If you like the prospect of protecting the integrity of our world’s ecosystems and ensuring the sustainability of natural resources, then you are a good candidate for the applied ecology and environmental sciences program in the School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science at Michigan Tech.

Find your niche with a program that emphasizes professional development, fieldwork, teamwork, leadership and communication, preparing you to meet contemporary environmental problems head-on. You will build strong working relationships with your professors and peers while gaining a diverse, hands-on technical background in applied ecology and environmental sciences by

• assessing conditions of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems in the Keweenaw Peninsula, bordered by Lake Superior and blanketed with forest and wetlands;
• making land-use decisions that enhance ecosystem composition, structure and function;
• collaborating with leading scientists to solve ecological and environmental problems; and
• working your skills and knowledge to find summer jobs after your first year of classes.

Graduates of the applied ecology and environmental sciences program have found employment with the Environmental Protection Agency, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Park Service, state highway departments, environmental and restoration consulting firms, and state agencies involved in the conservation of natural resources.