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Welcome to Ecosystem Science and Sustainability

Ecosystems include the many processes of life that support and enrich humankind. These processes include interactions among organisms and species, the flow of energy and the cycling of matter, and the maintenance of diverse and complex communities of microbes, plants and animals.

Our responsibility is to understand the world’s ecosystems and the effect of human societies on ecosystem processes and their long-term sustainability. Research and education are central to that understanding, enhancing our ability to manage for the sustainability of ecosystems, societies and the biosphere.

Students will integrate the latest science into real-world decision-making and public policy, with the ultimate goal of managing our planet's natural resources – the air, water, land and biological diversity upon which all life depends – sustainably into the future. The Department currently offers comprehensive undergraduate and graduate programs in the discipline of watershed science.

... When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe. -Naturalist John Muir

Dr. N. Thomas Hobbs a Distinguished Ecologist

Congratulations to our own Dr. N. Thomas Hobbs. Dr. Hobbs has been named the 2011 Graduate Degree Program in Ecology Resident Distinguished Ecologist.

Sarah Evans recipient of the New Phytologist award

Congratulations to Sarah Evans, recipient of the New Phytologist award for best talk by a student, from the ESA Biogeosciences section, for her talk titled: Does long-term drought alter the response of soil microbial communities to moisture?

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The $500 million Campaign for Colorado State University is giving us the means to provide access to all of Colorado's students, maintain our standing as a top research university, and prepare our students for lifetimes of service.

Our vision is to be the Global Leader in learning, discovery and engagement that guides natural resource conservation, sustainability and stewardship.

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