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Join us in the Reiman Gardens parking lot to find your 2024 tree! Proceeds support Forestry Club activities.

Dec. 1st: 9:00am-5:00pm

Dec. 6th: 3:00pm-6:00pm

Dec. 7th: 9:00am-5:00pm

Dec. 8th: 11:00am-5:00pm

The decisions Iowans make about their watersheds affect the people and the communities downstream. That’s why Sara O’Connell enrolled in the Master Conservationist Program delivered by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.

Last weekend saw the graduation of 31 undergraduate students in the NREM department.

Steve Dinsmore and father Jim Dinsmore have published the 225-page book Iowa's Changing Wildlife.

The Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame was established in 1982 to encourage the growth and practice of a conservation ethic. The 2023 Hall of Fame induction will be held virtually April 25 afternoon.

Jen Merryman gave the opening speech at the Fall 2022 CALS Convocation this last December. Merryman graduated in December with a B.S. in Forestry. She is now a Graduate Research Assistant within the NREM department.

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Ecologist Cathy McMullen talks with Charity Nebbe on Iowa Public Radio's Talk of Iowa about wildflowers that bloom in the Iowa woodlands and the state's restoration efforts. Listen to the full audio.

The Iowa State University Office of the Vice President for Research announced Robert Brown and Lisa Schulte Moore will serve as co-directors of the nationally renowned Bioeconomy Institute (BEI).

AMES, Iowa — In 2021, Iowa licensed nearly 270,000 anglers, whose pastime is estimated to represent more than $500 million annually in economic activity.  

When students graduate from Iowa State University and enter their careers, they are like birds taking flight. Annie Hatch, senior in animal ecology, has spread her wings in the classroom and on the volleyball court.

AMES, Iowa – Birds captured Adam Janke’s imagination years ago.

AMES, Iowa – It looks like the risks are paying off.

Finding ways to grow local fruits and vegetables sustainably. Teaching children about agriculture, culinary science, natural resources and more. Learning to collect data to determine animal population numbers in certain locations.

Sixteen miles down a gravel road, surrounded by state and federal lands, in a place where one can hike for five days and not see any roads lies the perfect location for students to gain hands-on learning in the areas of forestry, fisheries and wil

ISU Animal Ecology alum Corey Lange, now working as a wildlife biologist for the Bureau of Land Management, was featured in a recent episode of PBS documentary series Outdoor Nevada.