Welcome to the Forestry Major!
Discipline Coordinator: Jan Harms
Address: College of Natural Resources,
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point,
Stevens Point, WI 54481
Telephone: (715) 346-2104
Fax: (715) 346-3624
Satisfying the ever growing demand for forest products throughout
the world, enhancing biological diversity, providing wildlife
habitat, reducing global warming, meeting the expanding demand for
outdoor recreation, and bringing the benefits of nature to the
world's urban populations, are but a few of the exciting challenges
of a career in forestry. The College of Natural Resources Forestry
Curriculum offers you a selection of excellent courses preparing you
for a variety of employment opportunities after graduation.
Forest Administration & Utilization Emphasis
Emphasis is placed on the business aspects of forestry including
a strong focus on the manufacturing, marketing, and use of wood
products. Selected courses in administration, communication, social
sciences, and planning are required. Courses in the areas of wood
utilization, forest products, and basic business are important
elements of this emphasis. Graduates are employed in the various
business areas of forest management and utilization and in public
forest administration.
Forest Management Emphasis
Emphasis is placed on the natural sciences basic to the study of
forest environments and forest land management.
The ecological, social, economic, and political aspects of
management are stressed. Graduates are commonly employed as field
foresters by a variety of public and private agencies.
Urban Forestry Emphasis
Emphasis is placed on the management of vegetation in and near
metropolitan areas. Selected courses address the ecological,
aesthetic, and political aspects of urban forestry. Graduates are
employed with municipal forestry departments, utility companies, and
private tree care/landscaping firms.
Forest Recreation Emphasis
Emphasis is placed on the application of the philosophy of
outdoor recreation, communication techniques, landscape design
principles, the planning process, and personnel management to
recreational areas. Graduates are employed in a variety of public
and private leisure service agencies.
