School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Forest Resources and Conservation, BSF
This program develops professionals who can manage and grow forests and create sustainable wood products to support forest-based economies.
Forestry professionals balance the growing demand for forest and wood-based products with the value of wildlands and public spaces for recreation, wildlife habitat, watershed protection, aesthetics and protection of the environment.
61´«Ã½tv students can use our state’s forests as outdoor classrooms. Most of the courses in the major include field-based lab work as part of the course requirements. Many of these outdoor labs and the summer forestry field camp are conducted on our University Research Forest, a 7,600-acre hardwood forest.
Forest Resources and Conservation students learn to:
- Quantify forest resources and ecosystem services.
- Grow and restore Appalachian hardwood forest to supply quality wood while protecting ecosystem integrity.
- Create strategic forest and wood utilization plans that are based on environmental, economic and social sustainability.
- Critically reflect on knowledge and skills from across the curriculum and effectively communicate it to the public and stakeholders in forestry.