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
On-Campus Natural Resources
at a glance...
REAL. HANDS-ON. READY.
At the U of M Crookston, you won’t spend all your time behind a desk. Our curriculum is designed around experiential learning, which means we want you to have as much hands-on learning as possible. Depending on your major, you’ll find opportunities to be in the field, the lab, the classroom, or engaging in simulated scenarios that give you a competitive edge when you enter the workforce or head to grad school. You’ll learn the concepts and then actively apply them through projects, field trips, site visits, internships, and interactions with professionals in the field.
YOUR FUTURE PROFESSORS
Student Stories
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.