EXPLORE THE NATURAL RESOURCES PROGRAM
Let the great outdoors become your classroom. A major built for hands-on opportunity and getting you career ready. Prescribed burning, duck banding, bird surveys, mammal trapping, plant and animal identification, radio-telemetry and GIS/GPS training to name a few of the many labs and opportunities you will have on our campus. U of M Crookston also has quick, convenient access to two National Wildlife Refuges and a 90-acre natural history area. To make your time here even more valuable, all students complete a federal wildland firefighter certification.
Natural Resources is a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree.
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Program Features
- EARN A UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DEGREE
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- SIX AREAS OF EMPHASIS
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- YOUR CLASSROOM IS OUTDOORS
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- RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE
REAL. HANDS-ON. READY.
quick facts >>EMPHASIS AREAS
- Ecological Restoration
- Natural Resources Law Enforcement
- Natural Resources Management
- Park Management
- Water Resource Management
- Wildlife Management
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
The Natural Resources major prepares students for a variety of career paths based on the emphasis they choose.
- Departments of Natural Resources (DNR)
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- U.S. Forest Service
- Natural Resource Conservation Service
- National Park Service
- Soil and Water Conservation Districts
- County Lands and Forestry Departments
- The Nature Conservancy
- Pheasants Forever/Ducks Unlimited
- Private conservation organizations
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YOUR FUTURE PROFESSORS
PROGRAM STORIES
U of M Crookston Professor John Loegering Receives The Wildlife Society Fellows Award
John Loegering, professor of natural resources at the University of Minnesota Crookston, was recognized as a Fellow of The Wildlife Society Fellows Award (TWS). With the award, Loegering joins a prestigious and distinctive group of professionals with a legacy of service and a wealth of contributions to the wildlife ecology and management field. A certified wildlife biologist, Loegering serves as an advisor to the Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society, a group he helped organize when he arrived on the Crookston campus in 2000.