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Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources
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Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources

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Aerial view of the Raritan River in New Brunswick

Understand the Living World: On Land, in Water and Air, Cities and Labs

Follow Your Love of Nature and Wildlife  

Majoring in Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources (EENR), you will learn to conserve a wide range of environmental, social, economic, and health benefits to cities and their residents.

Julia Van Etten sampling water

Think Interdisciplinary

Make a Difference with skills you learn in the EENR Natural Resources and Ecosystem Management Option. Among many other options, you may want to: 

  • Acquire skills to reduce impact of companies on wildlife, vegetation, and water sources while meeting their operational goals
  • Learn to help farms use sustainable practices that protect soil, water, and surrounding ecosystems
  • Learn to assess environmental impacts of development projects
  • Create plans to reduce harm to ecosystems

 

Hutcheson Old Growth Forest induction

Learn by Doing - Experiential Learning  

Enjoy fieldwork and studies in our many destinations, field stations, and research facilities.

A nearby Old Growth Forest

Winter Field Trip to the Adirondacks

Rutgers University Ecological Preserve

 

Two students taking notes of observations in a forested area

Get Ready to Lead the Way in

  • Biodiversity Conservation
  • Ecosystem Restoration
  • Sustainable Land Use & Agriculture
  • Urban Forestry
  • Urban Ecology
  • Ecological Data Science & Technology
Duck on a dock near Brooklyn bridge