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Video ItemA truly wild summer adventure , video
Olivia Bledsoe, a junior in CNRE's Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, was one of four young women who canoed from Lake Superior to Hudson Bay in the summer of 2025, an 80-day journey of 1,300 miles. Olivia's video and photography show the trip to be an amazing adventure.
Date: Nov 19, 2025 - -
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‘Curious Conversations’ podcast: Marcella Kelly talks about black bears , articleKelly offers insights on black bear populations in Southwest Virginia, the use of genetic sampling to study bear health, the impact of warm winters on their behavior, and how to navigate human-bear interactions.
Date: Nov 10, 2025 - -
Video ItemWater Center Undergraduate Research Fellow begins long-term water monitoring , video
Jesse Gutierrez is working on collecting data from McDonald Hollow in Blacksburg, Va. building on the years worth of research in the area. Gutierrez, majoring in Water: Resources, Policy, and Management in the College of Natural Resources and Environment is working with the Virginia Water Resources Research Center at Virginia Tech.
Date: Nov 04, 2025 - -
Video ItemSaving a salamander may require human intervention , video
Virginia Tech researchers William Hopkins and Erin Hotchkiss and Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources biologists are rearing hellbender salamander eggs in captivity to help stabilize eastern hellbender populations and support long-term population recovery in Virginia. By protecting eggs and juveniles during their most vulnerable stage, the head start approach gives populations a better chance to recover while broader ecological restoration efforts, such as planting riparian buffers and implementing best land management practices, take root.
Date: Oct 17, 2025 - -
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Student paddles historic 80-day canoe expedition to the Arctic , articleOlivia Bledsoe, a junior studying wildlife conservation, joined three other women this summer on an 80-day, 1,300-mile canoe journey from Lake Superior to the Hudson Bay to bring awareness to proposed harmful mining operations in wilderness areas along the U.S.-Canada border and to encourage women to participate in paddle sports.
Date: Oct 06, 2025 - -
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Student finds her calling in conservation , articleAbby Marino’s passion for nature grew from a family devoted to conservation who taught her not just to enjoy the outdoors but to protect it for others.
Date: Sep 29, 2025 - -
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Virginia Water Resources Research Center celebrates 60 years , articleThe Water Center has been operating in Virginia since 1965. It was created by an act of Congress in 1964.
Date: Sep 09, 2025 - -
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Hellbender salamander faces water quality woes , videoVirginia Tech professor William "Bill" Hopkins studies the eastern hellbender salamander and how environmental disasters like Hurricane Helene's floodwaters and anthropogenic factors affect the survival of the species. Undergraduate researchers and alumni from the College of Natural Resources and Environment help facilitate the study in partnership with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources. Learn more at https://news.vt.edu/
Date: Aug 15, 2025 - -
Video ItemWhen hellbenders thrive, clean water flows downstream , video
Professor William Hopkins and his team, along with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, are tracking the species’ survival, studying stream impacts, and using a “head-start” program that raises larvae in captivity before releasing them back into the wild.
Date: Aug 14, 2025 - -
Video ItemListening to the ecology of birds , video
Shawn Kurtzman and Megan Zeger with the Conservation Management Institute at Virginia Tech, are surveying birds around Mountain Lake Biological Station in Pembroke, Va. The research has been contracted through the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) and funded by the National Science Foundation. With several sites located in Virginia and Tennessee, the survey is collecting data on the changes of the ecosystem of higher elevation birds and the effects of change in climate.
Date: Jun 13, 2025 - -
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Virginia Cooperative Extension launches survey to recognize farmers’ contributions to Chesapeake Bay watershed , articleAn essential part of the region’s soil and water health, Virginia farmers have an opportunity to share best practices and influence state planning.
Date: Jun 02, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech salamander expert joins 'Wild Kratts' for a creature adventure , articleThe Kratt brothers, host of the popular PBS show "Wild Kratts," turned to wildlife expert Bill Hopkins to show off the hellbender salamander for a Nov. 4 episode. Check local listings for times.
Date: Oct 31, 2024 - -
Video ItemExamining chestnut blight in local forests , video
College of Natural Resources and Environment students visited a chestnut restoration orchard managed by the American Chestnut Foundation to learn about blight-resistant breeding techniques used in the region.
Date: Oct 08, 2024 - -
Video ItemTracking how seeds travel in the Southern Appalachians , video
Abir Jain, a Ph.D. student in the College of Natural Resources and Environment, is conducting a community-wide study of seed dispersal of forest plants by animals. Jain and a team of both faculty and undergraduate researchers are marking certain species of fruiting plants in the region and monitoring them with trail cameras to determine which animals are responsible for dispersing their seeds.
Date: Aug 14, 2024 - -
Video ItemMonitoring bluehead chub nests , video
Fourth-year Ph.D. student Thomas Bustamante explains why this species of minnow is crucial to the ecosystems of rivers and streams in Southwest Virginia.
Date: Aug 08, 2024 - -
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New study views wildlife through the lens of diversity , articleThe study from the College of Natural Resources and Environment reveals that social support is a key driver for diverse participation in wildlife viewing.
Date: Aug 08, 2024 - -
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Natural resources in an urbanizing world , articleThe College of Natural Resources and Environment is leveraging research in natural resources to shape the cities of tomorrow.
Date: Aug 07, 2024 - -
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Utqiaġvik Migratory Bird Festival connects bird conservation with Indigenous communities in northern Alaska , articleCollege of Natural Resources and Environment Alumna Lindsay Hermanns M.S. ’24 hosted the second annual festival.
Date: Aug 06, 2024 - -
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Rooted in service , articleSenior Extension Agent Adam Downing talks about his journey connecting forestry knowledge and education with communities and individuals in Virginia.
Date: Jul 01, 2024 - -
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New lectureship will spotlight natural resources and the environment , articleThe Dr. John F. Hosner Distinguished Lecture Endowment will bring leading voices to the College of Natural Resources and Environment while honoring the legacy of the college's honorary founding dean.
Date: Jun 27, 2024 -
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