Department of Forestry and Natural Resources

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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 fisheries and aquatic sciences, forestry, wildlife, and sustainable biomaterials: process and product design.

Faculty

https://ag.purdue.edu/fnr/Pages/directory.aspx

Contact Information

Email: joinfnr@purdue.edu

Website: ag.purdue.edu/fnr

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

Graduate Information

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

Programs

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, BS
• Forestry, BSFOR
• Sustainable Biomaterials - Process and Product Design, BS
• Wildlife, BS

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

Courses

• FNR 10000 - Introduction To Forestry: Luger-Purdue Future Of Forestry
• FNR 12500 - Environmental Science And Conservation
• FNR 19800 - Introductory Topics In Forestry And Natural Resources
• FNR 20100 - Marine Biology
• FNR 20300 - Freshwater Ecology
• FNR 21000 - Nat Res Info Mgmt
• 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 29800 - Topical Problems In Forestry And Natural Resources
• FNR 30110 - Sustainable Forest Products Manufacturing
• FNR 30200 - Global Sustainability Issues
• FNR 30500 - Conservation Genetics
• FNR 31110 - Structure, Identification And Properties Of Woody Biomaterials
• FNR 32200 - Forest Soil: Properties, Processes, And Management
• FNR 33100 - Forest Ecosystems
• FNR 33300 - Fire Effects In Forest Environments
• 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 36500 - Natural Resources Issues, Policy, And Administration
• 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 37400 - International Natural Resources Practicum
• FNR 37500 - Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management
• FNR 39000 - Cooperative Professional Program
• FNR 40000 - Forestry And Natural Resources Study Abroad
• FNR 40600 - Natural Resource And Environmental Economics
• FNR 40700 - Forest Economics
• FNR 40800 - Natural Resources Planning
• FNR 40910 - Forest Resources Management
• FNR 41200 - Natural Resources Decision Making
• FNR 41800 - Properties Of Wood Related To Manufacturing
• FNR 41910 - Furniture Product Development And Strength Design
• FNR 42500 - Secondary Wood Products Manufacturing
• FNR 43400 - Tree Physiology
• FNR 44100 - Forest Entomology
• FNR 44400 - Arboricultural Practices
• FNR 44500 - Urban Forest Issues
• FNR 44700 - Vertebrate Population Dynamics
• FNR 45200 - Aquaculture
• FNR 45300 - Fish Physiology
• FNR 45400 - Fisheries Science And Management
• FNR 45500 - Fish Ecology
• FNR 46000 - International Natural Resources Summer Program
• FNR 47000 - Fundamentals Of Planning
• FNR 48410 - Sustainable Furniture Design For CNC Manufacturing
• FNR 48800 - Global Environmental Issues
• FNR 49000 - Sustainable Product/Process Design Guided Research
• FNR 49800 - Special Assignments
• FNR 49900 - Thesis

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