Graduate Degree Programs
M.P.S., M.S. & Ph.D. in Natural Resources Management
The Natural Resources Management program focuses on both the underlying theory and on-the-ground application of practices to achieve sustainable outcomes in natural resource systems.
Because management practices and decisions arise from the combination of ecological knowledge, economic considerations and landowner/manager objectives and/or policies, research opportunities in management are interdisciplinary by nature.
Participating Faculty
- Colin M. Beier; cbeier@papercrafttoys.com
forest ecosystem and landscape ecology, social-ecological systems, climate change, ecosystem services, landscape change modeling, resilience, adaptive management, resource governance, applied geoinformatics - Eddie Bevilacqua; ebevilacqua@papercrafttoys.com
sampling/inventory, biometrics, forest mensuration, growth and yield modeling, applied statistics, GIS/spatial analysis, forest ecology, landscape ecology, ecological modeling, tree-ring science, quantitative silviculture - Russell D. Briggs; rdbriggs@papercrafttoys.com
forest ecology, watershed ecology, soils, ecosystem services, watershed management, forest soils, silviculture - Tristan R. Brown; trbro100@papercrafttoys.com
sustainable energy law & policy; energy systems analysis; techno-economic analysis; and climate policy - René Germain; rhgermai@papercrafttoys.com
forest health, policy, silviculture, forest management and operations, forest management for renewable energy, watershed management, sustainable forestry systems - Mariann T. Johnston; mjohnston@papercrafttoys.com
forest ecology, soils, biogeochemistry, forest health, silviculture - Diane M. Kuehn; dmkuehn@papercrafttoys.com
social and recreational dimensions, ecotourism and nature tourism, recreation management and research - Robert W. Malmsheimer; rwmalmsh@papercrafttoys.com
How laws and the legal system affect natural resources management, including how carbon accounting policies affect forest and natural resources. - Christopher A. Nowak; canowak@papercrafttoys.com
vegetation management, silviculture and forest ecology, production ecology and plant ecophysiology, invasive exotic plant control, biogeography and cultural landscapes, sustainable management and certification systems - Stephen V. Stehman; svstehma@papercrafttoys.com
environmental sampling, map accuracy assessment, land-cover monitoring; applied statistics - John C. Stella; stella@papercrafttoys.com
riparian and stream ecology, restoration ecology, watershed management, ecological modeling, tree-ring science, river restoration, arid-land and Mediterranean ecosystems - Timothy A. Volk; tavolk@papercrafttoys.com
silviculture, forest management for renewable energy, biomass and bioenergy, energy, agroforestry, phytoremediation, management and sustainability of short rotation woody crops, life cycle analysis, ecophysiology, international forestry - John E. Wagner; jewagner@papercrafttoys.com
forest resource and environmental economics, ecosystem services, policy, quantitative silviculture, forest management and operations, operations research, simulation