NREM Internships: Get hands-on experience in Hawaii's natural environment.
NREM student collects a water sample from Waimea Estuary, Northshore, O’ahu.
Alaʻe ʻula / Hawaiian moorhen (Gallinula chloropus sandvicensis), endangered
In Hawaiian legend, the demi-god Maui stole fire from the ala'e 'ula. Photo: C. Lepczyk
Kawainui Marsh: Experience science within Hawaii's unique cultural heritage.
NREM offers classes in hydrology and wetland ecology. Photo: J. B. Friday
Wetlands Research: Dr. Greg Bruland samples marsh sediments on Hawaiʻi.
Many NREM classes focus on outdoor learning via field trips.
ʻAukuʻu / Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli)
Learn native plant conservation & wildlife management in Hawaii's unique ecosystems. Photo: C. Lepczyk
Aloha!
Welcome to the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management (NREM). We are part of the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa. Our students, faculty, and staff are involved in teaching, research, and extension in our community.
News and Events
NREM Graduate Student Organization
Meets at Sherman 103 (Conference Room) the last Monday of each month at 4:30 pm (unless otherwise noted).
Next Event/Service Project | November 21st | Beach cleanup
- Location to be announced
- OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS in the NREM department, undergraduate and graduate.
- For more information see our webpage.
MS Defense | Mele Chillingworth | November 20 | 1:00pm - 4:00pm
- Sherman Lab Conference Room 103, University of Hawaii at Mānoa
- Title: Analyzing the "Unstudied" Irrigation Systems to Facilitate Agricultural Water Use Planning in Hawaii
NREM Seminar Series
Dr. Gerry Marten | November 19 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm
- Title: "EcoTipping Points: Levers for Positive Change"
- Mānoa Campus, BioMed, T-208
Dr. Jeff Fox | December 3 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm
- Title: "Expansion of rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) in Montane Mainland Southeast Asia and implications for the environment and human livelihoods"
- Mānoa Campus, BioMed, T-208