UWyo College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources

09/17/2026

Your story belongs here.

A class that changed your direction. A mentor who saw your potential. A friendship that stayed with you.

This Homecoming, September 21–26, we’re inviting CALSNR students and alumni to share an experience that matters to you. Whether you’re on campus or connecting from afar, you’re part of this college’s story.

Share your stories here:
Students: https://www.videoask.com/fgvc2hztg
Alumni: https://www.videoask.com/fyab35csi

09/16/2026

Join us for the U.S. Economy, Monetary Policy, and Agriculture Seminar on September 23rd!

Senior Vice President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Nate Kauffman will be discussing the Fed's perspective on key developments shaping the U.S. economy and monetary policy, with a particular focus on agriculture. Topics will include current economic trends, emerging issues affecting the agricultural sector, and structural changes influencing agriculture. Kauffman will also discuss how economic research and industry engagement help inform the Federal Reserve’s understanding of economic conditions.

The seminar was arranged by UW Senior Extension Educator John Hewlett and provides an opportunity to hear directly from a Federal Reserve economist whose work focuses on the intersection of agriculture and the broader economy.

09/15/2026

📢 New issue. Wyoming stories.

What does Wyoming’s land-grant mission look like in action?

Meet the people putting it to work in the new issue of Roots & Ranges. Through teaching, research and Extension, UW’s College of Agriculture, Life Sciences, and Natural Resources helps students put ideas into practice and build skills for their futures.

Read the new issue: https://bit.ly/4iNhsEQ
Print issue: https://bit.ly/4hrS8oQ

09/07/2026

CALSNR and the Land-Grant Mission
The college brings education, research and Extension together for one purpose: knowledge people can use. That is Wyoming’s land-grant mission in action. Where should university expertise make the next practical difference?

Explore how CALSNR serves Wyoming: https://bit.ly/3Z70usi

09/03/2026

University of Wyoming helped set a national model for conserving migratory big game—while keeping working lands working.

The U.S. Geological Survey’s Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at UW conducted foundational migration research and leads a team that has mapped hundreds of migration routes across the West.

CALSNR Associate Professor Jerod Merkle also serves as science adviser to the USDA’s migratory big-game work—helping connect Wyoming research with conservation that supports wildlife, farmers, and ranchers.

Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4qxF7gF

09/01/2026

A rare, injured broad-winged hawk found on the UW campus in June has recovered and was released back into its natural habitat! UW staff and faculty, the Teton Raptor Center, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD), and the Rocky Mountain Raptor Program made its release possible.

Want to learn more about this hawk's rehabilitation story? Click here 👉: https://bit.ly/4wNHZHB

08/27/2026

A New Year of Useful Questions

New notebooks. New questions. New work that matters. Welcome to CALSNR—where students learn by doing, and Wyoming helps set the questions. What are you ready to explore this year?

Explore the college: uwyo.edu/uwag

08/27/2026

From UW classrooms to global fieldwork, alumni Nina Zitani has been advancing global biodiversity research while inspiring the next generation of conservationists. Her work highlights the power of curiosity, collaboration, and science to protect ecosystems worldwide!

Interested in learning more about Zitani & her conservation journey? Click here 👉:
https://bit.ly/4c71mnF

08/25/2026

08/24/2026

Find out how years of research from the UW faculty and students in the WYOBIRD program have helped uncover how tree swallows respond to rising temperatures and other effects of shifts in weather patterns. The findings give researchers and organizations valuable insight into the future of bird conservation across North America!

Interested in the research, findings, and more? Read about the project here 👉: https://bit.ly/4wOvsUp