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🦏 What an incredible way to kick off our HDNR Seminar Series! We were honored to host Dr. Barbara de Mori, a visiting bi...
09/10/2026

🦏 What an incredible way to kick off our HDNR Seminar Series! 

We were honored to host Dr. Barbara de Mori, a visiting bioethicist from the University of Padua, Italy, who shared her deep insight and expertise on ethics and conservation. 🐾 🌍 

Huge thanks to everyone who made this engaging discussion possible:

🙌 Mireille Gonzalez
🙌 Center for Collaborative Conservation
🙌 Dr. Barbara de Mori
🙌 Our HDNR Graduate Student Organization

Here’s to more thought-provoking conversations this seminar season! 💚

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We 💚 the Warner College picnic! What’s not to love? Free food, fun, and friends, plus a chance to showcase our academic ...
09/09/2026

We 💚 the Warner College picnic! What’s not to love? Free food, fun, and friends, plus a chance to showcase our academic offerings.

🌱 NEW B.S. in Conservation and Environmental Leadership

🏔️ Wilderness Leadership courses

🌎 Master of Conservation Leadership degree

🌲 Communications for Conservation Graduate Certificate

🔬 M.S. and Ph.D. in HDNR

Shoutout to Billy Kinn for sharing his journey through the Master of Conservation Leadership program! 🌲From day one, Bil...
09/08/2026

Shoutout to Billy Kinn for sharing his journey through the Master of Conservation Leadership program! 🌲

From day one, Billy has soaked up every bit of this experience 🥾✨ incredible field trips, hands-on learning, and the kind of adventures that make this program so special. He’s had the privilege of working alongside his amazing advisor, Jen Solomon 🙌, and has found such value through his work at the CSU Environmental Learning Center 🌿.

🏆 Big congrats to Billy on presenting his thesis research as a poster at Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s Partners in the Outdoor Conference! What an accomplishment.

📚 Now it’s thesis crunch time this semester, and we know Billy’s got this. Wishing him the best as he wraps things up. The conservation world is lucky to have leaders like him! 💪🌎

Congratulations to HDNR PhD student Alexis Foster, recipient of the Colorado Governor’s Tourism Conference Student Schol...
09/02/2026

Congratulations to HDNR PhD student Alexis Foster, recipient of the Colorado Governor’s Tourism Conference Student Scholarship! With this scholarship, she will attend the Colorado Governor’s Tourism Conference in Breckenridge, Colorado this September.

New research from PhD student Bryan Breidenbach and faculty Dr. Jamie Dahl and Dr. Sarah Walker examines what drives vot...
08/26/2026

New research from PhD student Bryan Breidenbach and faculty Dr. Jamie Dahl and Dr. Sarah Walker examines what drives voter support for affordable housing in tourism-dependent communities.

Colorado’s cost-of-living crisis has hit resort and tourism-dependent counties especially hard. This article, published in the Journal of Sustainable Tourism, digs into what actually predicts voter support for affordable housing policy in these places, using the 2022 statewide ballot measure Proposition 123 as a case study.



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Last week, we kicked off orientation for our new HDNR graduate students, and what a great group! We can’t wait to see th...
08/24/2026

Last week, we kicked off orientation for our new HDNR graduate students, and what a great group! We can’t wait to see the impactful research, engaging community events, and applied learning experiences they’ll be part of this year. Now, as classes begin, we’re wishing all our amazing scholars a happy first day of Fall 2026!

Proud to spotlight one of our Conservation Leadership students putting human dimensions research into practice! Ian Keit...
08/20/2026

Proud to spotlight one of our Conservation Leadership students putting human dimensions research into practice! Ian Keith partnered with Six Flags Discovery Park in Vallejo for Carnivore Conservation Day, engaging park visitors on carnivore conservation and the communities who live alongside these species.

Colorado State University is just about an hour from one of the nation’s most iconic landscapes: Rocky Mountain National...
07/30/2026

Colorado State University is just about an hour from one of the nation’s most iconic landscapes: Rocky Mountain National Park.

For students in HDNR and beyond, that proximity means more than a scenic weekend getaway. It means access to a living laboratory where forests, alpine ecosystems, wildlife, and watersheds come together to support hands-on learning, research, and discovery.

Whether you’re hiking to alpine lakes, observing elk during the fall rut, identifying native plant species, or simply taking in the views above the treeline, every visit offers an opportunity to deepen your connection to the natural world.

At CSU, the classroom doesn’t end at campus it extends into Colorado’s mountains, rivers, forests, and public lands. Rocky Mountain National Park is just one example of how studying natural resources with HDNR means learning where conservation happens every day.

Where’s your favorite trail in Rocky Mountain National Park? Share it in the comments! 🌲🏔️

Ready to make a bigger impact through conservation? 🌎💚There’s still time to apply for the online Communications for Cons...
07/30/2026

Ready to make a bigger impact through conservation? 🌎💚

There’s still time to apply for the online Communications for Conservation Graduate Certificate for Fall 2026! Designed for working professionals, this program helps you transform your communication skills into meaningful conservation action.

✨ Hear from recent graduate Jessica Rix, Operations Manager at the International Association for Society & Natural Resources:

“I wanted to ‘speak the language’ of conservation and pivot into the field and the C4C Certificate helped me do exactly that. I’m now supporting researchers and practitioners in conservation and natural resources, and I wouldn’t have landed this role without the resources at CSU, including a conservation-specific job board that led me to this opportunity.”

Whether you’re looking to transition into conservation or strengthen your impact in the field, this certificate can help you get there.

Learn more about Jessica’s organization at IASNR through the link in our bio!

🌿 Applications for Fall 2026 are still open don’t miss your chance to grow your career while making a difference.

Along with the School of Social Sciences at - HDNR hosted another successful Pathways: Human Dimensions of Wildlife Con...
07/29/2026

Along with the School of Social Sciences at - HDNR hosted another successful Pathways: Human Dimensions of Wildlife Conference in Oxford, England, from June 14 to June 17, 2026 with the theme, Wildlife and Human Wellbeing. 229 attendees gathered over the four-day event to explore critical issues in wildlife and human well-being, 17.2% of whom were practitioners, 62.1% academics/researchers, and 20.7% students. The conference featured two pre-conference training workshops, four plenary speakers, 20 organized sessions/workshops, 87 individual research presentations, and 28 poster presentations.
 
The majority of attendees (81.1%) rated the conference a 4 or 5 out of 5, specifically highlighting the research content and networking opportunities. One of the attendees remarked, “It was a pleasure to participate, and I greatly appreciated the opportunity to attend and learn from the sessions!”

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