{"id":2724,"date":"2018-12-07T18:27:06","date_gmt":"2018-12-07T18:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/forestry\/?page_id=2724"},"modified":"2024-08-07T17:00:40","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T17:00:40","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-forestry\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>About the School of Forestry<\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Get to know us<\/h2>\n<p>NAU&#8217;s School of Forestry offers a nationally accredited Bachelor of Science in Forestry degree. The school also has two other bachelor&#8217;s programs, three master&#8217;s programs, a doctoral program, and both undergraduate and graduate certificates.<\/p>\n<p>The School of Forestry is perfectly located to give students pursuing forestry degrees an exceptional learning environment. With five life zones within fifty miles of campus and six climate zones in the state. The NAU School of Forestry has the <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-forestry\/?page_id=2150\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Centennial Forest<\/a> learning lab, which provides many learning and research opportunities for students.<\/p>\n<h2>Our history<\/h2>\n<p>Northern Arizona University\u2019s School of Forestry was initiated in the Fall of 1958, with the hiring of its first faculty member and its founding dean\u2014 Dr. Charles O. Minor. Six students enrolled in the forestry program that first semester. From those humble beginnings, the School of Forestry has evolved into what it is today, which is a program that is nationally renowned for its unique approach to undergraduate education, for the strength and quality of its graduate education, for its highly productive research endeavors, and, increasingly, for its innovative outreach and environmental education programs.<\/p>\n<p>We celebrated the 50-year history of the school in a number of ways, beginning in April 2008 and ending in May 2009.<\/p>\n<div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row bg-color-nau-blue\"><div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row-content\">\n<h3>Our research<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Northern Arizona University School of Forestry is known for its cutting-edge research.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"shortcode-button\" href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-forestry\/about\/research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Explore our research labs<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row bg-color-nau-blue\"><div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row-content\">\n<h3>Our location<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Flagstaff is surrounded by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/coconino\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coconino National Forest<\/a>, part of the largest ponderosa pine forest in the world and home to a landscape that includes mountains, canyons, streams, lakes, and the famous red rocks of Sedona.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<!-- shortcode-right-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-right-column\" >\n    <div class=\"shortcode-right-column__container\">\n<h4>Contact information for faculty &amp; staff<\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"shortcode-button\" href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-forestry\/faculty-directory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Faculty directory<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Our foundation<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/376\/SoF-Mission-Statement.pdf\">Mission statement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-forestry\/advisory-council\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Advisory council<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the School of Forestry Get to know us NAU&#8217;s School of Forestry offers a nationally accredited Bachelor of Science in Forestry degree. The school also has two other bachelor&#8217;s programs, three master&#8217;s programs, a doctoral program, and both undergraduate and graduate certificates. 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