Natural Resource Science and Management

Rachel Alvarez plays a variety of instruments, including the trombone, baritone, auxiliary percussion and a little bit of guitar. She plays the sousaphone for Marching Mizzou. The sousaphone is a brass instrument in the tuba family designed to be easier to play while marching. Photo courtesy of Rachel Alvarez.

Nov. 16, 2022

A rewarding experience

Rachel Alvarez, who plays sousaphone, is in her third year as a member of Marching Mizzou.
Isaac Abbott has played the trumpet since he was young and said he fell in love with marching band as a high school student in Westphalia, Mo. As one of the more senior members of Marching Mizzou, Abbott said he has seen a lot of changes throughout his time, including a steady growth in the number of bandmates. Photo courtesy of Marching Mizzou.

Nov. 16, 2022

A Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity

Isaac Abbott, who plays trumpet, is in his fifth year as a member of Marching Mizzou.

May 6, 2022

Senior Spotlight: Elias Bunting

Bunting will graduate with a degree in natural resource science and management.
The University of Missouri men’s and women’s disc golf teams carried undefeated seasons into 2022 College Disc Golf National Championship competition, and both teams would end their seasons the same way – as national champions. Two CAFNR students played important roles in the wins – Alexis Kerman (pictured front row, far left) and Jared Brabant (pictured back row, far left). Kerman is a graduate student in natural resources, who also earned her undergraduate degree in parks, recreation and sport from MU. Brabant also received his bachelor’s degree from Mizzou, in natural resource science and management. He is currently a graduate student in plant, insect and microbial sciences. Photo courtesy of Jared Brabant.

May 3, 2022

‘A Perfect Weekend’

Two CAFNR graduate students helped Mizzou capture men's and women's disc golf national championships.

May 17, 2021

Q&A With Kyle Watkinson

Why did you decide to come to the University of Missouri and major in natural resource science and management? What do you enjoy about the program itself? The field of study? Having grown up in the Columbia area, the question “Where do you want to go to college?” has never been tough to answer. I am a legacy student who has been chanting “MIZ-ZOU” since preschool. As luck would have it, CAFNR offers one of the most high-quality educations in Natural Resource Science and Management in the nation! I developed a passion for the outdoors and conservation at a very…

May 10, 2021

Senior Spotlight: Michelle Maile

When Michelle Maile transferred to the University of Missouri, her love for the outdoors led her to select biological sciences for her area of study. Once she got to Mizzou, though, she realized that there were multiple degree programs that hit on her true interests, which are related to natural resources and plant sciences. “At the community college I was at, they didn’t have any natural resource programs,” Maile said. “I honestly didn’t even know they existed. I figured biology was close to what I was interested in, but when I came here, almost everyone was pre-med or pre-vet. I…