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Undergraduate Student Profiles

Obtaining Gopher Frog Egg Mass - Head Starting Gopher Frogs in the Croatan National Forest - Forestry and Environmental Resources Department at NC State

Jun 21, 2021

Head Starting Gopher Frogs in the Croatan National Forest

I’m walking through a national forest, carrying an endangered species, and I am lost. Off the trail. What do I do? We’ll come back to this later. In the Spring…

May 25, 2021

Science Communication for a Young Audience – My Internship Experience

With the pandemic forcing kids to stay home from school, parents have been looking for activities to keep them occupied. What better way to engage kids than to get them…
Sirena Rowe hugs a teammate at the NCAA championships in Greensboro - Strong Finish - Forestry and Environmental Resources Department at NC State

May 7, 2021

Strong Finish

Sirena Rowe, who helped NC State win an NCAA swimming relay title, recounts the highs and lows of her time in college. She graduates with a passion to help others and an eye on the Tokyo Olympics.
NC State Student Ben Zino is Promoting Wildlife Conservation, One Video at a Time, College of Natural Resources, Ben Zino, feature

Apr 13, 2021

NC State Student Ben Zino is Promoting Wildlife Conservation One Video at a Time

With over 23,000 subscribers, Ben Zinos YouTube channel is inspiring others to support wildlife conservation.
Student with a Net Outdoors - Emma Wilson: St. Francis' Satyr Field Technician - Forestry and Environmental Resources NC State University

Dec 1, 2020

Emma Wilson: St. Francis’ Satyr Field Technician

It was my first semester at North Carolina State University: I was sitting in the front row of my Ecology course, and I was excitedly listening to the lecture on…
Swamp - Courtney Kirberger: Meet the Millpond - Forestry and Environmental Resources NC State University

Nov 24, 2020

Courtney Kirberger: Meet the Millpond

How would you like to do something different everyday? While this wasn’t what I expected, that was exactly what happened during my time at Merchants Millpond State Park – and…

Jun 22, 2020

Ashlee George: Agroecology Education Farm Internship

Like most students at North Carolina State University, I ate the majority of my meals freshman year in Fountain Dining Hall. Right when you walk in, they have a giant…
Alyssa poses by the water - Graduating to Vocation: Protecting Marine Mammals Through Research - Forestry and Environmental Resources NC State University

May 8, 2020

Graduation to Vocation: Protecting Marine Mammals Through Research

College of Natural Resources graduate Alyssa Quackenbush's passion is protecting marine life. Read more about her journey.
Jenny poses in outdoors by ocean - Graduation to Vocation: Protecting Our Natural Environment - Forestry and Environmental Resources NC State University

May 7, 2020

Graduation to Vocation: Protecting Our Natural Environment

College of Natural Resources graduate Jenny Oren's passion is wildlife conservation. Read more about her journey.
Nick Sischo in Garage - Senior Prepared to Lunch After Graduation -Forestry and Environment Resources NC State University

Apr 29, 2020

Senior Prepared to Launch After Graduation

This is definitely not the final year of college that Nick Sischo thought he would have when he started his senior year last fall.  Nick will soon be graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Technology and Management from […]