Since it created the first conservation major in the nation in 1946, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point has been a leader in providing well-rounded and highly educated professionals to multi-faceted natural resources fields across the nation.  With a newly revamped online Master of Natural Resources in Conservation and Leadership degree, UW-Stevens Point is offering natural resources […]

Learn how prescribed fire can be used as a tool to benefit forest ecosystems and restore the environment as the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Wisconsin Forestry Center continues an online speaker series on prescribed fire forest management. Offered free of charge, the year-long webinar series, “Prescribed Fire for Forest Management,” is held monthly from 8:30-10 […]

Cody Kamrowski, Melrose, had specific career goals as he graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in May 2016 with a major in natural resources social and policy sciences. “I deeply value natural resources and want to preserve them for future generations to enjoy it just as I have,” he said at the time. Today, […]

Five faculty members at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and a collaborator at UW-Madison were awarded one of three 2023 Universities of Wisconsin Innovation Grants for research on phytoremediation, the removal of synthetic materials from soil using living plants. The group’s proposal, Phytoremediation of PFAS in Wisconsin Soils using Hemp and Alfalfa, was funded $175,000, […]

Learn about how environmental policies have had profound effects on the environment and natural resource management in the United States and how they affect our air, water, wildlife and community. The Wisconsin Center for Wildlife at UW-Stevens Point will host a six-part speaker series through its annual College of Natural Resources (CNR) Spring Seminar Series, […]

Several faculty members at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point have been recognized for excellence and outstanding contributions to the university and their professional field.

Are you interested in having a deeper connection with nature through harvesting your own food? The Wisconsin Becoming an Outdoors – Woman (BOW) program is offering a deer processing workshop, Saturday, Jan. 13, and a wild game cooking class, Sunday, Jan. 14. The workshops will be held from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Food + […]

An alumna who is the CEO of Jacquart Fabric Products will address more than 475 graduates and their families at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s winter commencement ceremony Saturday, Dec. 16. Gina Jacquart Thorsen, a 1997 graduate of UW-Stevens Point, is the first female CEO in her company’s 120-year history. She will speak to graduates […]

The following University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point students, faculty and staff have been honored for excellence and achievement:

Student members of The Wildlife Society (TWS) organization at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point actively participate in wildlife conferences and successfully manage 22 student-led projects, including hands-on research on a multitude of animal species from bats to woodpeckers and upkeep of the nearby Buena Vista Wildlife Area. The organization has also made strides in conservation […]

Explore the natural world at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Schmeeckle Reserve this fall, with the annual candlelight hike and family nature programs offered free and open to the public. The annual Fall Candlelight Hike will be held at the reserve, 2419 North Point Drive, Stevens Point, from 6-9 p.m., Friday, Oct. 27. Themed “Totally […]

Building on 46 years of impactful black bear research, the College of Natural Resources at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point has received a $1 million endowment to ensure the continuation of the work and support the development of future conservation professionals. The funding comes from three sources: “As a testament to our unwavering commitment to […]