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Jenna Birkevaag smiling next to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission sign - Jenna Birkevaag: NCWRC - Managing People Not Wildlife - Forestry and Environmental Resources NC State University

Nov 7, 2025

Jenna Birkevaag: NCWRC – Managing People Not Wildlife

My internship started at 10 pm the night before my first day with my roommates. We decided to go and scout out my parking spot for my first day that night because of how much first day jitters I was having. I was so nervous to start my internship at the North Carolina Wildlife Resources…

Oct 31, 2025

Jake Harmon: Streams, Wetlands and Education

When I signed on as an intern at Kris Bass Engineering, following along as a coworker mowed through the dense Eastern NC woodlands with a chainsaw wasn’t on my bingo card. My name is Jake Harmon, and I’m a rising senior at NC State University. This summer (2025), I had the opportunity to intern with…

Oct 17, 2025

Jenna Kepnes – Going Green: Overcoming the “Black Thumb” with Compost

Before this summer I had never grown any plant successfully from a seed, and not for lack of trying. At Inter-Faith Food Shuttle, seed germination is one small part of their most imperative process: growing food. As the compost operations intern for this local nonprofit, it was my responsibility to turn that process into a…
Dinner gathering - NC State Wildlife Students Host Annual Wild Foods Supper - Forestry and Environmental Resources NC State University

May 7, 2025

NC State Wildlife Students Host Annual Wild Foods Supper

Contributed by Marley Kelly, President of the Leopold Wildlife Club On April 12th, the NC State student chapter of The Wildlife Society, aka Leopold Wildlife Club, hosted their annual Wild Foods Supper (WFS) fundraiser at the Five Points Center in Raleigh. WFS is a potluck style dinner featuring dishes made from North Carolina game and…
Students and faculty gather holding up wolfies and awards - - NC State Wildlife Students Participate in 2025 Southeastern Wildlife Conclave - Forestry and Environmental Resources NC State University

Apr 15, 2025

NC State Wildlife Students Participate in 2025 Southeastern Wildlife Conclave

Contributed by Jennifer MacLellan, FWCB undergraduate student Early in the morning on March 27th, 18 students and 2 faculty co-advisors of the NC State Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society (aka, Leopold Wildlife Club) initiated the long van ride to the University of Tennessee-Martin for the annual Southeastern Wildlife Conclave. Over 3 days, 20 schools…
Group picture of students and faculty holding up the Xi Sigma Pi Flag - Xi Sigma Pi Induction Ceremony - Forestry and Environmental Resources NC State University

Apr 11, 2025

Xi Sigma Pi Induction Ceremony

Content and images courtesy of Dr. Robert Jetton On Wednesday, April 2, the NC State Chapter of Xi Sigma Pi—the national forestry and natural resources honor society—proudly inducted 32 new student members, both undergraduate and graduate, during its annual banquet at the NC State University Club. Membership in Xi Sigma Pi is a prestigious recognition…
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…

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…

Aug 16, 2024

Christopher Myers: Making Science for Everyone

Everyone took a step back. The children were quivering in fear, covering their faces to shield their eyes. The adults looked down at what was in my hands with fascination, tainted by a hint of uncertainty. I smiled and held my hands out further, cradling a tarantula molt, urging the visitors to touch it and…