{"id":1158,"date":"2016-07-21T15:00:59","date_gmt":"2016-07-21T15:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.cnr.ncsu.edu\/redesign\/?page_id=1158"},"modified":"2024-08-05T09:09:26","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T13:09:26","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/about\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2016\/07\/historical-photo-1024x576.png\" alt=\"historical forestry students - History - College of Natural Resources at NC State University\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To review our remarkable history is to discover a timeline of breakthroughs in <a href=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fer\">Forestry and Environmental Resources<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\">Forest Biomaterials<\/a>; and <a href=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/prtm\">Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management<\/a> &#8211; achieved by great academic and research pioneers. 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When Mont Alto's program concluded, NC State adopted many of its faculty, students and groundbreaking practices. 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