Forestry and Conservation Career Major

This Major includes like Foresters, Range Conservationists, Fish and Wildlife Technicians, and Park Rangers.

 Individuals who are successful in forestry and conservation careers tend to have some of the following dependable strengths:

Outdoors/Field Work

 

Working in outdoor locations doing field work and other tasks that are required of workers engaged in forestry and conservation career.
 
Science/Research
  Learning principles of science and conducting basic research related to forestry and other forest resources.
   
Conserving/Protecting
Conserving and protecting natural resources such as forests, minerals, environments, and ecosystems.
Resource Management
  Using natural resources in a manner that provides for multiple uses of a resource by a variety of users while providing for protection and conservation when it is needed.
 
People/Regulations
Learning about the laws and regulations that govern the use of natural resources by people.

 

For hands on experiences in the forestry and conservation career major complete the following activity:

Forest Land: Managing the Use of 100 Acres

 

For this activity, you will be divided into groups to research the management issues of forest land based on different perspectives.

After you complete the activity please take a moment to fill out this evaluation of the activity.

Activity Evaluation

 

 
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