College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

• Interpretive Naturalist & Guest Services

  Hiring Organization: Woldumar Nature Center
  Employment type: Part-Time
  Application Due Date: August 31, 2023
  Job Location: Lansing, MI
  

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  Mobile crisis response for mental health emergencies

  Published on July 13, 2023
  Emergency mental health help may be a phone call away.

• Weesies Brothers Farms Inc.

  Hiring Organization: Weesie Brothers Farms INC.
  Employment type: Full-Time
  Application Due Date: October 31, 2023
  Job Location: Montague, MI
  

• Enhancing Great Lakes landscapes for healthy pollinators

  Published on February 22, 2018
  Tiny but mighty pollinators are an essential contributor to many of Michigan’s high-value fruits and vegetables. In the past 10 winters, however, American beekeepers have lost a high proportion of their colonies.

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  National Invasive Species Awareness Week: Yellow floating heart

  Published on February 24, 2016
  Part 4 in a series to learn about invasive species and what to do to help protect Michigan and the Great Lakes.

• Forest management – Plan ahead in the winter season

  Published on February 7, 2013
  The winter season is a good time to think about making plans for your woodland. In addition to small projects, take time to think about long-term goals for your woodland as a first step in developing a meaningful plan for your property.

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  MSU scientists working to understand distribution of Michigan’s native, invasive aquatic plants

  Published on September 11, 2024
  Researchers are testing various methods to analyze plant species found in Michigan lakes.

• Food chains

  Published on April 11, 2016
  We can’t always see important structures that underpin our society and economy. Taking jargon from basic ecology, producers and consumers, forestry would stake territory among the producers, where it’s not always pretty, but it’s essential.

• Food chains

  Published on December 2, 2015
  Natural resources provide all the material goods that we use. Forests provide wood, a renewable resource with minimal negative environment impacts when harvested in sustainable ways. Wood products use far less energy, emit far less carbon.

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  Alien language: Using controlled vocabulary to talk about invasive species

  Published on April 26, 2020
  Part 3: Researchers can use different words to refer to the same phenomenon; agreed-upon definitions can help.

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  Non-credit Courses | Department of Forestry

  The MSU Department of Forestry is pleased to offer non-credit course options for individuals interested in online, self-paced learning.

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  Smart Gardening to support monarchs

  Published on January 6, 2017
  Support monarchs with a season-long display of flowering trees, shrubs and perennials in your yard. Include milkweed for the caterpillars.

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  National Invasive Species Awareness Week: Water hyacinth

  Published on February 21, 2016
  Part 2 in a series to learn about invasive species and what to do to help protect Michigan and the Great Lakes.

• CNH: Feedbacks Between Human Community Dynamics and Socioecological Vulnerability in a Biodiversity Hotspot

  Published on October 11, 2012
  This interdisciplinary research project will focus on people, community organizations, and the long-term health of natural ecosystems that support people's livelihoods. Early research on human well-being and the environment showed that strong, co...

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  Alien language: Understanding terminology about nonindigenous species

  Published on February 24, 2019
  Part 1: What is the difference between exotic, nonindigenous, non-native, alien, nuisance, and invasive species?

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  Keep watch for the invasive box tree moth in 2022

  Published on May 12, 2022
  Monitoring and detection efforts continue to ensure box tree moth does not find a home in Michigan.

• Forest tent caterpillars and gypsy moths are feeding on trees

  Published on June 12, 2009
  

• Ecology Assistant - AmeriCorps

  Hiring Organization: AmeriCorps
  Employment type: Full-Time
  Application Due Date: October 12, 2025
  Job Location: Sequoia National Park, Sierra Nevada Network, Yosemite National Park, Three Rivers, California
  

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  CANR Alumni Association recognizes two faculty members

  Published on March 1, 2016
  Deb McCullough and Ron Perry, both faculty members in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, will be recognized with Distinguished Faculty Awards by the CANR Alumni Association.