Natural Resource Management

Natural resource management addresses how people and natural landscapes interact. In this field, you can specialize in:

  • Forestry
  • Fisheries
  • Water resources
  • Grazing and rangeland management
  • Wildlife biology
  • Outdoor recreation

Through internships, tailored programs, and hands-on experiences, you will learn about land management, water, soils, plants, wildlife, conservation, and restoration.

An interdisciplinary approach develops scientific and technical understanding of resources and the ecology of those resources. Evergreen's unique location in the heart of the Pacific Northwest and in the Capitol city of Olympia provide a multitude of opportunities to work with:

  • National parks
  • National forests
  • Refuges
  • Forest management companies
  • Conservation groups
  • Marine life management, and state and local government.

In addition, Evergreen's 1,000-acre forest reserve, five free-flowing streams, open shoreline, organic farm, shellfish club, and extended field trip opportunities provide opportunities to practice in the development and implementation of management plans.

Opportunities for internships with local, private, state, and federal agencies provide direct experiences working with people doing natural resource management activities close to the college. Find careers all over the world in natural resource management based on your real-world experiences and opportunities.

Join fellow students in learning to understand and work with the natural resources and ecosystems that sustain us!

Related Paths

Faculty Associated With This Field
Title Expertise
Bowcutt, Frederica Botany, ecology, environmental history
Cook, Amy Ecology, vertebrate biology
Fischer, Dylan Forest and plant ecology
LeRoy, Carri freshwater ecology, quantitative biology, environmental education
Scheuerell, Steven Ecology, botany, plant pathology
Styring, Alison Ornithology
Withey, John Ecology, conservation biology, wildlife biology
Selected Programs 2022-23
Title Class Standing Credits
Climate Farming Solutions: Regenerative Agriculture Research, Practices, and Entrepreneurship
  • Sophomore
  • Junior
  • Senior
16
Field Ornithology
  • Freshman
  • Sophomore
  • Junior
  • Senior
  • Graduate
4, 8
GIS and Mapping with Drone Imagery
  • Freshman
  • Sophomore
  • Junior
  • Senior
  • Graduate
6
Internships at Mount Rainier National Park
  • Sophomore
  • Junior
  • Senior
  • Graduate
4
Prior Learning from Experience Document Writing
  • Freshman
  • Sophomore
  • Junior
  • Senior
4, 6, 8
Student-Originated Studies: Tribal Marine Policy and Sciences
  • Junior
  • Senior
16
Selected Programs 2023-24
Title Class Standing Credits
Environmental Applications of Fungi
  • Sophomore
  • Junior
  • Senior
8
Fungi for Human Health and the Environment
  • Freshman
  • Sophomore
  • Junior
  • Senior
8
Introduction to Botany
  • Freshman
  • Sophomore
  • Junior
  • Senior
4
Marine Animal Life Cycles and Development
  • Junior
  • Senior
4
PLE Document Writing
  • Freshman
  • Sophomore
  • Junior
  • Senior
2
Prior Learning from Experience Preparatory
  • Freshman
  • Sophomore
  • Junior
  • Senior
4
Topics in Mycology Seminar
  • Sophomore
  • Junior
  • Senior
4