College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Department of Forestry

Student enrollment is strong. With 90-100 students currently in the Forestry B.S., we are close to a 40+ year enrollment high.

The Hybrid-Online M.S. in Forestry – the first program of its kind in the U.S. – is at capacity, with ~24 students enrolling annually.

Our research is vibrant, as indicated by 40 research-based graduate students (25 Ph.D. and 15 M.S.).

The forestry faculty is growing, with six new hires since fall 2024, including silviculture, forest economics and policy, tribal natural resources management and fire ecology, nanocellulose production and applications, forest carbon and climate, forest pathology and undergraduate advising.

Alumni support is expanding, with ~100 attending our annual tailgate and increasing numbers of alums donating and giving back, including the establishment of a new endowed scholarship fund.