Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences at Illinois

Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences at Illinois NRES is an interdisciplinary unit bringing scientists together, with the goal of increasing sustaina Many alumni of our B.S.

NRES provides outstanding undergraduate and graduate educational opportunities. program have gone on to complete graduate and professional degrees. Our graduates work in environmental science and natural resource management positions in government, corporations, consulting firms, and non-governmental organizations. NRES also offers traditional Master of Science, online Master of Science, and Docto

r of Philosophy degrees. Our graduate students gain employment with research universities, government agencies, national and international non-governmental organizations, and business enterprises. All NRES educational and research programs center on science, applied ecology, and conservation in a variety of aquatic, terrestrial and human dominated ecosystems. Within that framework, our faculty, staff, and students study a wide variety of ecological systems with emphases on soil, water, people and social systems, forests, plants, animals, and microbes. Much of our research focuses on natural and social processes, such as habitat fragmentation, regulation, dispersal, disturbance, invasion, bioactivity, and decision-making. We research and work in locations locally, across the United States, and around the world. Comments, links, photos, and videos are welcome on all University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign social media platforms. All posts should be relevant to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign community. Comments or posts made by outside users to University accounts can be removed for any of the following reasons, at any time, if they (a) use obscene, threatening, or harassing language; (b) disclose information that is confidential by law or regulation; (c) promote or advocate illegal activity; (d) violate copyrights or trademarks; (e) are commercial advertising, unsolicited self-promotion, SPAM, or solicitations; or (f) endorse or oppose anyone campaigning for election to a political office. User comments or user posts do not represent the opinions of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The University and units adapting this policy reserve the right to respond to comments that do not violate this policy.

Saturday, September 26 (1-4 p.m. Anita Purves Nature Center; 5:30-8 p.m. Crystal Lake Park). The theme of this year's Ce...
07/28/2026

Saturday, September 26 (1-4 p.m. Anita Purves Nature Center; 5:30-8 p.m. Crystal Lake Park). The theme of this year's Central Illinois Bat Festival is "Backyard Bugs and Bats" 🐜🐝🐛🦇

OUT IN THE FIELD: MS student Jacob Watson and undergrad student Ava Baldwin are sampling for the rare native Pilose Cray...
07/27/2026

OUT IN THE FIELD: MS student Jacob Watson and undergrad student Ava Baldwin are sampling for the rare native Pilose Crayfish in streams in Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming.

We had so much fun hosting sessions for ACES Family Academies! Alumni and their families learned about how scientists st...
07/13/2026

We had so much fun hosting sessions for ACES Family Academies! Alumni and their families learned about how scientists study fish, mussels, mudpuppies, deer, and small mammals . . . and took home some great science skills!
University of Illinois College of ACES Alumni Association
https://aces.illinois.edu/family-academies

We had an amazing time last week with students in the Exploring Sustainability academy (part of Illinois 4-H Illini Summ...
06/30/2026

We had an amazing time last week with students in the Exploring Sustainability academy (part of Illinois 4-H Illini Summer Academies)! Students explored a variety of sustainability topics in the University of Illinois College of ACES through out the week.

OUT IN THE FIELD: Kimberly Araya Guzman is measuring greenhouse gas emissions in organic farms after rain events and ove...
06/10/2026

OUT IN THE FIELD: Kimberly Araya Guzman is measuring greenhouse gas emissions in organic farms after rain events and over various management practices. We're trying to estimate how much all that equipment weighs...

06/08/2026

OUT IN THE FIELD: Developed by the Ward Lab, the Moth-O-Matic™️relies on machine learning to identify moths and calculate their biomass. Moths are a favored food for insectivorous birds such as the Eastern Whip-poor-will!

OUT IN THE FIELD: NRES undergrad Dhenu Patel is helping PEEC PhD student Kaylin Wallen collect invasive & native crayfis...
06/05/2026

OUT IN THE FIELD: NRES undergrad Dhenu Patel is helping PEEC PhD student Kaylin Wallen collect invasive & native crayfish species throughout Illinois to compare their diets & potential ecosystem effects using a series of laboratory feeding experiments. Thanks to Dr. Eric Larson for sharing the photos!

Meanwhile in Urbana... (This makes us think of the "Talking Beaver on Highway" video - "Welcome to Canada! Welcome to Ca...
06/04/2026

Meanwhile in Urbana... (This makes us think of the "Talking Beaver on Highway" video - "Welcome to Canada! Welcome to Canada!")

OUT IN THE FIELD:  Cody Hagloch is working on a One-Way Passage system that passively traps invasive fish species for ma...
06/03/2026

OUT IN THE FIELD: Cody Hagloch is working on a One-Way Passage system that passively traps invasive fish species for management purposes. The main trap system - pictured here - is made of aluminum and 3D parts. 🐟🪤

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Urbana, IL
61801

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