Department of Environmental & Natural Resource Sciences

Prospective Students

What's special about the Department of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences (ENRS) at Humboldt?

Classroom instruction is integrated with hands-on field experience and practiced in our easily accessible natural environment.

  • Numerous upper division courses provide opportunities to work with resource agencies in a professional setting.
  • Environmental and natural resource internships are a requirement for students in the NRPI program.
  • Many of the 3-hour lab sessions are held outdoors in nearby natural habitats such as the Arcata Community Forest, Arcata Marsh & Wildlife Sanctuary, Redwood National and State Parks, Six Rivers National Forest, and many other locations.

The faculty is committed to teaching while conducting on-going professional research.

  • Many of our faculty are considered leaders in their field and hold positions such as chief editor of research journals, authors of research and planning/management publications, and board members of advisory boards and land management councils.
  • ENRS faculty are some of the most respected in the nation and secure substantial research funding from federal, regional, state, and municipal sources.
  • Small classes and extensive faculty-student contact, plus interactions among graduate students, undergraduates, and local professionals mean that you receive personalized and professional guidance.

The ENRS curriculum:

  • combines general science with specialized courses in natural resources education, conservation, and management.
  • weaves recurring natural resource themes to create a cohesive understanding of current theory and practice.

Current students and graduates alike have earned strong reputations and have a high rate of job-placement within natural resources.

  • The excellent learning facilities available to ENRS students are some of the most technologically advanced. Students enter the workforce as highly skilled and experienced employees.
  • Internships create close interactions with natural resource professionals, providing many students the perfect “foot in the door” to a fulfilling career.