NDSU School of Natural Resource Sciences

10/06/2026

Huge thank you to Marty Melchior for providing this great opportunity for our students!

09/14/2026

SNRS Entomology graduate students Reed Thoma and Maggie Bagatta presented on their research at the Sugarbeet Root Maggot Plot Tour/Field Day near St. Thomas in July!

Reed is investigating the impacts of insecticide/fertilizer/fungicide combinations on sugarbeet root maggot control and plant health, and is advised by Dr. Mark Boetel.

Maggie is studying role of plant volatile organic compounds in mediating sugarbeet root maggot behavior, and is co-advised by Drs. Emily Russavage (USDA-ARS Research Entomologist and NDSU SNRS adjunct assistant professor) and Dr. Boetel.

09/09/2026

09/01/2026

08/27/2026

The first highlighted speaker is our very own Dr. Kevin Sedivec. Dr. Sedivec will be kicking off our symposium at 1pm on Wednesday, October 7th.

08/25/2026

We're back and excited for the first day of classes! It was wonderful seeing both familiar and new faces at yesterday's SNRS welcome event. Buckling up for an eventful semester!

08/24/2026

Our Fall 2026 Seminar Series kicks off this Friday, August 28, at 9:30am in Loftsgard 102! We hope you'll join us throughout the semester for coffee, camaraderie, and cool presentations!

Check out the seminar line-up as well as what we have coming up for our Fall 2026 Professional Development Series!

08/19/2026

Publication Alert! Mapping Large-Scale Conservation Wins in Great Plains Grasslands

New research published in Biological Conservation uses nearly four decades of breeding bird data to identify large-scale conservation "wins" and "losses" across the Great Plains. Dillon Fogarty, a co-author on the study and Assistant Professor in the School of Natural Resource Sciences, discussed how this work is essential for informing proactive conservation efforts that aim to protect population strongholds before degradation occurs. Check out the full article here: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1ncFd1R%7EeeC-U