Pat McGovern's M.S. thesis is titled “Survival, space use, and radio telemetry accuracy of white-tailed deer fawns in central Iowa”.

Join us in honoring our scholarship recipients, graduating seniors and others! For more details visit our official webpage here.

Ann Russell was accepted as a Science Communication Fellow through ISU's Reiman Gardens.

She will be presenting in the showcase event at Reiman Gardens on Wednesday, April 18 from 2pm - 4pm.

Dr. Dara Wald, Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication, Iowa State University

Courtney Zambory's thesis defense presentation on Monday, April 9th, 10:00AM, in room 333 Science II. Courtney's thesis is titled "Geospatial Methods for Aquatic Conservation: Topeka Shiner Restoration Site Selection and Development of an Iowa Watershed Health Assessment".

ABSTRACT

The Department of Natural Resource Ecology & Management Seminar Committee is pleased to announce this week's speaker:

Dr. Miranda Curzon

Iowa State University

“Conventional forest harvest and functional identity: Looking backwards to inform future management”

Friday, April 6^th

3:10 pm 210 Bessey Hall

Refreshments served at 3:00 pm

Dr. Stephen Porder, Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, Brown University

The annual North Central Section Student Conclave of The Wildlife Society (TWS). A professional development conference for wildlife biology students. Conclave will bring together student chapters from across the North Central Section including MN, WI, MI, IN, and IA. This year's event is being hosted by the Fisheries & Wildlife Biology Club of Iowa State University.

Dr. Riccardo Bommarco, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Ecology

Co-sponsored by ENT & GPSA

Dr. Heather Sander, Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences, University of Iowa

Dr. Julie Blanchong and Dr. Stephen Dinsmore are pleased to announce that James Dupuie, Jr. will be defending his M.S. thesis entitled “Ring-necked Pheasant responses to wind energy in Iowa” this Friday, February 23^rd at 2 p.m. sharp in 333 Science II. Light refreshments will be served. And his seminar will finish by 3 p.m. so that folks have time to make it to Bessey Hall for NREM seminar at 3:10 p.m. We hope you can join us!

As a student, alum, or industry recruiter - plan to join us for the Agriculture and Life Sciences Spring Career Day! This event is scheduled for Wednesday, January 31, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at ISU’s Memorial Union. If you are an employer and would like to receive information on this event, please contact Mike Gaul at 515-294-4725 or via email at mikegaul@iastate.edu.

Dr. Ronald Lindblom, Northeast Iowa Community College

The Graduate Student Organization

of the Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management

presents an:

NREM Poster Session

Date: Friday December 8, 2017

Time: 3:10-4:00 PM

Location: E 0164 Lagomarcino Hall

For more information go here.

Nerd Nite Food Nite is happening this Saturday, 10/14 from 7-9 in the Basement at Des Moines Social Club! Bring a friend and come learn from Chef David Baruthio of BARU 66, Todd Buffington of 5 Minutes Til Midnight, and John George, a local homebrewer! Tickets are $7 before, $9 at the door.

The Graduate Student Organization

of the Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management

presents the seminar:

"eDNA Projects on Bull and Brook Trout"

by

Dr. Mike Schwartz
of the Department of Wildlife Biology at the University of Montana

Date: Friday October 13, 2017

Time: 3:10-4:00 PM

The Graduate Student Organization

of the Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management

presents the 

Paul Errington Lecture:

"Vaquita Conservation"

by

Dr. Barbara Taylor
 

Date: Friday September 29, 2017

Time: 3:10-4:00 PM

The Graduate Student Organization

of the Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management

presents the seminar:

"From Kenya to Montana: an overview of cattle-wildlife coexistence in Africa,
and an update on a successful first summer at NREM's new Rod and Connie French Conservation Camp"

by

Join us for a beginning of the year welcome picnic. We'll have great food and fun, including NREM clubs and door prizes!

Monday August 28, 2017
5:30-7:30PM
Maple Shelter at Brookside Park

The Iowa Monarch Conservation Consortium is hosting a monarch conservation field day July 24 at the Iowa State University Field Extension Education Laboratory near Boone.

Registration is free. Check-in will begin at 9 a.m. with presentations starting at 9:15 a.m. at the farm, which is located at 1928 240th St., Boone.

The NREM GSO Seminar Committee would like to invite you to a special seminar on April 7th presented by

NREM Graduate Students

A number of graduate students from the Department of Natural Resource Ecology & Management will give quick 5 minute presentations of their research!

Friday April 21, 2017
3:10PM
W142 Lagomarcino Hall

Xi Xigma Pi's Maple Syrup Day

April 8 8-11:30 AM at the Iowa Arboretum

All you can eat PANCAKES - $8 (Kid's 10 and under only $6)

  The 65th Annual Midwestern Forester's Conclave will be at Saylorville Lake, Prairie Flower North campground on April 1st.

A list of competing teams and scheduled events are now available!

The NREM GSO Seminar Committee would like to invite you to attend their February 24th Seminar presented by

Dr. Hilary Swarts,

Biologist,

US Fish & Wildlife Service

Friday February 24, 2017

3:10PM

W142 Lagomarcino Hall

The NREM GSO Seminar Committee would like to invite you to attend their February 17th Seminar presented by

Dr. Jill Baron,

Senior Research Ecologist,

Natural Resource Ecology Lab, Colorado State University

Friday February 17, 2017

3:10PM

W142 Lagomarcino Hall

The NREM GSO Seminar Committee would like to invite you to attend their January 27th Seminar presented by

Dr. Keith Schilling,

Adjunct Assistant Professor,

Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Iowa

Friday January 27, 2017

3:10PM

W142 Lagomarcino Hall

The NREM GSO Seminar Committee would like to invite you to attend their November 4th Seminar.

Great Lakes Connectivity

Dr. Peter McIntyre,

Assistant Professor at

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Friday November 4, 2016

3:10PM-4:00PM

E164 Lagomarcino Hall

The NREM GSO Seminar Committee would like to invite you to attend their October 28th Seminar.

Dr. Jesse Ellis,

Assistant Professor of Biology and Wilderness Field Station Director at

Coe College

Friday October 28, 2016

1:30PM

E164 Lagomarcino Hall

The NREM GSO Seminar Committee would like to invite you to attend their October 7th Seminar.

Avian Conservation in the US Fish and Wildlife Services Region 3

Dr. Kelly VanBeek,

U.S Fish & Wildlife Service

Friday October 7, 2016

3:10PM-4:00PM

E164 Lagomarcino Hall

WHAT: 2016 Iowa Herpetological Meeting

WHERE: Basile Hall lower level, Mt. Mercy University, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

WHEN: September 24^th, Noon-5:30 pm

The NREM GSO Seminar Committee would like to invite you to attend their September 23rd Seminar.

Understanding an Apex Predator: Polar Bears Inside and Out

Dr. Andrew Derocher,

Professor at

University of Alberta's Department of Biological Sciences

Friday September 23, 2016

3:10PM-4:00PM

E164 Lagomarcino Hall

Iowa State University Pheasants Forever is looking for new members! Join the first collegiate PF chapter in the nation!

Potential activities for this year include:

·        Pollinator projects

·        Adopt-A-Park

·        Informative seminars

·        Grill-outs / club pheasant shoots

·        Annual Spring fundraising banquet

The NREM GSO Seminar Committee would like to invite you to attend their September 16th Seminar.

Monarch Butterflies

Dr. Wayne Thogmartin,

from the United States Geological Survey

Friday September 16, 2016

3:10PM-4:00PM

E164 Lagomarcino Hall

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Fall Convocation, and this fall a combined awards celebration, is scheduled for Thursday, September 8 at 4:10 p.m. in the Sun Room, Memorial Union.   The program will include brief comments from Dean Wintersteen, award presentations for this past spring’s award winners, (Spring Awards was cancelled this year due to inclement winter weather!) and recognition for the College’s new faculty and staff.  A reception will follow. 

Iowa Woodland Owners Association - Spring Field Day - Saturday, April 23, 2016

Northeast Iowa Forestry Advisory Committee - Spring Field Day - April 19, 2016

The NREM GSO Seminar Committee would like to invite you to attend their April 8th Seminar.

Using formal application of common sense to integrate ecosystem services into land use planning decisions

Dr. Eric Lonsdorf,

Research Associate 

Franklin & Marshall College

Friday October 7, 2016

3:00PM

210 Bessey Hall

Standard Ticket -$50.00
Student Ticket w/o membership -$20.00
Youth Ticket (15 yrs + younger) -$15.00
Couple's Ticket -$70.00

The NREM GSO Seminar Committee would like to invite you to attend their November 6th Seminar.

Sustaining our Iowa Land: The Future of Soil and Water Conservation Policy

Neil Hamilton,

Emeritus Director of the Agricultural Law Center at 

Drake University

Friday November 6, 2015

3:15PM-4:00PM

210 Bessey Hall

Don Koo Lee is one of the world’s premier forestry scholars. A professor in the Republic of Korea’s Department of Forest Sciences at Seoul National University and endowed chair in the Park Chung Hee School of Policy at Saemaul Yeungnam University, Lee is a global leader and key collaborator working to solve international issues such as desertification and land degradation. He is the winner of the 2015 George Washington Carver Distinguished Alumni Award.

As a student, alum, or industry recruiter - plan to join us for the Agriculture and Life Sciences Fall Career Day!  This event is scheduled for Tuesday, October 20 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the ISU Lied Recreation Athletic Center.  If you are an employer and would like to receive information on this event, please contact Mike Gaul at 515-294-4725 or via email at mikegaul@iastate.edu.

Companies/organizations who have registered to participate are:

The public is invited to attend the dedication of the James and Patricia Dinsmore Tract at Big Wall Lake Wildlife Management Area in Wright County. A ceremony will take place at the site at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 15, followed by a reception.

The 130-acre addition to the WMA was made possible by a gift to Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation (INHF) from Jim and Pat Dinsmore. James Dinsmore was an animal ecology professor at Iowa State University from 1975-2002, and taught many people that work in conservation in Iowa today.

Dedication Ceremony

The U.S. State Department is visiting Iowa State University on October 14th.  During the visit there will be a CALS/NREM Department Seminar that is open to all.

“OMG, It’s a GMO: The Intersection of Policy, Science, Food Security, and Trade”

Find out more information here: http://www.worldfoodprize.org/

Find more information here: http://www.baconexpo.ag.iastate.edu/

Find more information here: http://www.familyweekend.iastate.edu/

The NREM GSO Seminar Committee would like to invite you to attend their September 18th Seminar.

Parental Investment and Sex Allocation in a Wild Bird

Keith Bowers,

Illinois State University