Natural Resources AviationThis emphasis leads to careers as natural resources pilots employed by state and federal agencies such as the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, and state departments of natural resources.
Natural Resources Law Enforcement EmphasisThis emphasis provides integrated instruction in natural resources law enforcement.
Natural Resources Management EmphasisThis emphasis provides an integrated approach to land use and the conservation of wildlife, fish, forest, prairie, and recreation resources.
Park Management EmphasisThis emphasis provides an integrated approach to park and recreation area management.
Water Resource Management EmphasisThis emphasis focuses on water resource management at the watershed scale.
Wildlife Management EmphasisThe emphasis focuses primarily on terrestrial and wetland habitats and their animal associates.
John Loegering, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Natural Resources program at the University of Minnesota, Crookston, discusses the various emphases or program tracks in the major and what sets UMC apart. He describes the applied nature of the program and how that benefits students. One of his main areas of research is in wildlife ecology.
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