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An image of a wildfire burning trees - Wildfires: Expect Answers to Your Burning Questions - Forestry and Environmental Resources NC State University

Sep 7, 2020

Wildfires: Expert Answers to Your Burning Questions

Wildfire season is here. NC State researcher Joseph Roise has answers to all your questions.
Josh Gray - Faculty Profile: Josh Gray - Forestry and Environment Resources NC State University

Sep 1, 2020

Faculty Profile: Josh Gray

Dr. Josh Gray leads the Spatial Ecosystem Analytics Laboratory and is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Forestry & Environmental Resources, and the Center for Geospatial Analytics at NC State…
a pine forest - How Climate Change May Reshape Pine Plantations - Forestry and Environmental Resources NC State University

Aug 27, 2020

How Climate Change May Reshape Pine Plantations

To be sustainable, and turn a profit, the forestry sector is already thinking about how to evolve in the face of climate change.
Alaska Pipeline - How Oil and Gas Drilling Could Disrupt the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge - Forestry and Environment Resources NC State University

Aug 26, 2020

How Oil and Gas Drilling Could Disrupt the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

A plan to open the refuge to drilling could negatively impact wildlife and tourist.
Will Reckling pilots a drone custom-equipped to sample water - Taking Research with Drones to New Heights -Forestry and Environmental Resources NC State University

Aug 13, 2020

Taking Research with Drones to New Heights

NC State alum and current doctoral student Will Reckling is putting drones to work in new and unique ways to monitor the environment––from finding rare plants on the tops of mountains to mapping harmful algal blooms and even collecting water samples.
Lumbee River - N.C. Tribes Faced Obstacles to Atlantic Coast Pipeline Water Planning, Study Shows - Forestry and Environmental Resources NC State University

Aug 11, 2020

N.C. Tribes Faced Obstacles to Atlantic Coast Pipeline Water Planning, Study Shows

A case study evaluated challenges faced by Indigenous people in North Carolina during planning of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.
Martina Nordstrand - Meet Our Fall 2020 Incoming Students -Forestry and Environmental Resources NC State University

Aug 6, 2020

Meet Our Fall 2020 Incoming Students

Join us in welcoming our fall 2020 incoming students. They come from different backgrounds and will be working towards a variety of degrees, but are all connected by the College of Natural Resources to Think and Do.

Aug 4, 2020

Citizen Science at NC State and How to Get Started

Since thousands of citizen science projects are available for interested individuals, getting started can be overwhelming. Luckily, the Citizen Science Campus program and SciStarter make this initial decision easier for…
North American river otter - Study Finds Diseases in NC Otter Population Associated With Pets - Forestry and Environmental Resources NC State University

Aug 3, 2020

Study Finds Diseases In NC Otter Population Associated With Pets

A new study from North Carolina State University detected evidence of otter diseases that may be spread by pets.
Jashira poses on balcony - Jashira Torres-Pabon Awarded Knauss Fellowship -Forestry and Environmental Resources NC State University

Jul 24, 2020

Jashira Torres-Pabón Awarded Knauss Fellowship

Jashira Torres-Pabón’s story is one of sheer determination and resilience. A spring 2020 NC State University graduate, she rose above a struggling economy in her homeland of Puerto Rico. She came to NC State as a non-degree seeking student, where she had to prove herself to become a graduate student. Torres-Pabón not only earned her master’s degree…