Graduate Students

Even as forests faced devastation in 1870, forestry education was taking root. Dr. Joseph T. Rothrock's impassioned lectures in the late 1800's on forest conservation, sponsored by the American Philosophical Society, awakened the populace to the need for trained professionals who could restore and manage natural resources. To fill the void, The Pennsylvania State Forest Academy, a forerunner of Penn State's School of Forest Resources, began formal instruction in 1903. Among faculty who have made prominent contributions to the profession are Bernhard E. Fernow, Hugh P. Baker, and Maurice K. Goddard. Their accomplishments include the founding of four-year forestry curricula in several states and the development of effective state and federal agencies.

YOUR GRADUATE PROGRAM
Consider your opportunities at Penn State, one of the earliest land-grant institutions. Its School of Forest Resources boasts an excellent reputation and fine facilities. Degrees are offered in forestry, wood products, wildlife and fisheries and related natural resource fields. Bordered by mountains, the university offers ready access for research in forests and fields, lakes and streams, libraries and laboratories.

As one of about 100 graduate students from universities in North America and overseas, you will be guided by an adviser and committee members in designing a program of study and research adapted to your interests. Your adviser is selected according to the statement of interests that you submit with your application.

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