Warner College of Natural Resources

Warner College of Natural Resources Warner College is empowering the next generation with hands-on education and cutting-edge research to tackle our most critical environmental challenges.

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09/28/2026

Welcome to the world, Conservation and Environmental Leadership major!!!

This major is all about finding solutions to complex environmental challenges by understanding the connections between people, communities, and nature.

Housed in the Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources here in Warner College, this brand new major has two concentrations to choose from: Conservation and Society + Sustainable Tourism and Outdoor Recreation Management.

And as part of this major, students will earn 9 required credits by pursuing hands-on opportunities, including:
🌻 Earning a Wilderness Leadership Certification
🌻 Learning at CSU Mountain Campus
🌻 Building experience through an internship
🌻 Studying abroad
🌻 Conducting research

Learn more about this new major on our website, found at the link in our bio!

This World Rivers Day, we have lots to celebrate 🎉 After a 40 year absence, the Common Shiner – a rare Colorado native f...
09/27/2026

This World Rivers Day, we have lots to celebrate 🎉

After a 40 year absence, the Common Shiner – a rare Colorado native fish – is now swimming in the Poudre River.

Over the summer, the Larval Fish Lab collaborated with Colorado Parks and Wildlife to release 4,000 individuals across the Poudre River. LFL Director Kevin Bestgen and Ph.D. student Ryan Friebertshauser directly contributed to this effort.

"Reintroduction of Common Shiner is an effort towards restoring diversity," Ryan explained, "and by monitoring their survival and movement, reintroduced individuals offer an opportunity to learn more about how native fishes function and persist in the increasingly human-modified Poudre River ecosystem."

Luxilus cornutus was able to be reintroduced after populations of their non-native predator – the Brown Trout – diminished as a result of the Cameron Peak fires spreading ash and debris in our waterways.

So the next time you head to the Poudre, see if you can spot the Common Shiner thriving in its natural habitat.

National Public Lands Day is basically every day here at Warner College 🏞️🌄🌌🌅 Get out there and enjoy the incredible out...
09/26/2026

National Public Lands Day is basically every day here at Warner College 🏞️🌄🌌🌅

Get out there and enjoy the incredible outdoor areas, parks, and natural resources we are so lucky to access! Shoutout to those of you working or volunteering for our public lands, and making them all the more special for humans, plants, and wildlife.

🦌 Location: Rocky Mountain National Park, featuring the elk rut

📸 Photos by Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology student Miles Johnson

Today is Zero Emissions Day, so we're giving our planet the day off 🌱♻️🌿Shoutout to our friends who bike, skateboard, sc...
09/21/2026

Today is Zero Emissions Day, so we're giving our planet the day off 🌱♻️🌿

Shoutout to our friends who bike, skateboard, scooter, walk, take the bus, or choose other modes of eco-friendly transportation to get to campus!

These are small daily decisions that can have big impacts over time as we all strive to care for our planet.

And we're in this together – CSU is one of the nation's and world's top universities for sustainability, and Fort Collins is working to reduce community emissions by 80% by 2030 and achieve full carbon neutrality by 2050 🌎✨💚

Upcoming seminars happening at Warner College this month:⛰️ 9/4 – FWCB: Catherine Wagner, University of Wyoming⛰️ 9/9 – ...
09/01/2026

Upcoming seminars happening at Warner College this month:
⛰️ 9/4 – FWCB: Catherine Wagner, University of Wyoming
⛰️ 9/9 – HDNR: Barbara di Mori
⛰️ 9/11 – FWCB: Saeideh Esmaeili, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory
⛰️ 9/17 – ESS: Mita Vogel, CSU Housing and Dining Services – “Mental Health and Wellbeing: Caring for Students”
⛰️ 9/17 – GEO: John Spenser, SWRI, Europa Clipper Mission
⛰️ 9/18 – FWCB: Sara Bombaci and Veronica Yovovich, Warner College of Natural Resources
⛰️ 9/23 – HDNR: Elke Tukker
⛰️ 9/24 – GEO: Joe Sertich, CSU Department of Geosciences
⛰️ 9/25 – FWCB: John Koprowski, Haub School at University of Wyoming

Attend a WCNR Seminar, and you’ll be entered into a raffle to win natural resources prizes up to $100 in value at the end of the year!

Here's how it all works:
1. Attend a WCNR seminar during the 2026-2027 academic year.
2. Scan the QR code that will be presented at the seminar. This serves as your raffle entry.
3. Earn more raffle entries by attending a seminar from each WCNR Department, Unit, and Center.
4. Track your attendance on a seminar card, and earn a sticker for attending (both are coming soon to the MSNR Student Success Center).

Learn more here: https://warnercnr.source.colostate.edu/warner-college-of-natural-resources-2026-27-seminar-series/

Join us Thursday, September 3 in Sherwood Forest, from 4 to 6 p.m. for our annual Fall Picnic!WCNR student organizations...
08/31/2026

Join us Thursday, September 3 in Sherwood Forest, from 4 to 6 p.m. for our annual Fall Picnic!

WCNR student organizations, departments, and centers will be there, so you can stop by and learn all about the cool things happening in our Warner community. Find your people, explore your niche interest, and meet a group you didn't even know you wanted to join.

Plus, we'll have free food, games, and lots of fun 🤸

Here's the guest list so far:
🍁 Colorado Natural Heritage Program
🍁 Colorado State Forest Service
🍁 Colorado State University Environmental Learning Center
🍁 CSU logging sports team
🍁 Entomology Club
🍁 Field Ornithologists @ CSU
🍁 Geoscience Club
🍁 GIS Minor / Geospatial Centroid
🍁 Human Dimensions of Natural Resources
🍁 International Affairs Committee
🍁 MANRRS
🍁 Minoritized Genders in Natural Resources
🍁 Rams for Reefs CSU
🍁 Rangeland Ecology Club
🍁 Society of American Foresters Alpha Chapter
🍁 Society for Ecological Restoration
🍁 Student Sustainability Center
🍁 The SUPER Program for mentored undergraduate research
🍁 Warner College of Natural Resources Student Council
🍁 Watershed and Ecosystem Science and Sustainability Club
🍁 The Wildlife Society
🍁 Women's Outdoor Leadership Initiative
🍁 Zero Waste Team

08/26/2026

Welcome to a month in a life of NR453: Geospatial Field Methods for Natural Resources!

This past summer, Instructor Elizabeth Tulanowski led her class through a series of mapping and GPS lessons around campus, in classrooms, at CSU Mountain Campus, and in the field.

Students practiced their data collection techniques and mapping skills through practical real-world exercises, and they got some lessons in drone technology.

If you’re interested in learning more about the GIS minor or GIS classes in general, reach out to Elizabeth ([email protected]) or visit the GIS webpage: https://warnercnr.colostate.edu/geospatial-information-science-for-natural-resources-minor/

The GIS minor can complement your natural resources major, allowing you to gain technical skills and increase your employment potential.

Student Spotlight | Meet Lydia Whipple!Lydia is a third-year majoring in Geology and concentrating in geophysics, and sh...
08/25/2026

Student Spotlight | Meet Lydia Whipple!

Lydia is a third-year majoring in Geology and concentrating in geophysics, and she just got back from a GEO-packed summer!

Working as a geology/geophysics intern for Terracon Consultants, Lydia's primary responsibilities during this internship were to log soils and rock samples, classify materials, and record groundwater observations.

"Along with my internship, I had the opportunity to conduct geophysical field research in Wyoming in partnership with the University of Wyoming. Working in the Wind River Range and South Pass, I helped gather gravity and magnetic susceptibility data that is used in determining subsurface geology," she explained.

And if that wasn't enough, Lydia also worked as a volunteer for the USGS assisting in projects to map critical minerals in North America.

Do you know a Warner student who is making an impact through an internship, research, or job? Nominate them for a Student Spotlight: https://col.st/ukcpz

That first Fall Semester week ✨ energy ✨Welcome back, Warner Rams!
08/24/2026

That first Fall Semester week ✨ energy ✨

Welcome back, Warner Rams!

Welcome, first-year Warner Rams!We are so glad you’re here, and we can’t wait to get to know you throughout your college...
08/23/2026

Welcome, first-year Warner Rams!

We are so glad you’re here, and we can’t wait to get to know you throughout your college career here at Warner College of Natural Resources 🐏

As you get settled in, here are some tips to navigate your first semester at CSU:

💚Join a club! Come to the Fall Picnic in Sherwood Forest on September 3, 4-6 p.m., and meet lots of great WCNR Student Organizations!

💚 Introduce yourself to your professors and teaching assistants – they’re part of our Warner
community and want to help you succeed, so take time to connect with them.

💚Attend a Warner event – we have lots of upcoming seminars where you can get to know Warner people outside of your major (more info coming soon).

💚Check out the Outdoor Program at the Rec Center to explore beautiful Colorado and meet cool outdoorsy people across CSU.

💚Wash your hands, take care of your physical and mental health, and go to the CSU Health Network when you need to!

💚Stop by the Student Success Center (MSNR 137) for directions, help finding rooms, and general info about Warner College. You can also pick up your Warner swag here if you missed Ram Welcome!

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