Life is a Verb. Class field trips explore how we can better manage our environment . Our students love experiencing natural resources first hand. Bring it on!

Sure, bats are creepy. They hang upside down, and turn up in movies as blood-sucking fiends. But did you know -- tequila is produced from agave plants whose seed production drops to 1/3,000th of normal without bat pollinators.

Balancing the need for natural resources with the necessity of ecological stewardship is the great challenge of our generation.

STRIPs is important research: buffer strips and riparian zones impact Iowa’s water quality.

Our Ag and Forestry programs ranked 10th by Quacquarelli Symonds! "I'm so excited"

A 3-week Forestry Camp is one highlight of our forestry program. We’re accredited by the Society of American Foresters.

Swoop into a meaningful degree program with Natural Resource Ecology and Management!

Outstanding NREM Students ~inFocus~

Tyler

M.S. Candidate, Wildlife Ecology

Wildlife

I know I’m getting a quality education. I haven’t taken too many graduate classes yet, but I’m learning already. It speaks to the quality of the program that graduate students from NREM are getting great job offers even before they graduate.

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Superheroes in Training: Meet Anna MacDonald

Our People Make a Difference

Featured: Richard B. Hall

Dr. Hall's research focuses on genetic selection and short-rotation silviculture. He is currently involved in selection of genetically improved cottonwoods, aspens, and other tree species for use in the biofuels and new products industries. Dr. Hall is also a member of the Interdepartmental Genetics Major faculty and part of the interdepartmental program in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB). He has been a member of the Forestry faculty at Iowa State since 1974.