{"id":1896,"date":"2026-05-06T17:38:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T17:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-uwsp-multi.pantheonsite.io\/wisconsin-center-for-environmental-education\/?page_id=1896"},"modified":"2026-05-26T17:26:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T17:26:31","slug":"forestry-careers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/wisconsin-center-for-environmental-education\/leaf\/forestry-careers\/","title":{"rendered":"Forestry Careers Hub"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The forest industry is vital to the welfare of Wisconsin and that the development of employees is vital to the industry. <br><br>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/dnr.wisconsin.gov\/topic\/forestbusinesses\/factsheets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wisconsin DNR<\/a>: &#8220;The forest products industry in Wisconsin employed more than 56,000 individuals and paid $4.5 billion in labor income. In 2023, the industry&#8217;s total value of production was $27.0 billion, with a value-added of $8.3 billion. The industry represented 2.0% of the state&#8217;s gross domestic product.&#8221;<br><br><br>This page is under active development through a collaboration between LEAF and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/wisconsin-forestry-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wisconsin Forestry Center<\/a> (WFC). It is dedicated to highlighting and outlining the many and varied careers of the forest industry.\u200b\u200b<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-primary-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-primary-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Forestry Career Profiles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-cards white-solid blockspacetop blockspacebottom\"><div class=\"site-width\"><section class=\"hcard-container\" aria-label=\"Horizontal Card\"><div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-card-container\" aria-live=\"off\">\n<div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-block\" id=\"hcard17791292538919712\"><div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-individual split3366 hcard-imgright\"><div class=\"hcard-infocell\"><div class=\"hcard-content\"><p>LEAF and the WFC created individual forestry career profiles representing diverse careers related to the forest. Career profiles include links for students and teachers to explore more about each individual career.<\/p><\/div><div>\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-solid-purple\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/wisconsin-center-for-environmental-education\/leaf\/forestry-careers\/profiles\/\" target=\"_self\">View the Profiles <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"hcard-mediacell\"><div class=\"hcard-images hcard-oneimg\"><div class=\"hcard-image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/wisconsin-center-for-environmental-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/05\/leaf-career-profiles.png)\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"hslider-buttoncontainer\"><button class=\"hsliderBack horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"previous slide\">\u276e<\/button><div class=\"single-card-nav\"><\/div><button class=\"hsliderForward horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"next slide\">\u276f<\/button><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-callout-slim bg-purple blockspacetop blockspacebottom\" id=\"\"><div class=\"site-width\"><div class=\"cs-structure\"><div class=\"cs-icon\"><\/div><div class=\"cs-text\">LEAF &#8211; Wisconsin&#8217;s K-12 Forestry Education Program \u2022 1108 Fremont St. SSC 202, Stevens Point, WI 54481 \u2022 715-346-4956 \u2022 leaf@uwsp.edu<\/div><div class=\"cs-linkbutton\"><a class=\"cs-button\" href=\"https:\/\/visitor.r20.constantcontact.com\/manage\/optin?v=001rj1fkR1ia0lrr4gqQQWIqwZKP00du0N3kscOo_LRAzN-hL-ZSHaq-E94C-8mwV48-uGkqf5_AvT02bmJNfqMHtBlm94n0BYpdUpB1TmBTi3SpN1rO99O20A_Zyyhb3l4GyoXRk20zpLiTQgT2tNEAQ%3D%3D\">Join Our Mailing List<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The forest industry is vital to the welfare of Wisconsin and that the development of employees is vital to the industry. 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