Forestry
Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, using, conserving, and repairing forests, woodlands, and associated resources for human and environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands. The science of forestry has elements that belong to the biological, physical, social, political and managerial sciences.
Modern forestry generally embraces a broad range of concerns, in what is known as multiple-use management, including the provision of timber, fuel wood, wildlife habitat, natural water quality management, recreation, landscape and community protection, employment, aesthetically appealing landscapes, biodiversity management, watershed management, erosion control, and preserving forests as "sinks" for atmospheric carbon dioxide. A practitioner of forestry is known as a forester. Other common terms are: a verderer, or a silviculturalist. Silviculture is narrower than forestry, being concerned only with forest plants, but is often used synonymously with forestry.
Forest ecosystems have come to be seen as the most important component of the biosphere, and forestry has emerged as a vital applied science, craft, and technology.
Forestry is an important economic segment in various industrial countries. For example, in Germany, forests cover nearly a third of the land area, wood is the most important renewable resource, and forestry supports more than a million jobs and about €181 billion of value to the German economy each year.
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Scholarships for Forestry Majors
Edith Nourse Rogers STEM ScholarshipU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |
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award Up to $30,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Big Bang Theory Graduate Fellowship-PAIDUniversity of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) |
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award $20,000 |
deadline May 01, 2024 |
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SEI Native American Education ScholarshipSolar Energy International (SEI) |
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award $10,000 |
deadline Varies |
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SEI Energy Women in Solar ScholarshipSolar Energy International (SEI) |
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award $10,000 |
deadline Varies |
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EAGLES Scholarship - PSUPortland State University |
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award $10,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Russell W. Myers ScholarshipThe Land Conservancy of New Jersey |
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award $10,000 |
deadline April 01, 2024 |
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Richard and Muriel Saunders Family ScholarshipColorado Mesa University |
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award $10,000 |
deadline August 01, 2024 |
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Huppuch Graduate ScholarshipState University of New York, Buffalo State College |
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award Up to $9,000 |
deadline Varies |
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HBCU Sustainable Communities Initiative Scholarship ProgramUNCF, Inc |
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award $5,000 |
deadline May 03, 2024 |
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Charles River Associates All-Access ScholarshipCharles River Associates |
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award $5,000 |
deadline April 22, 2024 |
Forestry Related Majors
- Environmental Science
- Environmental Studies
- Natural Resources and Conservation
- Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management
- Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
- Land Use Planning and Management/Development
- Forest Sciences and Biology
- Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management
- Forest Management/Forest Resources Management
- Environmental/Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services
- Environmental/Natural Resource Economics
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research
- Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management
- Environmental/Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism
- Urban Forestry
- Forest Resources Production and Management
- Energy and Environmental Policy
- Forest Technology/Technician
- Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper Technology/Technician
- Bioenergy