in how much carbon dioxide plants capture and store.

Feb 28, 2023

Natural Resources Students Named to Inaugural Class of Goodnight Doctoral Fellows

Prabin Bhusal and Morgan Schulte are among the 30 students to be named to the inaugural class of Goodnight Doctoral Fellowship recipients. 

Feb 20, 2023

A More Diverse, Equitable Future for Natural Resources

Two new programs at NC State are recruiting and training graduate students from traditionally underrepresented groups in order to increase the number, quality and diversity of students in the field of natural resources.
Woman handling Bradford Pear tree - 'Bradford Pear Bounty' Returns to North Carolina - Forestry and Environmental Resources NC State University

Feb 14, 2023

‘Bradford Pear Bounty’ Returns to North Carolina

Property owners can receive native trees in exchange for cutting down a Bradford pear or related tree through the “Bradford Pear Bounty.”

Feb 10, 2023

Audrey Benton: Uncovering the Wonders of Our Coasts

Imagine waking up, stepping outside, and seeing dolphins swimming right in your backyard. That’s what I did this summer at the North Carolina Coastal Federation in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina.…
A group of middle school students sit on a log and look out onto a lake - Mentorship is Kay to Inclusion in Ecology - Forestry and Environmental Resources NC State University

Feb 9, 2023

Mentorship is Key to Inclusion in Ecology

An NC State expert details recommendations for boosting inclusion for people of color in forestry, ecology and related fields.
aerial view of a wetland forest shows green trees and patches of floating weed - NC State Researchers: Show Us What You're Working On - Forestry and Environmental Resources NC State University

Feb 7, 2023

NC State Researchers: Show Us What You’re Working On

Research can produce remarkable photography, microscopy, data visualization, and more. Share them with us!
Students present to a classroom - First-Year Students Learn the Value of GIS for Environmental Justice - Forestry and Environmental Resources NC State University

Feb 1, 2023

First-Year Students Learn the Value of GIS for Environmental Justice

Each year, more than 150 incoming NC State freshmen in the Environmental First Year Program learn how geospatial tools can help reveal and address environmental inequities produced by systemic racism.
Mountain forest - Climate Change May Cut U.S. forest Inventory by a Fifth This Century - Forestry and Environmental Resources NC State University

Jan 30, 2023

Climate Change May Cut U.S. Forest Inventory by a Fifth This Century

A recent study by NC State researchers found climate change could have a big impact on U.S. forests.

Jan 19, 2023

Student Innovation Curbs Oral Hygiene Pollution

Written by Sydney Griggs and Dr. Eli Typhina Nobody thinks that something as small as a toothbrush could be detrimental to our planet.  However, we discard billions of plastic toothbrushes…