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Forest Resources

  
  Learn about the forest, not just the trees. Our program provides you with a broad, integrated perspective of the diversity of forest ecosystems and the many resources -amenities, products, services, and values - that sustainable forest management makes possible for people of the world.
     Career opportunities for our graduates are as diverse as the forests. As you might expect, some people work in the woods:
  • taking inventory of the trees and other plants
  • planting seedlings for reforestation, riparian stabilization, and wildlife habitat
  • thinning and pruning trees for improved growth and healthier forests
  • harvesting trees
  • protecting the forest from destructive fires, insects and diseases

Others work in laboratories studying the ecological relationships in forests or in offices working with people and policy-makers about sustainable forestry

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The Bachelor of Science degree in Forest Resources has three options: 

  • Administration
  • Science
  • Ecosystem Management

This degree has been accredited by the Society of American Foresters for over 60 years. M.S. and Ph.D. programs are also offered in a wide variety of specialties. 

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While studying in our department, you will have many opportunities to gain valuable experience in understanding the forest and working with people. Students actively manage a unit on the college's experimental forest, as well as participate in numerous class field trips to the forest. 
     There are also many leadership opportunities available through the student chapter of the Society of American Foresters and other student clubs in the college. Summer job opportunities are plentiful and allow you to explore a variety of career paths.

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The expertise of our diverse faculty covers a wide range of subjects, such as ecology, silviculture, forest genetics, nursery management, remote sensing, forest health and geographic information systems, economics, sociology, policy and watershed management. Faculty members have received numerous awards and are recognized both nationally and internationally for their research. Almost all have international experience. 

 

"All the instructors I've had here are excellent and helpful. I feel really at home. Being on the school logging crew has been quite an adventure." 

Jennifer Henry, Forest Resources, student from Columbus, Ohi

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