Department: Human Dimensions of Natural Resources
The Department is dedicated to the education and involvement of diverse publics in natural resource decisions. HDNR has more than 90 years of collaborative research in parks and protected areas and contributes to informed decision making while conveying a broad based understanding of the way humans value, use and depend on the natural environment.
2017 HDNR Award Winners
University Level Awards Kelly Jones (HDNR), Yu Wei, Stephanie Kampf, Antony Cheng Warner College of Natural Resources Interdisciplinary Scholarship Award- Team Kelly Jones (HDNR) along…
Rebecca Gruby Leading Project Focused on the Human Dimensions of Large Marine Protected Areas
Rebecca Gruby, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, is leading a research and outreach project focused on the human dimensions of large marine protected areas.
CSU Alumnus Creating Trails to Sustainable Ecotourism in Panama
Colorado State University alumnus Adrian Benedetti is leading the way to connect people in Panama to the outdoors with an award-winning organization dedicated to creating…
Saving the Night
Fulbright scholarship-winning doctoral student Rina Hauptfeld doesn’t wear a cape, but she’s attempting to save the night and turn down the volume. Hauptfeld, along with the Natural…
Undergraduate Student Joins the Big Leagues
Opportunities for involvement in a National Science Foundation (NSF) research project are rare, especially for an undergraduate student. Senior Marissa Rotar became involved in research…