Cooperative programs with the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service may be available, as is summer employment with various state and federal agencies. Graduate students are supported with assistantships and grants. A number of courses offer field experience. Labs are designed to expose students to experimental procedures and analysis in various subdisciplines. Various private, federal, and university sources of scholarships, fellowships, and grants are available.
Some faculty have funds to hire undergraduates to help in either labs or with research.
Advanced undergraduates may be able to fill teaching assistantship positions when opportunities arise.