Feature Stories

A Running Start for Future Rangeland Professionals
Idaho's West Jefferson High School agriculture class is the first in the nation to complete the University of Idahoi rangeland principles dual credit course.
Jump Start Your Future in Rangeland Ecology and Management

Professor Steve Bunting Earns Hottest Fire Ecology Award
Steve Bunting is recognized with Harold Biswell Lifetime Achievement Award
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Wilderness Advocate Receives Honorary Doctorate
In recognition of her public service and contributions to natural resource management and engineering, Janet DeVlieg Pope receives an honorary doctorate during winter commencement ceremonies December 10, 2011.
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Meet Our Veterans
The College of Natural Resources thanks you for your service!
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Wood Waste Leads to Biofuels Breakthroughs
$40 Million Grant Fuels Collaborative, Renewable Energy Research in Northwest
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Mojave to Moscow: The Long Road Taken to Success
Rebecca Johnson, ecology and conservation biology & wildlife resources dual major, named Udall Scholar.
» Learn why she chose the College of Natural Resources

Reinforcing Idaho's China Presence
Chinese Academy of Sciences hosts Dean Kurt Pregitzer and his wife Maria, director of Student Services in the College of Engineering, for a two-week stay and tour of four Chinese cities.
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Fire Ecology and Management Students Make the World Their Classroom
While their peers took a break from their studies, 12 students in the University of Idaho Wildland Fire Program spent their spring break lighting fires.
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Natural Resources Youth Camp Connects Kids to Conservation
Thanks to a natural resources camp that University of Idaho Extension will operate this summer for the 53rd year, Idaho parents can engage their kids in week's worth of hands-on learning.
» University of Idaho Extension Natural Resource Camp begins June 27 - Register by May 21!

Silt of the Earth
Costa Rica in particular loses about 860 million tons of valuable topsoil every year due to heavy tropical rains and deforestation. Widespread soil erosion and sediment build up have negative cascading effects that impact the efficiency of hydroelectric dams and the cost of energy, and also put sensitive ecosystems at risk.
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The Secret Life of Trees
Andre Sanfiorenzo, an environmental science doctoral student from Guayama, Puerto Rico, is searching to discover if there are hidden relationships between people, forest fragmentation and species decline.
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Taylor Wilderness Research Station
Taylor offers numerous one-of-kind opportunities for hands-on learning.
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Lee A. Sharp Experimental Area
The large commercial bus picked up its load of passengers. Among them were legislators, agricultural experts, federal agency directors and university leaders including President Duane Nellis. The group would be traveling together on a two-hour trip to what is known as the Lee A. Sharp Experimental Area.
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Nation's Hottest Fire Education Program
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Student Work Helps Cascade Community Get Connected
Recently, the community of Cascade, Idaho, has taken a stand to protect its heritage by engaging in a long-term learning practice collaborative.
» Bioregional Planning and Community Design studio class develops regional asset inventory and interactive mapping tool.

Range Students Take Top Honors at International Conference
Range students secure impressive traveling trophy for winning the Rangeland Cup competition and placing second in the Working Landscapes display competition at Society for Range Management Conference.
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Exemplifying Highs of Natural Resources Doctoral Program
Steve Garrity, recently voted Outstanding Graduate in the College, expands the scientific community’s knowledge of forest-atmosphere interactions.
» Meet Steve Garrity, Ph.D. Natural Resources '10

Collaborating Coast to Coast: New Directions in Natural Resources Research
A $400,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will help CNR forestry researchers and other collaborators solve industry-wide problems.
» Faculty in the University of Idaho College of Natural Resources establish a research site in the Center for Advanced Forest Systems (CAFS).

Blue Ridge Mountain Cafe First to go "Green" in Virginia's Shenandoah County
RRT alumnus Wendy Willis and her sister Cristina Maddox use green practices at their Strasburg cafe.
» RRT alumnus Wendy Willis Co-operates One of Virginia's First Green-Certified Restaurants.

Managing Moscow: Service-learning Students Develop a Framework for Conservation Planning
Service-learning project gives students the opportunity to apply concepts they are learning in the classroom to real-life situations.
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University of Idaho’s McCall Outdoor Science School Awarded $455,000 For Fire Mitigation Program
Moss will use FEMA grant to reduce fuels, manage vegetation and protect 70 structures on 3,165 acres of the McCall Field Campus and Ponderosa State Park.
» New Fire Mitigation Program at MOSS Sparks Collaboration

Associate Professor Troy Hall Receives Excellence in Wilderness Stewardship Research Award from the U.S. Forest Service.
Troy Hall, associate professor of conservation social sciences, wins one of the U.S. Forest Service's highest honors.
» Associate Professor Troy Hall Receives National Recognition for Wilderness Research

Professor Gary Machis, Science Advisor to the Director of the National Park Service
Gary Machlis has a new address: Washington, D.C. Machis was appointed science advisor to the director of the National Park Service, effective Sept. 7, 2009
» Professor Gary Machlis Tapped for National Leadership Role

Diversity of Forest Resources Bachelor’s Degree Helps Students Branch Out
CNR prepares future leaders through integrated learning among unique degree programs.
» Meet Samantha Arneberg, BS Forest Resources and Fire Ecology and Management '08

Fred Johnson, Professor Emeritus
For more than half a century, Professor Johnson has made outstanding contributions to forest ecology and botanical education and science. Read more...
» Inspiring Forestry Mentor Receives Honorary Doctorate

Wildlife Resources: Providing Real-World Opportunities for Collaboration
Partnership with outside entities allows wildlife students a hands-on experience.
» Wildlife Program Prepares Future Conservation Policy Experts

Ecology and Conservation Biology: Contributing to conservation and management of threatened and endangered species
Senior thesis projects provide ECB students the hands-on experience for future endeavors and more.
» Ecology and Conservation Biology Senior Thesis Provides Networking Opportunities

Beyond Brick & Mortar
Faculty members team up to expand learning opportunities for traditional and non-traditional students, creating a sophisticated online presence for the College of Natural Resources
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Skilled Fire Professionals are a Hot Commodity
401 Series: Creating a community of stronger fire professionals
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Buying and selling emissions credits is big business for CNR students
If you haven’t yet heard of the carbon-trading market, get ready. Darek Nalle, resource economist in the Department of Forest Products and an instructor in the program, believes the buying and selling of emission credits is an area primed for significant growth.
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Fostering Early Environmental Science Education
The University of Idaho’s McCall Outdoor Science School is a one-of-a-kind facility that gives CNR graduate students the unique opportunity to educate Idaho fifth and sixth graders about our natural world.
» University of Idaho’s McCall Outdoor Science School