Forest Resources

Are you interested in the management, protection and sustainable use of our country’s forests and related resources? Are you interested in learning how trees are harvested so that a new forest will grow back?  Do you think you would enjoy making maps and designing forest roads?  Do you like to work outdoors?

A Forest Resources major prepares you for a career in overseeing the harvesting of timber for construction and pulpwood for paper production; studying the effects of insects and disease on forest lands; or overseeing the operation of a park or preserve as a park superintendent.

Forest Resources graduates typically work as forest managers, conservationists, researchers, habitat managers, ecologists, GIS specialists, silviculture coordinators, land acquisition specialists, and environmental planners and educators.

Types of Employers
*Minnesota DNR Division of Forestry
*U. S. Forest Service
*Bureau of Land Management
*U. S. Geological Survey
*Forest Products Industry
*Environmental Services
*Water Quality Agencies
*International Development
*Non-Profit Organizations (Smartwood)
*Universities and Colleges
*Insurance Companies
*National Park Services
*Private Consulting / Investment Firms
*Pollution Control Agencies
*Nurseries

Professional Associations and Student Organizations
Student Chapter of the Society of American Foresters