women in natural resources

Mar 18, 2022

NC State Alum Brenda Brickhouse Receives 2022 Watauga Medal

Brickhouse graduated with a bachelor’s degree in forestry from the College of Natural Resources in 1980.

Feb 22, 2022

Deja Perkins Recognized as One of North Carolina’s Black STEM Leaders

Perkins, a Ph.D. student studying geospatial analytics at the NC State College of Natural Resources, is co-organizer of #BlackBirdersWeek and the BlackAFinSTEM Collective.

Feb 17, 2022

Celebrating Black Excellence: Tira Beckham is Tackling Climate Change

Beckham, a graduate student in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, is studying the socio-political barriers to climate resilience in low-income, rural, inland communities.

Feb 4, 2022

Celebrating Black Excellence: Angela Allen is Educating Future Leaders

Allen is the director of the environmental technology and management program in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources at NC State.

Jan 27, 2022

Parks and Recreation Alum Promotes Luxury Camping

Patricia "PJ" Ray found her calling in parks and recreation and is now successfully operating her own glamping company.

Jan 18, 2022

5 Questions with Youth Program Coordinator Erin Apple

Apple graduated with a degree in fisheries, wildlife and conservation biology in 2013. She is now employed as coordinator of youth programs for the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh.

Dec 10, 2021

Graduation to Vocation: Courtney Kirberger is Educating for a Sustainable Future

Upon graduation, Courtney Kirberger will continue working as an interpretive ranger at Machicomoco State Park in Virginia.

Oct 6, 2021

5 Questions with Mollusk Technician Audrey Keen

Keen, who graduated in 2021 with with a bachelor’s degree in fisheries, wildlife and conservation biology, is now a technician for the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences' mollusks collection lab.

Sep 21, 2021

5 Questions with Doris Duke Conservation Scholar Eanas Alia

Alia, who graduated in 2016 with a degree in environmental technology and management, reflects on her experience in the Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program and how the program prepared her to become an advocate for diversity, equity, inclusion and justice in the natural sciences.

Sep 20, 2021

5 Questions with Doris Duke Conservation Scholar Sasha Pereira

Pereira, who graduated in May 2021 with a degree in zoology and minors in applied ecology and environmental education, reflects on her experience in the Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program and discusses her plans for the future.