Environment & Natural Resources

Wave Moretto is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Sciences in the College of Agriculture Sciences. She just received first place in the Ocean Innovators Award for her work in studying kelp forests

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Native plants offer broader bee benefits than cultivars, OSU study finds | Extension

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Discovering change: how the Discovery Tree in the H.J. Andrews experimental forest is helping researchers understand the shifting climate | Forestry

Read more about Discovering change: how the Discovery Tree in the H.J. Andrews experimental forest is helping researchers understand the shifting climate | Forestry

Garden Future helps Oregon gardeners plan for changing climate | Extension

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OSU builds forest biodiversity data through community science | Extension

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Grad student wins ecological award

An Oregon State University graduate student is one of 20 recipients nationally of the Ecological Society of America’s 2026 Katherine S. McCarter Graduate Student Policy Award (GSPA). Lily Olmo is a Ph.D. student in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences at Oregon State University.

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Course correction needed to avoid pathway to 'hothouse Earth' scenario, scientists say

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Where fires used to be frequent, old forests now face high risk of devastating blazes

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