Department of Forestry and Natural Resources

Overview

Welcome to the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources (FNR)! As one of the nation’s elite programs in ecology and evolutionary biology, it is our mission to develop and disseminate knowledge associated with the protection, management, and sustainable use of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. FNR is training the next generation of professionals in the natural resource sciences, which includes aquatic science, forestry and wildlife.

Faculty (website)

Department of Forestry and Natural Resources (FNR) (website)

Contact Information

The main office for the department is located in Room 125 in PFEN Hall.

Current Undergraduate Students (website)

Future Undergraduate Students (website)

Graduate Information

For Graduate Information please see Forestry and Natural Resources Graduate Program Information  .

Programs

• Aquatic Sciences: Fisheries Concentration, BS
• Aquatic Sciences: Marine and Freshwater Biology Concentration, BS
• Forestry: Forest Management Concentration, BSFOR
• Forestry: Forest Science Concentration, BSFOR
• Forestry: Sustainable Biomaterials Concentration, BSFOR
• Forestry: Urban Forestry, BSFOR
• Wildlife, BS

• Aquatic Sciences Minor
• Forest Ecosystems Minor
• Furniture Design Minor
• Urban Forestry Minor
• Wildlife Science Minor
• Wood Products Manufacturing Technology Minor

Courses

• FNR 12500 - Environmental Science And Conservation
• FNR 15000 - The Nature Of Wild Things
• FNR 19800 - Introductory Topics In Forestry And Natural Resources
• FNR 20100 - Marine Biology
• FNR 21000 - Natural Resource Information Management
• FNR 22310 - Introduction To Environmental Policy
• FNR 22500 - Dendrology
• FNR 23000 - The World’s Forests And Society
• FNR 24000 - Wildlife In America
• FNR 24150 - Ecology And Systematics Of Fishes, Amphibians And Reptiles
• FNR 24250 - Laboratory In Ecology And Systematics Of Fishes, Amphibians And Reptiles
• FNR 25150 - Ecology And Systematics Of Mammals And Birds
• FNR 25250 - Laboratory In Ecology And Systematics Of Mammals And Birds
• FNR 27000 - Landscape-Level Planning
• FNR 29800 - Topical Problems In Forestry And Natural Resources
• FNR 30110 - Sustainable Wood Products Manufacturing
• FNR 30200 - Global Sustainability Issues
• FNR 30500 - Conservation Genetics
• FNR 31110 - Identification And Basic Properties Of Wood
• FNR 31300 - Aquaponics
• FNR 33100 - Forest Ecosystems
• FNR 33300 - Fire Effects In Forest Environments
• FNR 33800 - Introduction To Silviculture
• FNR 33900 - Principles Of Silviculture
• FNR 34100 - Wildlife Habitat Management
• FNR 34800 - Wildlife Investigational Techniques
• FNR 35100 - Aquatic Sampling Techniques
• FNR 35300 - Natural Resources Measurement
• FNR 35500 - Quantitative Methods For Resource Management
• FNR 35700 - Fundamental Remote Sensing
• FNR 35900 - Spatial Ecology And GIS
• FNR 35910 - Spatial Ecology
• FNR 35950 - Spatial Ecology Laboratory
• FNR 37010 - Natural Resources Practicum
• FNR 37050 - Forest Habitats And Communities Practicum
• FNR 37100 - Fisheries And Aquatic Sciences Practicum
• FNR 37200 - Forestry Practicum
• FNR 37300 - Wildlife Practicum
• FNR 37500 - Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management
• FNR 37700 - Optimize Student Conference Attendance
• FNR 37800 - Marine Biology Practicum
• FNR 38400 - Statistics For Natural Resources
• FNR 38500 - Fish Biology And Ecology
• FNR 39000 - Cooperative Professional Program
• FNR 40000 - Forestry And Natural Resources Study Abroad
• FNR 40100 - Limnology
• FNR 40600 - Natural Resource And Environmental Economics
• FNR 40700 - Forest Economics
• FNR 40910 - Forest Resources Management
• FNR 41800 - Properties Of Wood Related To Manufacturing
• FNR 41910 - Furniture Product Development And Strength Design
• FNR 42500 - Secondary Wood Products Manufacturing
• FNR 43200 - Human-Wildlife Conflicts
• FNR 43300 - Grand Challenges In Forest Management
• FNR 43400 - Tree Physiology
• FNR 43900 - Silviculture
• FNR 44400 - Arboricultural Practices
• FNR 44500 - Urban Forest Issues
• FNR 44700 - Vertebrate Population Dynamics
• FNR 45200 - Aquaculture
• FNR 45300 - Fish Physiology
• FNR 45500 - Fish Ecology
• FNR 45600 - Fish And Marine Population Dynamics
• FNR 45700 - Practical Fisheries Management
• FNR 45800 - Advanced Marine Biology
• FNR 46000 - International Natural Resources Summer Program
• FNR 46500 - History And Role Of Hunting In North American Wildlife Conservation
• FNR 48410 - Sustainable Wood Products, Furniture Design And Manufacturing
• FNR 49000 - Sustainable Product/Process Design Guided Research
• FNR 49800 - Special Assignments
• FNR 49900 - Thesis