The Department of Ecosystem Science and Management combines rangeland ecology and watershed management, soil science, and entomology into an integrated unit.
Our department is diverse in that it has programs in rangeland ecology and management, watershed management, hydrology, water resources, soil science, and entomology and has focused on rangelands, forested lands, agricultural lands, and the waters of the state, region, nation, and internationally. As such our constituents are similarly broad and include ranchers, farmers, landowners, state and federal agencies that have those resources as part of their missions, special interest groups and organizations, the general public interested in those resources, and students choosing to study here.
Our mission is to provide exceptional science-based education, research, and extension programs that address current and future issues in ecosystem science and management. We strive to improve knowledge and understanding of the function and management of ecosystems through the integration of rangeland ecology, forest ecology, watershed management, soil science, entomology, restoration ecology and agroecology.
