Forest Management

The Program Learn by Doing Jobs for Grads Course of Study Our Graduates are Saying... Ask HC Accreditation/Approval

Acres and acres of hardwoods serve as your office. You know that sound forestry practices are more important today than ever before. You understand the challenge and importance of responsibly managing renewable resources and the environment during a time of increased demand for forestry goods. Explore Forest Management.

The Program
Combine a solid academic background with extensive field training. Explore issues of forest management, forest ecology, reforestation, and reclamation. You'll learn to use forest management tools and equipment, conduct forest inventories, plant trees and much more.

Focus on:

• Growing and nurturing of forests
• Forest production and wildlife
• Forest aesthetics and water quality

This program is recognized by:

• The Society of American Foresters (Only associates degree in Ohio recognized)
• Council of Eastern Forestry Technician Schools (Member)
• National Hardwood Lumber Association (Member)
• American Pulpwood Association (Associate Member)
• Ohio Forestry Association (Associate Member)

Don't forget about the professional and social opportunities related to this technology!

• Forestry Club
• Student Chapter of the Society of American Foresters- become a student member!

Learn By Doing
Get your hands on the tools of the trade! Work with tools and equipment ranging from a hand-held compass to a chainsaw. Let our 1600 acres serve as your classroom. Take trips to many forest industries and attend professional conferences.

Gain on the job training through required practicum experiences and expanded co-ops and/or internships. Students have been placed with the Ohio Division of Natural Resources- Division of Forestry, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry, Mead Company, AEP, etc.

Jobs for Grads
Out of the Box - With more job postings than graduates, qualified grads find full-time positions with federal, state, and local forestry agencies and in private industries like utility companies, timber production companies, and/or pulp, paper, and wood product manufacturers. Grads work as:

• Forest Technicians
• Nursery Technicians
• Inventory Specialists
• Log Buyers
• Log Graders
• Arborists
• Wildland Firefighters

And much more.

Starting salaries range from $22,000 - $30,000, and often include benefits like a pickup truck!

Down the Road - With expanded experience, grads become crew leaders, supervisors, managers, and much more!

Accreditation/Approval
Society of American Foresters
5400 Gorsvenor Lane
Bethesda MD 20814-2916
(304)897-8720
www.safnet.org