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

Florence Williams, author of ‘The Nature Fix,’ to speak at UK

Florence Williams learned through extensive research that being in nature can not only improve mood and health, but it can also positively alter humans on a biological level.
UK's Robinson Forest is Important to Our Path Forward

As part of the Our Path Forward initiative, Robinson Forest is helping preserve the environment and protect UK’s fiscal future, too.
KYH2O podcast entertaining way to learn about water resources

KYH2O, a new podcast series produced by the UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, examines the importance of our most vital natural resource, water.