Bachelor of Science [B.S] [Forestry] From University of Vermont

The Forestry degree at The University of Vermont provides an excellent preparation for a variety of professional forestry positions and related careers, and the Forestry faculty provide substantial assistance in creating such job placements.

Students completing the Forestry major from UVM should be ready to enter the forestry workforce, be able to analyze and understand forest management problems, and have mastered critical thinking about forestry issues across multiple scales and from multiple perspectives.

The Rubenstein School has evolved its Forestry Program to meet the needs of a changing planet, which include managing forests for resilience, adaptation, climate mitigation, and a full range of ecosystem services. The program attracts students who want a career working outdoors, excel at math and science, learn by doing, and can embrace both the fundamentals of traditional forestry and emerging perspectives in the field.

CAREERS

• Foresters

• Natural resource professionals/managers

• Private consulting foresters

• Managers of industrial forestlands

• State agency of natural resources/conservation foresters

• Utilities foresters