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

Natural Resource Ecology Finals are almost here. Study hard, do not forget to eat, call your mom!

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

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.

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

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

Graduate Students

The Natural Resource Ecology & Management (NREM) department offers M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Wildlife Ecology, Fisheries Biology, and Forestry.
There are about 50 graduate students working toward M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in NREM. Nearly all NREM graduate students are supported by research or teaching assistantships.

Photo Credit to: William R. Clark, Ph.D. Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology 251 Bessey Hall Iowa State University

Graduate Student Resources

Graduate Students

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