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College of Natural Resources and Environment has raised $ 306,780 from 955 Donors!
College of Natural Resources and Environment
Be a Champion for Our Planet’s Future

A brighter, healthier world depends on all of us, and you can make a real difference today. On Giving Day, join the College of Natural Resources and Environment (CNRE) in protecting the resources that sustain life and creating solutions for tomorrow. Your gift, combined with the generosity of alumni, friends, and supporters, powers transformative learning experiences and innovative research that drive sustainable change. Here is what donor support made possible last year:

  • Opening doors for students: More than $464,000 in scholarships supported 108 students as they pursued undergraduate and graduate studies in natural resources.
  • Igniting discovery: Undergraduate research fellowships advanced studies in areas such as sustainable materials, severe weather, and endangered species conservation. Graduate students shared their findings with the world through travel grants.
  • Launching careers: Programs like the Manufacturing Academy and PackExpo provided students with valuable career development opportunities.
  • Strengthening research: Faculty launched and advanced projects that addressed urgent challenges, including wildlife diseases, forest health, carbon storage, and innovative forest management.
  • Investing in hands-on training: Students gained access to new field and lab equipment, including tools for wildlife monitoring, forest measurement, and data collection. 

Make Your Gift Go Further 

On Giving Day, every contribution to CNRE has an even greater impact. 

You choose where your support goes, whether to the college overall, scholarships, your department, the Virginia Master Naturalists, or the CNRE Leadership Institute. 

Every gift helps us meet participation goals that unlock additional funding. No matter the amount, your generosity makes a difference. 

Give $5 or more today and help CNRE reach new heights. Together, we can become the environmental stewards the world needs us to be. Go Hokies!

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Rank State Gifts
1 VA 879
2 NC 26
3 MD 19
Leaderboard
CNRE Dean's Beat-Your-Best Challenge
In honor of the College of Natural Resources and Environment’s incredible students, faculty, and staff, as well as our dedicated alumni, Dean Saskia van de Gevel will provide bonus funds to the units or programs in the College of Natural Resources and Environment with the biggest donor increases.
Rank Prize Area % +/- Goal
1 $1,000 Department of Sustainable Biomaterials Annual Fund +39.13% 64
goal: 46
2 $350 Virginia Master Naturalist +13.70% 581
goal: 511
3 $100 Department of Fish & Wildlife Conservation Annual Fund +8.79% 99
goal: 91
4 $50 Department of Forest Resources & Environmental Conservation Annual Fund -6.67% 84
goal: 90
5 Department of Geography Annual Fund -7.35% 63
goal: 68
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$5,000
Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation (FREC) Challenge
A generous donation of $5,000 will be unlocked once 70 donors have made a gift to the Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation Annual Fund.
70 / 70 Donors
Completed
$1,000
Department of Geography Challenge
A $1,000 gift from CNRE Dean’s Advisory Council Immediate-Past Chair Patty Mims ’94 will be unlocked once 50 donors have given to the Department of Geography Annual Fund.
50 / 50 Donors
Completed
$2,000
Department of Sustainable Biomaterials Challenge
A gift of $2,000 from Don Bright ’98 (Forest Products Marketing and Management) and his daughter Morgan Bright ’23 (Packaging Systems and Design) will be unlocked to support student travel and research for packaging and sustainable biomaterials students if 30 people make a gift to the Department of Sustainable Biomaterials Annual Fund.
30 / 30 Donors
Completed
$1,000
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Challenge
Once 65 donors have made a gift to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Annual Fund, it will unlock a generous $1,000 donation from Department Head Joel Snodgrass.
65 / 65 Donors
Completed
$20,000
Virginia Master Naturalist Challenge
In support of the great work done by VMN volunteers throughout the commonwealth, a gift of $20,000 provided by a current member of the Virginia Master Naturalist program will be unlocked once 500 donors have given to the Virginia Master Naturalist Annual Fund.
500 / 500 Donors
Completed
Leaderboard
Coca-Cola Student Class Year Challenge
The current class year with the most donors will receive bonus funds to the area of their choice as voted on via the respective class years' Instagram accounts (classes of 2026-2029). Sponsored by Coca-Cola.
What is your preferred class year?
Rank Answer Donors
1 2026 1,228
2 2027 1,151
3 2028 944
4 2029 674
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