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HEADLINE NEWS
Giant River Stingrays Found Near Thai City
By Stefan Lovgren 4/29/2008
Silver and blue make green at new greenhouses
By Mikalee Dahle 4/10/2008
The Value of Hunting and Impacts of Habitat Change in Nevada:Make Your Opinion Count!
By Dr. Kimberly Rollins, PhD 4/1/2008
TMWA begins tests for drugs in river
By Steve Timko & Lenita Powers, Reno Gazette Journal 3/12/2008
Fish showing adverse effects of waterway contamination
By Jeff Donn, Martha Mendoza, Justin Pritchard 3/11/2008
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Welcome to the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science at UNR.

We are a vibrant community of faculty and students that work across diverse but integrated disciplines to address the management, conservation, restoration, and sustainability of the natural resources and environments of Nevada and the Great Basin region of the western USA .

Find out more by checking out this website or by contacting us directly.

Kurt Pregitzer
Department Chair

 Featured Reseach Projects
Cheatgrass controlled burn Can Repeated Burning Of Cheatgrass Dominate Rangelands Be Used To Restore Sagebrush Steppe?
Many studies have shown that cheatgrass growth is inhibited with nitrogen availability. Other studies have shown that fire causes the volatilization of nearly all nitrogen in the material that is burned. In this study, we are investigating the possibility of inhibiting cheatgrass through repeated burning of it, thereby reducing nitrogen availability over the long term.  Read More...
Dale Johnson, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science
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