Environmental Sciences

The Division of Environmental Sciences is the focus for college missions relating to environmental protection and resource utilization. Underpinning this mission are strong programs in the physical sciences, life sciences and the integration of scientific knowledge into the development of policy alternatives.

Research programs emphasize basic and applied aspects of ecology and environmental sciences and emphasize programs related to water and watersheds, ecology, biodiversity and conservation, climate change, science education and policy, the continuum between ecosystem and human health, and land conversion and use.

• Center for Biosystematics
• Center for Environmental Health Sciences
• Center for Spatial Technologies and Remote Sensing
• Center for Urban Forest Research and Education
• Community Design and Planning Services
• Information Center for the Environment
• Lake Tahoe Interagency Monitoring Program (e-mail)
• National Institute for Global Environmental Change
• National Institute for Global Environmental Change - Western Regional Center
• Superfund Basic Research Program
• Tahoe Research Group
• Western Region Pest Management Center