News

Dr. Lisa Schulte-Moore, Robert Valek and collaborators developed PEWI that can be used to understand the interrelationships of land use, natural resources, and land management. Read the full news release.

Jim Adelman’s research on Avian influenza was recently published by PeerJ.  Research conducted by Jim and Kyoung-Jin Yoon (CVM) studied wild birds and rodents around poultry operations to see if they carried the virus or had  exposure to the virus

STRIPS team wins CALS team award

Congratulations to the STRIPS team that was recently awarded the 2018 College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Team Award. 

ISU Fulbright scholars engage in cultural exchange with middle school students.

Thank you Canvas early adopters

Congratulations to our NREM Canvas early adopters Julie Blanchong, Amanda Chung, and Richard Schultz!

The NREM Forestry Club lends a hand to ISU Cross Country Team course

Coach Sudbury outlined Phase I course improvements and the forestry students provided the expertise and work force. The course was greatly improved and Coach Sudbury received many positive remarks from other schools who participated in the recent

NREM Lab Conducts Fall Prairie Burn

Below are pictures of NREM lab students conducting a fall prairie burn that will favor forbs over grasses. 

Aquaculture Conference

The 2017 Iowa Aquaculture Conference was a well-attended event with many people interested in all manners of fish farming. Around 250 people attended the event.

2017 Iowa Aquaculture Conference

The 2017 Iowa Aquaculture Conference is being co-sponsored by Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers, Iowa State University and the North Central Aquaculture Center (NCRAC).

Capstone Project for LLS minor at McFarland Park

Tyler Murray and Eryn Hubbard organized a capstone project for the Learning and Leadership Sciences (LLS) minor at McFarland Park on Saturday October 28th, 2017.

French Montana Camp featured in VISIONS Magazine

VISIONS magazine featured an article about our French Montana Camp (pdf) in their latest issue. Check it out! 

Students Get Hands-On Experience In Fisheries Techniques

This fall, NREM juniors and seniors in the AECL 333 Fisheries Techniques class learned about and got hands-on experience using different gears to sample fish.  

Happy Halloween from the Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management

Happy Halloween! Pictured are two members of the department dressed as a tree and bunny rabbit.

Ecological Monographs features a publication by Ann Russell titled: Tropical tree species traits drive cation dynamics via effects on soil pH: A proposed conceptual framework

STRIPS paper makes headlines in this week's PNAS Early Edition

The STRIPS project is very much a collaborative effort that includes Iowa farmers and landowners, ISU extension and research faculty hat has developed a sustainable soil/water conservation practice that provides numerous benefits to Iowa’s environ

Dr. Weber Named Harmon Family Professor

Congratulations to Dr. Michael Weber on being named Iowa State University Harmon Family Professor in Forestry!

(Dr. Wendy Wintersteen, Dr. Michael Weber, Dr. Sue Blodgett)

Alumni Dr. DeClerck return for Feeding the World Seminar Series

An alumni of our Forest Biology MS program, Dr. Fabrice DeClerck, will speak at the Global Program's Feeding the World Seminar Series. Dr.

NREM participated in George Washington Carver Internship Program

Rosemary Galdamez, an incoming senior at North High School in Des Moines, Iowa, is one of 19 George Washington Carver Summer Research Internship Program interns this year.

Dr. Dinsmore on IPR's River to River

Dr.

Tyler Harms co-organizes symposium for Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference

Tyler Harms (IDNR) is the co-organizer of a symposium for the 78^th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference scheduled for Milwaukee, WI, January 28-31, 2018.  The symposium is entitled, Ducks to Dickcissels: Collaboration for the Conservati