On-Campus
Collaborators
Centennial Forest
In 1959, the Arizona State Land Department designated 4,000
acres of forest land as an "outdoor laboratory" for the School of
Forestry at Arizona State College in Flagstaff (now Northern Arizona
University). The research and education programs initiated by the
School of Forestry helped establish it as one of the top rated
forestry institutions in the country.
Center for
Environmental Science and Education
An interdisciplinary program leading to a Bachelor of Science
degree in Environmental Sciences in one of eight different focus
areas, bringing together four separate Colleges within NAU, as well as
a new Master of Science degree in Environmental Sciences and Policy.
Bilby Research
Center
CSE's research arm facilitates original
field and lab studies of environmental change by NAU faculty, staff
and students by providing a wide range of analytical tools and support
as well as sophisticated editing, imaging and illustration services.
Earthnotes on KNAU - Arizona Public Radio
From the foods that nourish us to the rains that replenish our
streams and rivers, from the materials we use to build our homes to
the spiritual sustenance of bird songs and sunsets, nature imbues our
lives. It’s our home. Earth Notes explores this home by telling
fascinating stories of the intricate relationships between
environmental issues and our daily lives.
Ecological Restoration Institute
Academic study, research, and practical ecological restoration
projects are brought together in an innovative institute at NAU.
Students can incorporate a restoration emphasis into their
undergraduate and graduate programs. For undergraduates of any
academic major, a unique undergraduate research or fieldwork
opportunity complements coursework to allow students to gain solid
work experience in conjunction with an independent project to
investigate and apply restoration principles on the ground.
Environmental
Communication Resource Center, School of Communication
The
Environmental Communication Resource Center (ECRC) was established in
1996 as a resource center for information, research and discussion
concerning Environmental Communication. ECRC is housed in the School
of Communication at Northern Arizona University, located in Flagstaff,
Arizona at an elevation of 7,000 feet beneath the majestic San
Francisco Peaks. Founders and co-directors of the Center are
professors Lea J. Parker and C. Brant Short. The mission of ECRC is to
promote scholarship, pedagogy and public service in all aspects of
Environmental Communication.
ForestERA
This new project
will develop integrated spatial databases pertinent to forest and
wildlife management efforts in northern Arizona. The two-year effort
will also develop the analytical tools needed to make practical use of
this information in planning and implementing forest restoration
throughout this geographic region. The project will produce a
comprehensive landscape assessment addressing forest, fire, and
wildlife issues, and it will make available to all collaborators the
databases and analytical tools developed in conducting this
assessment.
Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals
ITEP acts as a
catalyst among tribal governments, research and technical resources at
NAU, various federal, state and local governments, and the private
sector, in support of environmental protection of Native American
natural resources. ITEP was established at Northern Arizona University
(NAU) in 1992, in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency.
Land Use History of the
Colorado Plateau (CP-LUHNA)
This
interdisciplinary program synthesizes a vast body of research on the
environmental history of this North American eco-region. The 300
interlinked web pages are easy to navigate, and there is an extensive
searchable bibliography.
Master of Liberal
Studies: Good and Sustainable Communities
An interdisciplinary academic program for people seeking to
create models of community for the twenty-first century. Designed for
people who believe that education is a lifelong pursuit and that
knowledge can neither be divided into distinct units nor separated
from the rest of life.
Merriam-Powell
Center for Environmental Research
Promotes and conducts basic and applied
interdisciplinary research on the Colorado Plateau and adjacent
regions. The Center fosters collaborations among scientists,
land-managers, and educators from the public and private sectors in
order to achieve specific goals.
NAU Recycling Services
Their mission is to integrate environmental awareness and
responsibility into the daily life of the campus community (faculty,
staff, and students) through recycling and other waste management
measures.
Navajo Nation
Archaeology Department at NAU
NNAD provides archaeological services to
the western Navajo Nation as well as off the reservation. They provide
student training to Navajo and native NAU students in the fields of
archaeology and anthropology.
Program in Community Culture and Environment
Provides opportunities for students, citizens, and community
and cultural organizations on the Southern Colorado Plateau to work
together in collaborative workshops, symposia, conferences,
exhibitions, issue forums, and other sponsored activities.
Quaternary Sciences
at NAU
Provides academic and field experience for master's degree
graduate students in the context of developing state-of-the-art
quality research and data dissemination regarding the Quaternary
period of the arid western North America.
Watershed Research and
Education Program
WREP's mission is water resources research, outreach and education in
northern and central Arizona watersheds.
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