The Biology and Environmental Science Department is housed in the Eshleman Science Center, which features five teaching laboratories, a departmental computer laboratory equipped with GIS and remote sensing software and a large-scale plotter, and a conference space where upper-level classes meet, students share research, and invited speakers engage with the campus community.
Scientific instrumentation includes microscopes, air and water pollution monitoring equipment, laboratory instrumentation, and field sampling equipment. The cell and molecular biology lab features a programmable thermocycler for PCR analysis, UV/Vis spectrophotometer, microcentrifuges, and gel electrophoresis equipment.
Special facilities include a weather station, a controlled environment chamber, the spacious Tolstead Greenhouse, and the D&E Herbarium with over 3,000 specimens of vascular plants and the West Virginia State Fungi collection.
The department is also a partner in the Cooperative Appalachian Watershed Study (CAWS) and maintains the Pigeon Creek Watershed as an experimental research site. Faculty and students conduct ongoing research projects there and in the Robert E. Urban Nature Area, located just minutes from Eshleman Science Center.
