Quinney College of Natural Resources USU

The S. J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources (QCNR) is internationally recognized for research, extension, and teaching on natural and socio-environmental systems. It is a high-impact college at USU with almost $11M in research funding last year, 61 tenure-track faculty in three departments, and close partnerships with federal and state natural resource agencies. Our work traverses biological, physical, and social systems to advance scientific knowledge, train leaders, and translate research into on-the-ground management and policy. The Department of Environment and Society uses social and interdisciplinary science to understand human-environment interactions at a range of spatial scales; the Department of Watershed Sciences studies aquatic ecosystems and the watersheds that feed them; and the Department of Wildland Resources is focused on applied terrestrial ecology, including the ecology and management of wildlife, forests, rangelands, and conservation biology. Ext...