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Land

NC State strives to sustainably balance campus expansion with conservation, restoration and adherence to its land-grant educational mission.

NC State is growing. Campus-wide efforts are being made to balance space use with the university’s mission and core value of sustainability. This balance includes land use — agriculture, industrial, open spaces — conservation and protection of natural areas, restoration and repair of damaged natural areas, stormwater runoff, grounds management, and space utilization.

2100

acres of land are part of NC State’s Raleigh campus.

NC State features cutting-edge research in land use and care. The Department of Forestry and Natural Resources has many faculty research, centers and cooperatives. Other land use related areas of research include the Department of Applied Ecology, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Entomology, Horticulture Science, Plant Pathology, Soil Science and Landscape Architecture.