We deliver undergraduate education in environmental studies, recreation resource management, geography, and geospatial information science. We deliver graduate education in interdisciplinary environmental social science, ecology, recreation resource management, geography, and environmental policy. Our researchers use the social, environmental, and interdisciplinary sciences to understand human-environment interactions at a range of spatial scales and to bring human considerations into natural resource and environmental management.
Our faculty promote people-centered solutions 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.
Values of community engagement inform our teaching, and we are USU-certified as a Community-Engaged Department. We also aspire to be inclusive in our teaching, research, and Extension practices, to forward the goals of socio-environmental justice, and to work towards greater diversity of community.
If you’ve spent any time hiking or biking in the red-rock landscapes of southern Utah, you probably already know not to ‘Bust the Crust.’ Biological soil crusts (biocrust) may not look like it, but they are alive. They are also exceptionally vulnerable an...
If the future health of the planet weighs heavy on your mind, you aren’t alone. A new study finds widespread distress among young Americans about climate change across the political spectrum, as well as a strong desire for action toward change.
Beneath almost every aspect of modern life streams a colossal river of data. From tracking weather to collecting satellite images to monitoring air quality, traffic patterns, environmental changes and urban development, a staggering amount of information ...
Current ENVS Position Opportunities and Student Opportunities with Partnering Organizations
