College of Natural Resources
Ecosystem Restoration and Management Degree
Major
Research, Manage, and Restore Degraded Ecosystems
Assist in the conservation and recovery of degraded or destroyed ecosystems with a degree in ecosystem restoration and management.
Why Study Ecosystem Restoration and Management at UW-Stevens Point?
The ecosystem restoration and management degree prepares you to research, manage, and restore degraded ecosystems. You will learn techniques for managing and restoring many ecosystems, including forests, wetlands, and prairies. In addition, our degree will prepare you to create and implement management plans within a multiple-use framework focusing on biological diversity.
Alumni Map
Where are they now?
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WHAT TO EXPECT
An integrated curriculum and required work experience are designed to ensure you are ready for a career in ecosystem restoration and management after graduation. From federal and state to private entities, our graduates have jobs in all sectors of the employment spectrum. Job titles include:
- Biological Technician
- Botanist
- Stewardship Director or Manager
- Environmental Technician
- Environmental Services Specialist
- Invasive Species Technician
- Restoration Ecologist
- Forest Technician
GET INVOLVED ON CAMPUS
Discover your passions, build your resume, and make friends along the way! Whether it is joining a student organization, working at one of our centers, or participating in research directed by faculty, you have plenty of opportunities to get involved.
- Read the CNR Reporter, a weekly newsletter, for information on upcoming presentations, student organization meeting times, and other important happenings on and around campus.
Forestry
Navigate Your Major
Major Maps help students map their first day to the first job in their chosen field. While a four-year plan outlines classes to get a degree, Major Maps help students learn how to build career-ready skills and experiences outside the classroom. Each Major Map shows how students can get the most of their UW-Stevens Point journey from enrollment to graduation and beyond. It’s a roadmap to discovering your purpose!
GAIN EXPERIENCE OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM
You will gain additional hands-on experiences in all areas of natural resource management during a required summer field experience generally taken between your sophomore and junior years. Choose between an intensive, six-week, hands-on summer field experience at our Treehaven residential facility or our European Environmental Seminar, where students learn how European natural resource management compares to the United States.
Meet your Faculty and Staff
Our faculty members within the forestry discipline bring a wide array of knowledge and experience to our indoor and outdoor classrooms at UW-Stevens Point.
Laura Anderson McIntyre
715-346-4182
Michael Demchik
715-346-3214
Paul Doruska
715-346-3988
Holly Petrillo
715-346-4230
Michael Tiller
- Assistant Professor in Forest Ecology
715-346-2153
Melinda Vokoun
- Associate Professor of Forestry
- Coordinator of Forestry Discipline
715-346-2342