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.

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. 🐟🪤

🦁 🦒🦓🐘 More envy from the cornfields thanks to students in NRES 385: Wildlife Conservation & Habitat Management in South ...
06/02/2026

🦁 🦒🦓🐘 More envy from the cornfields thanks to students in NRES 385: Wildlife Conservation & Habitat Management in South Africa - what a way to start the summer! (Okay, except maybe for that ONE 🕷 photo - EEK!)

OUT IN THE FIELD: Holly Coates is taking biosamples from insectivorus forest birds this summer, hoping to understand the...
05/29/2026

OUT IN THE FIELD: Holly Coates is taking biosamples from insectivorus forest birds this summer, hoping to understand the health and quality of Midwestern forests from the perspective of the bird communities that depend on them.

Students in NRES 385: Cross-Cultural Exploration of Wetlands in Ireland visited the Cliffs of Moher and learned about th...
05/27/2026

Students in NRES 385: Cross-Cultural Exploration of Wetlands in Ireland visited the Cliffs of Moher and learned about the formation of karst landscapes and how they support Turloughs, a special seasonal lake that seeps up from cave systems and is unique to Ireland. (They may also have caused envy amongst those still ensconced in the cornfields...)

FLYING FRIEND FRIDAY. Thanks to Mike Avara from the Ward Lab of Ornithology, who coordinated the capture and release of ...
05/15/2026

FLYING FRIEND FRIDAY. Thanks to Mike Avara from the Ward Lab of Ornithology, who coordinated the capture and release of "Smokey," a pigeon that possibly was interested in an internship. It managed to work its way from the roof of Turner Hall to a 2nd floor lab. Mike was ably assisted by Carlos and Sofia!

Dr. Benjamin Van Doren, his grad assistant Shu-Yueh “Winnie” Liao, and J’orge Garcia, executive director of Windy City B...
05/11/2026

Dr. Benjamin Van Doren, his grad assistant Shu-Yueh “Winnie” Liao, and J’orge Garcia, executive director of Windy City Bird Lab, as the three installed an acoustic monitor more than 350 feet above East Wacker Drive in Chicago.

Most birds migrate over Chicago at night. A new network of acoustic monitors is tracking their movements by listening for what can't be seen.

The Walleye Fishery Is In Our Hands. Anglers have the opportunity to improve resilience by taking care of every fish enc...
05/11/2026

The Walleye Fishery Is In Our Hands. Anglers have the opportunity to improve resilience by taking care of every fish encountered – whether it's kept or released. Swipe through for science-informed best practices for releasing fish! .fish.wet

Check out this month's issue of Outdoor Illinois Journal to learn about the tools and tricks used by Dr. Joy O'Keefe and...
05/04/2026

Check out this month's issue of Outdoor Illinois Journal to learn about the tools and tricks used by Dr. Joy O'Keefe and NRES alum Sean Obrochta to identify, locate, and monitor the endangered (and wily) northern long-eared bat in the Champaign-Urbana area.

The simplest way to detect bats is to listen for their characteristic echolocation calls, and researchers were amazed when acoustic recorders picked up the calls of endangered northern long-eared bats in an urban environment. Bats are still struggling in Illinois and beyond. But with new technolo...

Happy Earth Day! 🌎 For advice on increasing sustainability at home, check out State of Change at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow on W...
04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day! 🌎 For advice on increasing sustainability at home, check out State of Change at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow on WILL-TV to see an interview with our own Dr. Jennifer Fraterrigo (there's a nice shout-out to NRES as well 🌟). The show is also available on the Illinois Public Media YouTube Channel.

Open NRES position: Office Support Associate! Applications being accepted until 6:00 p.m. CST Wednesday, March 11. Visit...
03/06/2026

Open NRES position: Office Support Associate! Applications being accepted until 6:00 p.m. CST Wednesday, March 11. Visit the University of Illinois job board for details and to apply.

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