Our faculty promote people-centered solutions for environmental & natural resource management, for sustainability transitions, and for climate change adaptation, mitigation, and resilience. Together, we have expertise in various disciplines and fields, including archaeoecology; ecological economics; ecology; environmental, social, and behavioral sciences; geographic information science (GIS); human-environment geography; land change science; natural resource and environmental policy; and recreation resource management.
We deliver undergraduate education in environmental science & sustainability, environmental studies, recreation resource management, geography, and geospatial information science. We deliver graduate education in interdisciplinary environmental social science, ecology, recreation resource management, geography, geospatial information science and environmental policy. Departmental research applies social, environmental, and integrative sciences to understand human-environment interactions at a range of scales. Our faculty address complex environmental and societal challenges through innovative research and extension, generating practical insights for managers, policymakers, and practitioners
Values of community engagement inform our teaching, and we are USU-certified as a Community-Engaged Department.
Research from the Institute of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism shows recreationists are willing to go to great lengths, and expense, to escape light pollution. Many recreationists are willing to drive hundreds of miles to immerse themselves in natural dark...
The people who care for forests in Utah need better, and more tailored, information to effectively manage wildfires in the state — that’s the message from a newly released statewide survey conducted by the Utah Forest Restoration Institute at Utah State U...
It can be discouraging lacing up boots, packing trail mix, and driving hours to a favorite trailhead only to find that a hundred other people had the same idea. Overcrowding is an ongoing issue at recreation sites across the West, with packed parking lots...
Current ENVS Position Opportunities and Student Opportunities with Partnering Organizations
