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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
Juniper tree Spatial Analysis Of Pinyon-Juniper Expansion In The Nevada Great Basin
Pinyon-juniper expansion threatens rangeland lifestyle and economy by reducing forage base and increasing the risk of stand-replacing and catastrophic wildfire. Our analysis will lead to improved understanding of the spatial implications of pinyon-juniper woodland expansion in central Nevada. Our work will provide detailed mapping of areas that have experienced recent woodland expansion.  Read More...
Peter Weisberg, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science
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