What Can I do With a Major

Major: Forestry

Description of Major:

If you are interested a career that combines work out-of-doors with science, then forestry is right for you. Foresters are applied ecologists who do hands-on management of forest ecosystems. Their work is done within an ethical framework of sustainable use of forests and of stewardship. The principles utilized in the management, use and enjoyment of forests. Forestry includes a broad range of activities, such as managing timber, fish, wildlife, range, watersheds and recreation. A forester is a professional who is educated in the principles and practices of forestry.

( http://www.snr.missouri.edu/forestry/)

Related Career Titles:

Agricultural extension worker
Agronomist
botanist
ecologist
farm manager
forester
forestry technician
geologist
landscape architect
mycologist
park aide
park technician
physical science technician
plant geneticist
rancher
range manager
seed analyst
silver culturist
smoke jumper/firefighter
soil conservationist
tree nursery manager
tree surgeon
wild life manager
virologist

Employment Areas

tree planting/harvesting
watershed management
wildlife management
forestry management
public recreation
fire-control
disease/pest control
conservation
wood science

Related Links:

Forestry at the University of Missouri-Columbia
http://www.snr.missouri.edu/forestry/

FAO Forestry Department
http://www.fao.org/forestry/index.jsp

Society of American Foresters:
www.safnet.org

US Forest Service
http://www.fs.fed.gov

Department of Agriculture
www.agriculture.gov.ie/

Society for Range Management
www.rangelands.com

American Forest and Paper Association
www.afandpa.crg