OSU Department of Natural Resource Ecology & Management

05/29/2026

🌳Dr. Ryan DeSantis of Extension Forestry Specialist discusses how Oklahoma forest are bouncing back after wildfires in March of 2025.🌲

(April 18, 2026) Wildfire recovery can be faster—and more surprising—than many expect 🔥🌱 But how much can the land really bounce back in just one year?In t...

05/20/2026

We are hiring for TWO Land Management Technicians in both Stillwater and Perry, Oklahoma!

The deadline to apply is June 1, 2026!

Learn more and apply here: https://conservation.ok.gov/about/

05/18/2026

The OSU Forestry Camp 1 students had an amazing Friday! They visited the state champion baldcypress tree in McCurtain County to get measurements. One of the largest trees in the state!

05/18/2026

05/04/2026

🎉 Celebrating our NREM students recognized at the 2026 NREM Annual Scholarship and Awards Banquet!
These awards reflect not only your hard work, but the belief others have in your potential and the future you’re building.
Thank you to our donors for investing in our students, and to everyone who joined us to celebrate this community. 💚
We’re proud of you all.

04/30/2026

04/29/2026

Back in February, OSU Students Won Awards at the Society for Range Management Annual Meeting 2026 in Monterey, California.

OSU Range Club won the Rangeland Cup Trophy!

The team’s poster presentation solved rangeland challenges in Lithuania, a topic assigned months in advance.
The team included Jack Clark, Kenna Tatsch, and Andrew Juarez (pictured above) with help from Briana Crick.

Briana Crick: First Place, Undergraduate Poster Competition. Invasive species & grassland bird nesting.

Cody Griffin: First Place, Ph.D. Student Oral Presentation. Woody cover & grassland bird populations.

OSU Department of Natural Resource Ecology & Management

04/29/2026

Now Accepting Applications!

OK-FIRE Extension Position

Extension State Program Specialist
Oklahoma State University
OSU Department of Natural Resource Ecology & Management

- Coordinate & lead OK-Fire Trainings
- Train users in fire & emergency management
-Collaborate on Extension programming for fire topics (fire weather, smoke management, prescribed burning, brush & cedar control, risk assessment, operational procedures, & multi-agency cooperation)
- Receive feedback on OK-FIRE needs & improvements.

See requirements & apply here bit.ly/okfire_extension_position2026

Oklahoma Mesonet

04/20/2026

🐦Spring Bird Migration: Arrivals, Departures, and Backyard Tips.
Check out this video with our one and only Dr. Tim O'Connell.

Spring in Oklahoma marks a major transition for local bird populations. In this video, OSU wildlife ecologist Dr. Tim O’Connell discusses the “changing of th...

04/09/2026

A great week of graduate milestones in NREM! 🌟

Big congratulations to Holly Todaro, Cyrena Bedoian, and Nathan Hull for delivering excellent defense seminars. These moments represent years of dedication and meaningful work. Well done!

We’re grateful to everyone who showed up to listen, ask questions, and support our students. That kind of community makes these milestones even more meaningful.

Keep an eye out for more upcoming defenses. We’d love to see you there!