# Forestry and Natural Resources
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Forestry and Natural Resources
What opportunities are available to me with a Forestry & Natural Resources degree?
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## Top Story
## Top Story
FNR Names 2025 Alumni, Career Award Recipients
[Read More](https://ag.purdue.edu/news/department/fnr/2026/01/fnr-names-2025-alumni-career-award-recipients.html "FNR Names 2025 Alumni, Career Award Recipients")
Forest ecologist earns new support for global collaborations
Jingjing Liang, a University Faculty Scholar and associate professor of forestry and natural...
[Read More](https://ag.purdue.edu/news/2026/03/forest-ecologist-earns-new-support-for-global-collaborations.html "Forest ecologist earns new support for global collaborations")
Uniting Indiana Residents Against Invasive Species
Purdue Extension leads efforts to combat invasive species like spotted lanternfly, protecting...
[Read More](https://ag.purdue.edu/news/department/fnr/2026/02/uniting-indiana-residents-against-invasive-species.html "Uniting Indiana Residents Against Invasive Species")
Digital forestry team combines AI with satellite data to monitor urban trees
A Purdue University digital forestry team has created a computational tool to obtain and analyze...
[Read More](https://ag.purdue.edu/news/2026/02/digital-forestry-team-combines-ai-with-satellite-data-to-monitor-urban-trees.html "Digital forestry team combines AI with satellite data to monitor urban trees")
Digital foresters embrace GIS mapping and analysis
Purdue University has grown a thriving forest of more than 2,000 geographic information systems...
[Read More](https://ag.purdue.edu/news/2026/02/digital-foresters-embrace-gis-mapping-and-analysis.html "Digital foresters embrace GIS mapping and analysis")
Tiny algae, big benefits to aquaponics
They’re microscopic. But they have the potential to help address food insecurity and...
[Read More](https://ag.purdue.edu/news/2026/01/tiny-algae-big-benefits-to-aquaponics.html "Tiny algae, big benefits to aquaponics ")
FNR Unveils Most-Viewed Videos of 2025
FNR videos were viewed nearly 310,000 times on YouTube in 2025, accounting for more than 7,400...
[Read More](https://ag.purdue.edu/news/department/fnr/2026/01/fnr-top-videos-of-2025.html "FNR Unveils Most-Viewed Videos of 2025")
Globally renowned faculty
[World-class faculty](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/fnr/about/world-class-faculty.html) impact the U.S. and beyond.
Students Impact the Future
98% FNR [graduate students](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/fnr/graduate/index.html) are successfully employed or continued with their education.
Cutting Edge Research Facilities
Research conducted with 25 forest [properties](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/fnr/research/properties/index.html) across the state and 18 [labs](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/fnr/research/facilities/index.html).
Globally renowned faculty
[World-class faculty](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/fnr/about/world-class-faculty.html) impact the U.S. and beyond.
Students Impact the Future
98% FNR [graduate students](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/fnr/graduate/index.html) are successfully employed or continued with their education.
Cutting Edge Research Facilities
Research conducted with 25 forest [properties](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/fnr/research/properties/index.html) across the state and 18 [labs](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/fnr/research/facilities/index.html).
## **What's Trending for FNR**
## A new indoors . . . for a greater outdoors.
A new, state-of-the-art, Forestry and Natural Resources building is essential to increasing our technological capabilities, expanding space for program growth, and bringing all FNR faculty, staff, and students under one roof to foster greater interdisciplinary collaborations.
[Let's Build it Together!](https://ag.purdue.edu/department/fnr/about/new-building.html)
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