W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation, University of Montana

09/02/2026

Are you interested in pursuing a master's degree in a natural resources field but worried about how to fund your dream? The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded nearly $5 million to the University of Montana and its partners to fund scholarships for low-income graduate students studying natural resource fields.

The scholarship program is titled S-STEM: Supporting Talented, Low-income Graduate Students via Internships while Completing their Degrees.

08/18/2026

Armed with camera data and complex algorithms, the Smithsonian Institution's project aims to see how wildlife populations have changed in 220 years since the epic transcontinental journey.

08/14/2026

UM Forestry Alumna Alexios Brown is using her educational foundation and leadership experience to drive major native ecosystem restoration projects from Montana to Hawaii.

For Alexios Brown, learning forestry didn’t happen behind a desk—it happened in the thick of the woods. Alexios graduated cm laude from the University of Montana in 2023 with a B.S. in Forest Mana…

08/12/2026

08/06/2026

“Record-breaking January and February temperatures, early snowmelt, thawed soils across the plains, rain-on-snow flooding, and earlier-than-normal streamflow peaks have producers, water managers, and firefighters concerned about the rest of the year. Their concerns highlight an important gap between what we know with high confidence about Montana’s changing climate and what we can predict in any given season,” writes Kelsey Jencso, W.A. Franke endowed chair of hydrology in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation at the University of Montana, state climatologist and director of Montana Mesonet. Read more below.

Record-breaking January and February temperatures, early snowmelt, thawed soils across the plains, rain-on-snow flooding, and earlier-than-normal streamflow peaks have producers, water managers, and firefighters concerned about the rest of the

08/04/2026

Researchers at the University of Montana have announced a new free high-tech tool used to better understand forests and rangelands across the country.

06/28/2026

Join wildlife bio alum and current j-school grad student Libby Riddle as she attends the Pathways Europe conference in Oxford, England! 🇬🇧

The Pathways conference focuses on the human dimensions of wildlife issues — topics like coexisting with wolves in Poland, reintroducing native birds of prey in England, and bear-smart programs in Italy.

Libby hopes to bring insights from the conference back to UM, where she can write about it as part of the Environmental Science and Natural Resources Journalism program.

Funding for attending the conference was provided by FCFC, UM School of Journalism, and the Office of Experiential Learning and Career Success.

06/22/2026

For generations, hunting has shaped Montana's landscapes, communities and conservation legacy. UM is helping write its next chapter.

We're proud to welcome Dr. Nicole Tatman as the inaugural director of the Center for Hunting and Conservation, the first academic home dedicated to hunting and conservation research in America. As the center's first director and a leader in wildlife management, she'll help prepare the next generation of conservationists, researchers and hunters to steward our wild places for years to come.

At UM, The Montana Way means learning by doing, leading with purpose and carrying forward the traditions that define the West.

The future of hunting and conservation starts here. Read the full story: bit.ly/UMhuntCent

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