As our human population continues to increase, forests and other natural resources are valued more for the serenity they provide, the organisms they support, and the products they produce.

The faculty and staff of the School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science are committed to educating students to create the future in the fields of forestry, forest ecology and management, applied ecology and environmental sciences, wildlife ecology and management, and molecular genetics and biotechnology. All of our degree programs heavily emphasize field and lab techniques, geographic information systems, and, computer and quantitative skills. We excel at bringing all our students together to work as a team in our complex natural world to answer the needs of society.

What's Happening?

Here is what's happening at the School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science:

Saturday, September 28, 2013 

Prospective Student Open House, Memorial Union Building 12:00-3:00 pm. Tour of the Forestry Building 12:00 pm.

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Fire Club is meeting in the atrium, Forestry Building, at 6 pm.


If you have an event to contribute to this section, please contact Hannah Abbotts.

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Ann Maclean

Ann Maclean

PhD, Environmental Remote Sensing/Forestry, University of Wisconsin

Contact

906-487-2030
amaclean@mtu.edu

Professor, School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science

The use of remote sensing and geographic information system (GIS) technologies allows us, as resource managers, to make timely, efficient and cost-effective decisions. Additionally, we can conduct unique and otherwise infeasible, analytic tasks. Whether it is looking backward and trying to reconstruct historical vegetation landscapes or looking forward to determine where . . .

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Peter Laks

Peter Laks

PhD, Wood Science, University of British Columbia

Contact

906-487-2364
plaks@mtu.edu

Professor, School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science

Wood-based products are the most popular building materials in North America and many other parts of the world. The mission of my research group is to foster the use of effective, environmentally benign technologies that enhance the performance and durability of wood products in demanding applications through applied and basic . . .

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Thomas G. Pypker

Thomas G. Pypker

PhD, Forest Micrometeorology and Ecohydrology, Oregon State University

Contact

906-487-1089
tgpypker@mtu.edu

Assistant Professor, School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science

One my most rewarding moments while conducting research occurs when I begin to see how two seemingly unrelated components of the environment affect one another. My research focuses on improving our knowledge of how biotic and abiotic components of an ecosystem interact to affect the exchange of matter and energy . . .

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Spalting Research

Forestry Science PhD Candidate Seri Robinson examining the process of spalting wood.