The Forestry and Natural
Resources Program:
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Offers students
a chance to work in a diverse and growing career area
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Provides a curriculum that allows students to
learn through hands-on field experience
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Allows students the ability to work towards a
career in the outdoors
A large percentage of the
current work force in Forestry and Natural Resources jobs are nearing
retirement age. Retirements within the Federal Government, State
Agencies, and private industry are creating a shortage of qualified entry-level
foresters and natural resource technicians. As this trend continues, it
will create even greater challenges to the forest and natural resources
industries. Careers in natural resources continue to show a bright future
due to an expanding human population, urban sprawl, water use, ecosystem
restoration, wildfire, pollution, and the loss of biodiversity. A multitude of issues are increasing the
complexity of how state, federal, and global resources that can best be
utilized while preserving them for future generations.
For
more information, contact:
Melissa Markee
Forestry and Natural
Resources Instructor
(530) 242-2298