Introduction

Are you interested in our natural resources and environmental systems? Do you have a passion for the outdoors? You may be interested in one of the four curricula offered by the Division of Forestry & Natural Resources. Those include: Forest Resources Management; Recreation, Parks and Tourism Resources; Wildlife and Fisheries Resources; and Wood Science and Technology. If you wish to be admitted to the Division but are unsure about your major, you can be admitted to the general forestry curriculum with a faculty member to advise you until you’ve had a chance to refine your interests.

The Division has excellent facilities, located in Percival Hall on WVU’s Evansdale Campus in Morgantown in close proximity to the Evansdale Library and the Evansdale Recreation and Sports Complex. Learning and research spaces meet the wide variety of needs of the Division’s multidisciplinary faculty. In addition, 10,400 acres of forested tracts, including the 8,000-acre University Research Forest, are located minutes from campus and are used as extensive outdoor laboratories.

Students in the Davis College are offered fields of study that complement various careers. The study of ecology is interwoven throughout the courses to offer students the education necessary for careers emphasizing the protection of environmental quality and the management, utilization, and conservation of our precious natural resources.

Sincerely,

Joseph F. McNeel
Director
Division of Forestry & Natural Resources