As evidenced by the name, faculty in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment (NRE) focus on management and conservation of our planet’s limited natural resources, including earth’s water and climate system, air quality, forests, fisheries and wildlife resources.
“Our departmental research mission statement is to contribute to the solution of environmental problems, to increase understanding of natural resources systems and to enhance the wise and sustainable management of these resources,” says Jason Vokoun, associate professor and interim department head.
In addition to offering undergraduate and graduate science degrees in natural resources, the department participates in the multidisciplinary, multi-departmental environmental science and environmental studies degrees. “Our department is heavily invested in these majors, and our course offerings feature prominently,” Vokoun notes. He also serves as the current director for the environmental science major.
