Natural Resources & Environmental Science

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Costa Rica Tropical Field Experience

NRES 201

Diving into natural resource issues at Mammoth Cave National Park.

Robinson Forest

Field Experience filled with outdoor experiential and discussion-based learning.

Internships

Internships allow NRES students to get into the thick of it.

Senior Capstone

Students partner with organizations to tackle real-world natural resource issues.

The University of Kentucky Natural Resources and Environmental Science program is the only interdisciplinary, environmental science degree at the University of Kentucky. NRES is designed to provide students with the knowledge, skills, and field experiences necessary for a career in environmental science, natural resource management, and related fields or for further graduate education.

News & Events

UK stream restoration project to improve water quality, provide outdoor classroom for students

A newly built bioswale on Alumni Drive is the first phase of a stream restoration project on the UK campus that will provide an outdoor classroom for students.
UK turns food waste into useable material

The college is able to leverage existing facilities and equipment and its composting expertise to divert valuable, nutrient rich food waste from the landfill and return it to the land as a soil amendment.
Nature lovers will enjoy Kentucky Proud Evening’s focus on Red River Gorge biodiversity

The Kentucky Proud Evenings series continues Monday, June 24, when Dan and Judy Dourson discuss the great diversity of both common and rare flora in the Greater Red River Basin.