Department of Natural Resources Conservation

The UMass student chapter of the Society of American Foresters organized a field trip to Portsmouth, New Hampshire on Friday, 23 October, to tour the Schiller Wood-fired electric power plant, part of the Northern Wood Power Project of Public Service of New Hampshire (PSNH).

Previously, PSNH's Schiller Station in Portsmouth ran three 50MW coal-fired steam boilers [...]

[ October 30, 2009; 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm. ] Beth Noveck, Deputy Chief Technology Officer for the United States to give presentation on "Open Government: Transparency, Participation, and Colloboration"

   Friday, October 30, 2009 • 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
   Isenberg School of Management • 108

More information is at http://www.umass.edu/umhome/events/articles/93285.php

Joe Keefe and Vicki Pavao, who major in Urban Forestry & Arboriculture, each won a $1,500 scholarship from the New England Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture (NEC-ISA). Joe (’08) and Vicki (’09) graduated from the Stockbridge School of Agriculture’s Arboriculture & Community Forestry program before transferring into the B.S. curriculum in Urban Forestry [...]

Starting in the Fall of 2010, undergraduate students in the Department of Natural Resources Conservation (NRC) will choose from among three programs leading to a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree:

Building and Construction Technology
Environmental Science
Natural Resources Conservation

What’s changed?

Building Materials and Wood Technology (BMATWT) has changed its name to Building and Construction Technology (BCT) (Read More…)
The Natural [...]

Dr. Kevin McGarigal is the recipient of the 2009-2010 Outstanding Research Award for the College of Natural Sciences. Carolyn Safarik, Business Manager of the Department, is the recipient of the 2009-2010 Outstanding Staff Award for the College of Natural Sciences. The awards were presented on September 8 at the College Convocation.