WELCOME to the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Michigan State University. Our faculty, staff, and students strive to meet the global challenges that threaten the sustainability of Earth’s ecosystems.
Through our renowned and distinguished education, research, and outreach programs, we empower students and stakeholders with the knowledge, skills, and tools needed to safeguard our natural heritage and promote quality of life for all.
Who will make a difference for the rivers, the lakes, the land?
For the fish, the wildlife, the environment?
WE WILL!
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News
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Get to know CANR Alumni Board president Brian Kernohan
Published on October 3, 2025
Drawing on his experience as a global sustainability leader, Kernohan is excited to lead the CANR Alumni Board as they embark on a strategic planning effort. -
CANR Tailgate draws a record crowd
Published on September 19, 2025
College-wide event brought together nearly 800 CANR alumni, faculty, staff, donors and friends. -
Innovative forest conservation program in Brazil yeilds environmental and agricultural benefits
Published on July 24, 2025
Brazil's Projeto Conexão Mata Atlântica, which gives landowners incentives to conserve and restore private forests and fields, is working. -
MSU researcher leads innovative effort to protect lake whitefish using genetic markers
Published on June 9, 2025
Jared Homola, an assistant professor in the MSU Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, is using advanced genetic modeling to help conserve Lake Michigan’s declining lake whitefish population and improve fishery management strategies. -
Meet Michigan's shy and only venomous snake: The eastern massasauga rattlesnake
Published on May 8, 2025
Michigan’s snakes are friends, not foes!
Featured In the News
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Bird strategies connected to different climate challenges
Published on March 21, 2025 by The Wildlife Society
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MSU research powers Michigan’s economy and future
Published on November 20, 2024 by WKAR
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Biodiversity: Species are moving, scientists are perplexed
Published on November 9, 2024 by MediaPart (France)
Check out the live video feed of the peregrine falcon nesting box installed atop Spartan Stadium in 2022 by the MSU Fisheries and Wildlife Club.
Events
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Oct 17
2025 Shoreline and Shallows Conference
October 17, 2025 8:30AM – 4:00PM MSU Kellogg Center, 219 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing
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Oct 17
FW Seminar with Dr. Kurt Fausch
October 17, 2025 3:00PM – 4:00PM 100 Packaging Building, 448 Wilson Road, East Lansing, MI 48824-1223
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Nov 21
FW Seminar with Dr. Kyle Horton
November 21, 2025 3:00PM – 4:00PM 100 Packaging Building, 448 Wilson Road, East Lansing, MI 48824-1223