Future FRWS Students

Would you like to study natural resources at one of the highest ranked programs in the country?  Are you interested in a career that will help restore our natural resources to a healthier condition for future generations?  Would you like the opportunity to study and live in remote settings - places you've always dreamed of visiting, let alone working in?  If so, consider majors in forestry, natural resources management, rangeland ecology, or watershed science.

Class in the snow

 

 

Colorado State University provides a unique setting for the study of forest, rangeland, and watershed stewardship.  The university is situated within easy access of five ecosystem types: alpine, subalpine, montane, foothills and shortgrass steppe.  These sites provide students a wide variety of experiential learning opportunities.  Field activities at the undergraduate level include: day-long field trips to nearby forests and grasslands; a four week natural resources ecology and measurements field experience at the Pingree Park Campus; a week long watershed practicum; and a week long forestry field measurements course.  Students learn from world renowned research scientists in the classroom, laboratory, and field about diverse topics such as:

  • Ecology 
  • Conservation biology 
  • Wildland restoration 
  • Fire science 
  • Forest management 
  • Range management
  • Hydrology

  • Riparian management

  • Environmental policy

  • Environmental pollution 

  • Hazardous waste mitigation

  • Computer applications in natural resources management


 

Graduate Studies

Faculty teaching in the field.How to Apply

Although the Department offers a number of graduate degree programs and has a diverse faculty, not all research areas have space or funding available each year for new students.  The first step in the application process is to identify faculty that have similar research interests to yours and contact them about their willingness to serve as your advisor.  

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Undergraduate Studies

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Profiles of FRWS Grads

 

AJ Kruchten

Profession: G.I.S Engineer and Data Manager. 

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John Rizza

Profession: I am a local Consulting Utility Forester to the local power company (PG&E). I work for ACRT Inc. based out of Ohio.
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