The School of Environment and Natural Resources has excellent research initiatives that integrate the natural and social sciences within the context of natural resource use and management for a sustainable environment. The School’s research portfolio includes broad support from federal and state agencies, private industry, and foundations. The annual recurring budget exceeds $5.0 million, with over $2.2 million in additional resources generated through sponsored research. Examples of major research themes include :
Urban wildlife ecology
Aquaculture and fisheries management
Human behavior and decision making in environmental policy
Carbon sequestration and global climate change
Forest ecosystem and watershed restoration
Sustainable agro-ecosystems
Soil ecology
Land remediation and by-product utilization
Wetland and riverine restoration
Facilities include managed field sites at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center in Wooster, Ohio, and at nine outlying stations; office and laboratory space in Kottman and Parker Halls on the Columbus campus and in Williams and Hayden Halls on the Wooster campus; and the 30-acre Schiermeier Olentangy River Wetland Research Park on the banks of the Olentangy River in Columbus.
