Courses include forest ecology, forest measurement, forestry policy and management skill courses. In the fourth year, you will develop skills in integrated management of wildland resources. You will be encouraged to develop special area of interest under the forest resource management program with the help of your advisor. Such areas might include ecology, silviculture, watershed management, forest fire management, forest business and economics, forest soils, remote sensing, wood science, and resource policy and administration. When you graduate with an emphasis on forest resource management, you will find career opportunities with many federal and state resource-oriented departments, including the U.S forest Service, the National Park Service, the Bureau of land Management, Soil Conservation Service, Bureau o Indian Affairs, state forestry departments and private companies.
Many graduates work in related fields such as planning, teaching and real estate.
The School of Forestry offers a job placement service to help undergraduates find summer work related to their fields of study. Under a cooperative agreement with federal agencies, forestry students can work as summer interns for the Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management in preparation for full-time positions after graduation. We will also collect and post information on permanent positions and assist you in finding a full-time position after graduation. Lubrecht Experimental forest is one of the largest in the country and students manage their own thinning, harvesting, and forestry ecology projects on the forest. Wood science and technology classes operate a small portable sawmill and solar dry kiln.