Universal Access
Here are resources for the College of Natural Resources & Environment (CNRE) and related items. In addition to the below items, the University Archives holds unprocessed records of CNRE. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.
General Resources
Record groups may include posters, flyers, photos, organizational records, and more. Materials are divided into assigned Record Groups based on the office, division, or unit and designated by the prefix, RG. For example, materials relating to CNRE are designated RG 45/x, while the Department of Geography is designated both RG 45/10 and RG 15/10 (prior to 2003, when it was housed in the College of Arts & Sciences).
By the 1930s, Virginia Polytechnic Institute offered its first programs in forestry and wildlife. The Virginia Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit began in 1935, and three years later the Department of Biology started offering the first B.S. in conservation and forestry. In 1959, the Department of Forestry and Wildlife was founded in the College of Agriculture. In 1974, the Department split into the departments of Forestry and Forest Products and of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences. A year later, the School of Forestry and Wildlife Resources was created within the College of Agriculture. By 1992, the College of Forestry and Wildlife Resources was established, offering majors and minors to students, although it was not fully phased in until 1994. In 2000, the college changed its name to the College of Natural Resources, and in 2010, it became the College of Natural Resources and Environment.
Online Histories and Exhibits
CNRE Collections
Here are several SCUA collections related to the College of Natural Resources and Environment. This is not a comprehensive list of all our related collections. To find more, please search within our collections on Archival Resources of the Virginias.
