Year: Junior Hometown: Eau Claire, Wisconsin Major: Soil Science and Land Management How did you initially get involved in your field? I grew up trimming trees and backyard gardening with my father, but I viewed these as things to do in spare time. As I started getting older, I began to learn about the devastating impacts that global climate change ... Read More »
The College of Natural Resources was abuzz with activity last Friday during the annual Jim and Katie Krause CNR Student Research Symposium. Neatly dressed undergraduates explained their research to faculty, parents and fellow students who perused rows of posters. Abbie Lee, senior water resources major, has chaired the symposium steering committee for the last two years. The committee meets all ... Read More »
Students at University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point are rejoicing after the recent launch of a new dating app, Reel Catch. The app, which has been on the UWSP campus for the last few weeks, is most popular with those in the College of Natural Resources. The app is much like the popular dating app Tinder, where users either swipe right to ... Read More »
STEVENS POINT, WI–In a rather shocking turn of events, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point College of Natural Resources has made the decision to move away from the “Go Green Initiative” and run the entire building off of coal. The decision to do so came from Benjamin Blastin, dean of the College of Natural Resources, who said, “I think it’s time ... Read More »
The European Environmental Studies Seminar will be cutting Iceland out of their program next year. The European Environmental Seminar, which is an option for the required summer field experience for College of Natural Resource students, is divided into equal amounts of learning time between selected countries. As noted on the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point international programs website, this course gives students ... Read More »
This semester, the College of Natural Resources at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point welcomed a new face to their advising team. Katie Youngberg, a UWSP alumna, recently became an advisor for the CNR, where she has begun to help students on the path to achieving their academic and career goals. Youngberg is a recent graduate of the wildlife ecology program ... Read More »
Wisconsin’s Conservation Hall of Fame will be adding a member of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point family this April. Christine Thomas, dean of the College of Natural Resources, will be inducted to the Conservation Hall of Fame along with Hugh Iltis and Milly Zantow. Thomas’s induction is attributed to her hard work in natural resources by not only serving as ... Read More »
Gerald and Helen Stephens graciously donated $1 million to create an endowed professorship at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Christine Thomas, dean of the College of Natural Resources, suggested that the endowed professorship be given to wildlife ecology assistant professor, Jason Riddle. The Stephens’ son was a former wildlife ecology student at the university and had unexpectedly passed away less ... Read More »
The College of Natural Resources held its annual Career Fair on Feb. 11 in the Laird Room. The fair assists students in their search for summer internships and provides opportunities for those hoping to start a career after graduation with a full-time job. In addition, there are also networking opportunities with a wide variety of organizations. Nick Solewski, junior water ... Read More »
The first Director of Schmeeckle, Ron Zimmerman, is retiring at age 66 after 37 years in the position. His time with the reserve has been marked with the progress and struggle of turning a piece of land into a self-sustaining economic entity. Zimmerman shared his experience at Stevens Point as the people he knew became the names of buildings and what ... Read More »
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