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Accredited Forestry Schools

The state of our nation’s forests determines the state of our nation’s future. Forestry holds an important role in our culture and economy and offers a fulfilling, meaningful career path. We continue to encourage our youth of today to seek education in forestry conservation, protection and management.
 

Accredited Professional Forestry Degree Programs

Auburn University
School of Forestry
Auburn, AL 36849-5418

University of Alaska
Department of Forest Sciences
Fairbanks, AK 99775

Northern Arizona University
School of Forestry
Flagstaff, AZ 86011

University of Arkansas
School of Forest Resources
Monticello, AR 71655

California Polytechnic State University
Natural Resources Management Dept.
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407

University of California-Berkeley
College of Natural Resources
Berkeley, CA 94720

University of Arkansas
School of Forest Resources
Monticello, AR 71655

California Polytechnic State University
Natural Resources Management Dept.
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407

University of California-Berkeley
College of Natural Resources
Berkeley, CA 94720

Humboldt State
University
Department of Forestry
Arcata, CA 95521

Colorado State University
Department of Forest Resources
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1401

Yale University
School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
New Haven, CT 06511

University of Florida
School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Gainesville, FL 32611-0410

University of Georgia
School of Forest Resources
Athens, GA 30602-2152

University of Idaho
Department of Forest Resources
Moscow, ID 83844-1133

Southern Illinois University
Department of Forestry
Carbondale, IL 62901-4411

University of Illinois
Department of Natural Resources
and Environmental Sciences
Urbana, IL 61801

Purdue University
Department of Forestry
and Natural Resources
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1159

Iowa State University
Department of Forestry
Ames, IA 50011

University of Kentucky
Department of Forestry
Lexington, KY 40546-0073

Louisiana State University
School of Forestry, Wildlife
and Fisheries
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-6200

Louisiana Tech University
School of Forestry
Ruston, LA 71272

University of Maine
College of Natural Sciences,
Forestry and Agriculture
Orono, ME 04469

University of Massachusetts
Department of Forestry and
Wildlife Management
Amherst, MA 01003-4210

Michigan State University
Department of Forestry
East Lansing, MI 48824-1222

Michigan Technological University
School of Forestry and
Wood Products
Houghton, MI 49931

University of Michigan
School of Natural Resources
and Environment
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1115

University of Minnesota
College of Natural Resources
St. Paul, MN 55108-1030

Mississippi State University
College of Forest Resources
Mississippi State, MS 39762-9680

University of Missouri
School of Natural Resources
Columbia, MO 65211

University of Montana School of Forestry
Missoula, MT 59812

University of New Hampshire
Department of Natural Resources
Durham, NH 03824-3589

State University New York -ESF
Faculty of Forestry
Syracuse, NY 13210

Duke University
Nicholas School of the Environment Durham, NC 27708-0329

North Carolina State University
Department of Forestry
Raleigh, NC 27695-8008

The Ohio State University
School of Natural Resources
Columbus, OH 43210

Oklahoma State University
Department of Forestry
Stillwater, OK 74078

Oregon State University
College of Forestry
Corvallis, OR 97331-5704

The Pennsylvania State University
School of Forest Resources
University Park, PA 16802-4300

Clemson University
Department of Forest Resources
Clemson, SC 29634-0306

University of Tennessee
Department of Forestry,
Wildlife and Fisheries
Knoxville, TN 37901-1071

Stephen F. Austin State University
Arthur Temple College of Forestry
Nacogdoches, TX 75962-6109

Texas A&M University
Department of Forest Science
College Station, TX 77843-2135

Utah State University
Department of Forest Resources
Logan, UT 84322-5215

University of Vermont
School of Natural Resources
Burlington, VT 05405-0088

Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and State University
College of Natural Resources
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0324

Washington State University
Department of Natural Resource
Sciences
Pullman, WA 99164-6410

University of Washington
College of Forest Resources
Seattle, WA 98195

West Virginia University
Division of Forestry
Morgantown, WV 26506

University of Wisconsin-Madison
Department of Forest Ecology and Management
Madison, WI 53706-1598

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
College of Natural Resources
Stevens Point, WI 54481

Recognized Forest Technology Programs

Lurleen B. Wallace
State Junior College
Forest Technology Program
Andalusia, AL 36420

Reedley College
Landscape, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Dept.
Reedley, CA 93654

Lake City Community College
Forest Management Department
Lake City, FL 32025-8703

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Division of Agriculture and Forest Resources
Tifton, GA 31794-2693

Southeastern Illinois College
Forest Technology Department
Harrisburg, IL 62946

University of Maine-Fort Kent
Forest Technology Program
Fort Kent, MA 04743

Allegheny College
Forest Technology Program
Cumberland, MD 21502

Michigan Technological University
School of Technology
Houghton, MI 49931

Vermilion Community College
Forest Technology Program
Ely, MN 55731

University of New Hampshire
Thompson School
Durham, NH 03824

SUNY College of Environmental
Science and Forestry
Forest Technology Program
Wanakena, NY 13695

Paul Smith’s College of Arts and Sciences
Forestry Division
Paul Smiths, NY 12970

Haywood Community College
Agricultural and Biological Sciences Department
Clyde, NC 28721

Hocking College
Forest Technology
Nelsonville, OH 45764

Eastern Oklahoma State College
Forestry Department
Wilburton, OK 74578

Central Oregon Community College
Forest Technology
Bend, OR 97701

Pennsylvania State University-Mount Alto
Forest Technology Program
Mont Alto, PA 17237

Pennsylvania College of Technology
Forestry Department
Williamsport, PA 17701

Horry-Georgetown Technical College
Forestry Department
Conway, SC 29528

Dabney S. Lancaster Community College
Forest Technology Department
Clifton Forge, VA 24422

Spokane Community College
Natural Resources Department
Spokane, WA 99207

Glenville State College
Department of Forest Technology
Glenville, WV 26351

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The West Virginia Division of Forestry is committed to protecting, nurturing, sustaining, and promoting the wise utilization of our state’s forest resources.

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Established in 1909, as a declaration of the state government for the need of forest protection and research, the West Virginia Division of Forestry protects and conserves the state’s forest resources.

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