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Feb 20, 2026

Cate Hawting: A Summer of (Crystal) Growth

Looking around the lobby of Engineering Hall that rainy Thursday morning, something took me back to elementary school. Maybe it was the plunge into an unfamiliar place, or maybe just the first day nerves. Either way, as we stood in that shiny new building nervously waiting to be picked up by our graduate student mentors,…
Dean Myron Floyd stopped by Roland Kays’s exhibit at the 2026 Envisioning Urban Futures Conference, where his research was brought to life by a coyote specimen on loan from the NC Museum of Natural Sciences. Dr. Kays presented data illustrating the coyote’s expanding territory across the U.S., sparking a conversation on the challenges of urban management. His work highlighted critical issues such as behavioral adaptations, population control limitations, and human-wildlife conflict cases involving coyote interactions with domesticated dogs on-leash.

Feb 5, 2026

FER Explores the Future of Cities at NC State Symposium

Written by: Nicole Mihnovets On Wednesday, January 28th, several members of the Forestry and Environmental Resources Department gathered at the Hunt Library on NC State’s Centennial Campus for the thought-provoking symposium, “Envisioning Urban Futures: More-Than-Human Cities.” Jointly organized by the Office of University Interdisciplinary Programs and NC State University Libraries, the event challenged attendees to…
Two photos shown side by side. Left: Five women stand together outdoors on a university campus walkway, smiling at the camera, with autumn trees and academic buildings in the background. Right: An indoor academic setting where a woman presents a research poster on a stand while speaking with two attendees, all standing near wooden doors in a conference or symposium space.

Jan 16, 2026

Emy Tran: Navigating Eco-Emotions in a Rapidly Changing World

Coming into college four years ago, I never would have expected that studying natural resources would mean learning just as much about emotions as it does about ecosystems. However, all this time later, it’s become clearer and clearer: environmental issues aren’t just changing landscapes, they’re changing us. For my external learning experience, I am continuing…

Dec 5, 2025

Sage Boettcher: From Forest Streams to Biofilters

When I first set foot in the NC State Environmental Technology Management SURE Program, I envisioned a summer immersed in Schenck Forest’s tranquil streams, studying how urbanization impacts water quality. I expected to wade through creek beds, collecting samples and observing nature’s subtle responses to development. And for a while, that’s exactly what I did.…
A calm, green swamp scene with turtles sunning on a log, cypress trees draped in moss, and still water covered in patches of algae and duckweed. - Akshita Govindaraj - Resilience and Roots: A Summer in Gates County - Forestry and Environmental Resources NC State University

Nov 21, 2025

Akshita Govindaraj – Resilience and Roots: A Summer in Gates County

Cloudy skies, sound of light drizzle, swaying pine forests, and the quiet stillness of Merchants Millpond. These are just some of the images that come to mind when I think about my summer in Gates County. Tucked away in northeastern North Carolina, Gates is a small, rural county where community bonds run deep and the…

May 16, 2025

Allie Hopper – Semester by the Sea: Studying Oyster Health Responses to PFAS

A little fish in a very large ocean. This is how I felt when I first began my undergraduate experience at NC State, among a student population of almost forty thousand and with little idea of where I wanted my education to take me after graduation. I was passionate about the environment but tried and…
Creek - Kairavi Garde: Watershed Whispers – Connecting North Carolina’s Ecology with its Community - Forestry and Environmental Resources NC State University

May 8, 2025

Kairavi Garde: Watershed Whispers – Connecting North Carolina’s Ecology with its Community

It’s no secret that water here holds stories, whispering ancient secrets as it filters through and runs across North Carolina’s diverse topography. Rivers, streams, lakes, and marshes flood the areas around them with bursts of life vibrantly visible in lush green vegetation, unique wildlife, and rich human culture. I’ve spent the last year exploring how…
Four students presenting at the WRRI - FER @ 2025 Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI) Conference - Forestry and Environmental Resources NC State University

Mar 20, 2025

FER @ 2025 Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI) Conference

By: Dr. Angela Allen On March 19th, students from the Environmental Resources Water Assessment Training Program (ERWATP) presented at the 2025 Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI) Conference held at the McKimmon Center. The conference brings together a wide range of sectors and disciplines involved in water resources across North Carolina. Seven students participated in the…
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…

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…