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NREM Diversity Ambassadors to the 2011 Society of American Foresters National Convention, Honolulu, November 5-7, 2011.

Photo: Courtesy of Cindy McArthur, US Forest Service.

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

Vegetation Map for part of Makaha Valley

Learn to apply GIS for resource conservation and management. Image: T. Miura

Learn to apply economics to resource management decision-making.

NREM Economists research sustainable tourism, open space value, invasive species.

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 Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Our students, faculty, and staff are involved in teaching, research, and extension in our community.

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News and Events

Jeffrey Muir, MS Defense
Feb 27 | 12:00 noon | Sherman 103

Bigeye tuna behavior on an oceanic seamount
Committee:  Dr. John Yanagida (chair), Dr. Tomoaki Miura, Dr. Kim Holland

Junko Mochizuki, Dissertation Proposal Defense
Feb 27 | 9:00 am | Sherman 103

Three Essays on Banagrass-based Lignocellulosic Bioethanol Development in Hawaii


URBAN ECOLOGY Journal Club
February 16, 2012 | 12:00 noon | Sherman 103

The Urban Ecology Journal Club will meet to discuss topics in urban ecology. The objective is to expand participants understanding of ecological processes within the urban setting. Participants will select 1-2 articles for discussion. Discussion leaders will alternate on a volunteer basis. For more information or to join the urban ecology e-mail list: Contact Cindy Barger at cindy_barger@hotmail.com.


NREM Graduate Student Organization

Visit our webpage for more information about the NREM GSO.

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management

1910 East-West Road

Sherman 101

Honolulu, HI 96822

Phone: (808) 956-7530

Fax: (808) 956-6539

Email: nrem@ctahr.hawaii.edu

Department Chair

Dr. Catherine Chan-Halbrendt

Graduate Chair

Dr. John Yanagida

Undergraduate Chair

Dr. Greg Bruland