st Ecology and Management students will gain the knowledge and skills needed to manage public or private forests for a wide variety of objectives such as timber production, recreation, wildlife, water, biological diversity, conservation, and resilience to disturbances such as fire and insects. This professional degree provides future foresters with a broad understanding of the biological, physical, economic, political, and social environmental context that they will work in as forestry professionals.
The Forest Ecology and Management degree is the only 4-year forestry program in Utah that has been accredited by the Society of American Foresters since 1936.
Program Resources
- OPM Requirements
- Forest Ecology and Management Requirements
- Student Organizations (Clubs)
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Where Our Graduates Are Now
- Advising
- Intermountain Chapter of SAF
Justin DeRose
Associate Professor (on sabbatical until Jan 2027)
Wildland Resources
Michael Howe
Assistant Professor in Forest Health
Wildland Resources Department