Northern Arizona University

On-Campus Collaborators

Bilby Research Center
CSE's research arm facilitates original field and lab studies of environmental change by NAU faculty, staff and students by providing a wide range of analytical tools and support as well as sophisticated editing, imaging and illustration services.

Centennial Forest
The NAU Centennial Forest is NAU's research, teaching, and demonstration forest – a cooperative venture between Northern Arizona University and the Arizona State Land Department. Several research projects are underway to study forest and grassland ecosystems on a landscape level.

Center for Environmental Sciences and Education
CESE is the home for undergraduate and graduate degree programs in environmental sciences and environmental studies at NAU. The Center offers a B.S. in Environmental Sciences, a B.S. in Environmental Studies, and a M.S. degree in Environmental Sciences and Policy.

Earthnotes on KNAU - Arizona Public Radio
From the foods that nourish us to the rains that replenish our streams and rivers, from the materials we use to build our homes to the spiritual sustenance of bird songs and sunsets, nature imbues our lives. It’s our home. Earth Notes explores this home by telling fascinating stories of the intricate relationships between environmental issues and our daily lives.

Ecological Restoration Institute
Academic study, research, and practical ecological restoration projects are brought together in an innovative institute at NAU. Students can incorporate a restoration emphasis into their undergraduate and graduate programs. For undergraduates of any academic major, a unique undergraduate research or fieldwork opportunity complements coursework to allow students to gain solid work experience in conjunction with an independent project to investigate and apply restoration principles on the ground.

Environmental Communication Resource Center, School of Communication
The Environmental Communication Resource Center (ECRC) was established in 1996 as a resource center for information, research and discussion concerning Environmental Communication. ECRC is housed in the School of Communication at Northern Arizona University, located in Flagstaff, Arizona at an elevation of 7,000 feet beneath the majestic San Francisco Peaks. Founders and co-directors of the Center are professors Lea J. Parker and C. Brant Short. The mission of ECRC is to promote scholarship, pedagogy and public service in all aspects of Environmental Communication.

ForestERA
ForestERA is a collaborative process that views forest ecosystems from a landscape perspective to discover better ways to restore their health and protect our communities. Stakeholders representing diverse backgrounds, priorities, needs and points of view work together in small groups using the best scientific information and tools available.

Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals
ITEP acts as a catalyst among tribal governments, research and technical resources at NAU, various federal, state and local governments, and the private sector, in support of environmental protection of Native American natural resources. ITEP was established at Northern Arizona University (NAU) in 1992, in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Land Use History of the Colorado Plateau (CP-LUHNA)
This comprehensive Web site from the Center for Environmental Sciences and Education synthesizes a vast body of research on the environmental history of this North American eco-region.

Master of Liberal Studies: Good and Sustainable Communities
An interdisciplinary academic program for people seeking to create models of community for the twenty-first century. Designed for people who believe that education is a lifelong pursuit and that knowledge can neither be divided into distinct units nor separated from the rest of life.

Merriam-Powell Center for Environmental Research
Promotes and conducts basic and applied interdisciplinary research on the Colorado Plateau and adjacent regions. The Center fosters collaborations among scientists, land-managers, and educators from the public and private sectors in order to achieve specific goals.

Navajo Nation Archaeology Department at NAU
NNAD provides archaeological services to the western Navajo Nation as well as off the reservation. They provide student training to Navajo and native NAU students in the fields of archaeology and anthropology.

Program in Community Culture and Environment
Provides opportunities for students, citizens, and community and cultural organizations on the Southern Colorado Plateau to work together in collaborative workshops, symposia, conferences, exhibitions, issue forums, and other sponsored activities.

Quaternary Sciences at NAU
Provides academic and field experience for master's degree graduate students in the context of developing state-of-the-art quality research and data dissemination regarding the Quaternary period of the arid western North America.

Watershed Research and Education Program
WREP's mission is water resources research, outreach and education in northern and central Arizona watersheds.