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State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry Bachelor of Science in Forest Resources Management
State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Bachelor of Science in Forest Resources Management

Syracuse, USA

4 Years

English

Full time

15 Jan 2025*

13 Jan 2025

USD 10,015 / per semester **

On-Campus

* regular decision filing deadline

** maximum total tuition for 12 credit hours or more

Introduction

Join the Forest Resources Management bachelor program if you want to master the knowledge and skills needed to manage and conserve forests and the environment. Your classroom? In addition to state-of-the-art campus facilities, you’ll log hundreds of hours among our 25,000 acres of forestland in Central New York and the Adirondacks.

Courses that emphasize field skills.

This program provides students with the opportunity to develop and integrate knowledge and skills in forest ecology and biology, forest measurements, forest policy, and administration, forest operations, and forest management to provide society with a steady, renewable supply of wood and ecosystem services.

The SRM Summer Program is required for students in Forest Resources Management (except those who attend the Ranger School). This four-week session runs from the end of May through June and is taught at ESF's Wanakena campus near Cranberry Lake. The program consists of one course, Adirondack Field Studies, and is designed to be completed between sophomore and junior years.

Professional forestry education has been featured at ESF since the College's founding in 1911. Today's Forest Resources Management program is the top (#1) Forestry Program in the United States according to Study.com. The program is based on a clear vision that combines professional competency with a strong foundation in the biophysical sciences, humanities, and social sciences to meet society's needs for forest managers.

Many ESF students enjoy trees and forests and want to work in forested settings. They appreciate nature and want to master the knowledge and skills needed to conserve and manage forests and the environment. With 25,000 acres of college forestlands as teaching and research laboratories, ESF provides many opportunities to meet student needs for experiential learning. The Forest Technology program at ESF's Wanakena campus prepares students for careers in field forestry and is one option for the Forest Resources Management program that emphasizes field skills. Internships with forest-based organizations in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors amplify these hands-on experiences. Practical experience is combined with learning concepts and problem-solving and critical thinking skills in the classroom and laboratory on ESF's Syracuse campus.

Forest resources management is an integration of forest ecology and biology, forest measurements, forest policy and administration, and courses to predict and evaluate the effects of manipulation.

Timber, water, soils, recreation, wildlife, and a broad array of environmental values and services, such as biodiversity and healthy forest systems, are important results of effective management. This major prepares students to be well-rounded generalists who can practice forestry and succeed as professionals in a variety of allied natural resources management fields.

Forest resources management offers a wide variety of employment opportunities. Our graduates are working throughout the United States as professional foresters and natural resource managers in private industry, public agencies, and for nonprofit organizations. Their duties can range from timber management to recreation planning to environmental education, to name a few.

The educational program, leading to the professional Bachelor of Science degree in Forest Resources Management, is accredited by the Society of American Foresters (SAF) under Forestry.

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