Get Involved

As an M.S Natural Resources graduate student, you could be involved in research projects such as:

• Investigating the restoration of landscapes after wildland fire
• Understanding and managing invasive plant and animal species
• Developing new and better building materials from woody biomass
• Exploring the potential of alternative wood fuel sources for energy production
• Researching the human dimensions in planning and managing protected areas and parks
• Assessing the relationship of habitat degradation on wildlife population sustainability
• Enhancing the capability of GPS and GIS tools for management of forests and other natural resources
• Probing the impacts of natural resource decisions on local and regional communities
• Examining the ecological interaction of domestic livestock with grassland and shrubland resources
• Studying the impacts of pathogens, lowered water quality and harvesting on wild fish runs in the Pacific Northwest