The experimental and production forests of the Department total more than 80,000 acres in the Piedmont, Coastal Plain, and Sand Hills of North Carolina. This land provides a variety of forest types and problems in the management of timber, water, wildlife, and recreational resources. As a result of these organized programs, much of the Department's research is conducted in cooperation with industry, often on forest industry lands. A number of the Department's faculty and graduate students are involved in tropical forestry research projects. Computer facilities at N.C. State University and in the College of Forest Resources are excellent.
Every graduate student is given a personal e-mail account and free access to the Internet.