Overview
The Environmental Science, Policy, and Management Department's Forestry and Natural Resources (FNR) major focuses on the conservation and restoration of the earth's natural resources through hands-on study of the ecology, stewardship, and management of forest, woodland, and grassland ecosystems. The program offers concentrations in natural sciences or in human dimensions of natural resources, and if the student chooses, can qualify the student for taking the Registered Professional Forester's licensing exam in California.
What will I study?
Within the program, students can choose to emphasize such topics as wildlife biology, water policy, fire science, ecosystem restoration, environmental justice, remote sensing and GIS, and rural sociology.
How much coursework is required?
Info needed here
Participation in the eight-week summer field program -- Forestry Field Camp -- in the northern Sierra Nevada is also required.
What can I do with this major?
FNR provides specific analytical tools needed for graduate school or virtually any type of career in natural resources. Graduates can pursue careers in
- environmental consulting
- public agencies
- non-profit conservation organizations
- private companies
- professional forestry
- wildlife biology
- range management
Some may tackle the planning and implementation of forest management projects, including fuel reduction, timber harvest, reforestation, urban forestry, and prescribed burning.
Others focus their professional work in areas such as wildfire, fire, water, wetlands, restoration, vegetation management, soil/erosion, cultural resources, policy, and the human aspects of natural resources. Much of natural resource management today is about working with, communicating with, and engaging the public and landowners.
The program itself has a longstanding history, so our graduates often find themselves sought after for employment by alumni established in both the public and private sectors.
Advising
Undergraduate Advisor: Jamelia Carson
249 Mulford
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-3114
Faculty Advising:
John Battles, head advisor
FNR Faculty Advising
Resources for FNR Majors
Printable Information (PDFs)
