Forestry and Natural Resources

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Help the Hellbender - A Minecraft Conservation Quest
Minecraft Meets the Hellbender
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Addy Ellis using a seine on Lake Michigan; Ellis standing in a river in waders before checking on freshwater mussels; freshwater mussels in hand.
FNR Field Report: Addy Ellis

Addy Ellis, a sophomore aquatic sciences and political science double major, spent the summer as...

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Zach Feiner holds a striped bass; Feiner holds a black crappie; Feiner holds his Outstanding Young Alumni Award plaque
Meet Zachary Feiner: 2025 Outstanding Young Alumni Award Winner

Zachary Feiner, who earned his PhD from FNR in 2015 and spent two additional years in West...

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Gloria's view looking for elk in the south unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park; two of the many prairie dogs at the park; Gloria welding for the first time.
FNR Field Report: Gloria Aichinger

Sophomore wildlife major Gloria Aichinger spent her summer as a seasonal laborer at Theodore...

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A spotted eagle ray; Morgan Hamilton snorkeling during a biodiversity survey in Turks and Caicos; Hamilton with a group of students from her study abroad cohort.
FNR Field Report: Morgan Hamilton

Senior aquatic sciences major Morgan Hamilton took her skills and interests on the road for a...

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Kline Wetland after five inches of rain; Katie Schouten walking through the Kline Wetland with her employer taking notes on what plant species were present.
FNR Field Report: Katie Schouten

Sophomore forestry major Katie Schouten spent the summer as an intern with the Lake Maxinkuckee...

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Andrew Reyes works on target training with female giraffes Asha (left) and Jasiri (right); Andrew presents his research findings to Brookfield Zoo Chicago animal care leadership.
FNR Field Report: Andrew Reyes

Senior wildlife major Andrew Reyes spent his summer as an animal care intern at Brookfield Zoo...

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World-class faculty impact the U.S. and beyond.

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Students Impact the Future

98% FNR graduate students are successfully employed or continued with their education.

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Cutting Edge Research Facilities

 Research conducted with 25 forest properties across the state and 18 labs.

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Globally renowned faculty

World-class faculty impact the U.S. and beyond.

Graduation hat and diploma, students impact the future.
Students Impact the Future

98% FNR graduate students are successfully employed or continued with their education.

Leaves, research properties
Cutting Edge Research Facilities

 Research conducted with 25 forest properties across the state and 18 labs.

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A new indoors . . . for a greater outdoors.

A new, state-of-the-art, Forestry and Natural Resources building is essential to increasing our technological capabilities, expanding space for program growth, and bringing all FNR faculty, staff, and students under one roof to foster greater interdisciplinary collaborations.

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