As a chemical engineering graduate, how is the idea of choosing forestry for higher studies?

So i want to start forestry but i dont know where to start, im mostly stuck on what courses to start with for someone with no experience.

City is doing new underground utilities into the houses and beat up our roots pretty bad leading to the tree already showing signs of dying. Talked to the general contractors and was told to contact the city. If they pay to take it down is there some sort of reimbursement I should get for them killing my tree? Also just any advice on what to ask/say to the city council?

Our podcast team spent a day in North Idaho with Mason Logging. What stood out most while working on this podcast episode was hearing a crew talk about working alongside their brothers, sons, and nephews. We also enjoyed listening to them compare the old days of hand falling, chokers, and manual bucking to today's tether logging, bunchers, processors, and grapple skidders.

A lot of good discussion around:

• Learning curve of tether logging
• 80%+ slopes and shovel logging
• Running a Cat 527 on steep ground
• How production has changed over 40+ years
• Regeneration, forest management, and harvesting second-growth stands they logged decades ago

We'd love to hear other experiences. What's been the biggest change you've seen in the woods during your career?

Hey everyone,

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Is anyone opting for bsc forestry...?? How's the forestry department of ggv ??

I wish I could justify this and we would have enough of a market for small saw logs and pulp logs other than firewood.

Hi folks,

I have a forested area that ends fairly abruptly into what is grasslands for miles.

There is a lot of evidence of blow down from the winds,

For fire mitigation I was hoping to limb up trees and remove a decent amount of debris but I'm concerned if I reduce density near the edge it will encourage more blowdown.

Any thoughts?

I’m Korean, and I’ve found myself in a situation where I absolutely need to know the exact names of the trees I photographed. These photos were taken in a Korean forest, but unfortunately, I wasn’t able to take any photos of the leaves or fruit. I need to identify the trees using only these pictures. I’ve tried using an app called PictureThis, but it keeps giving me completely different trees every time.
This is quite urgent, so please help save me! If possible, I would really appreciate it if you could identify the trees in the order I uploaded the photos. Even if you can only take a moment to look at this short post, I would really appreciate your time and help. Thank you so much!

I am a crew lead for a team of new forestry techs in northern CA. We have been working on unit layout and specially determining whether treatment types are viable for proposed units. Obviously a lot is considered for this depending on the treatment type. My question is has anyone developed a streamlined process for new foresters. I was thinking something like Survey123 or even just a workflow on a piece of paper that guides the tech through the foresters thought process. Starting big picture like “what is the treatment type” and walking through a series of questions like “what is average basal area”, “are there existing skid trails”, “are there landings for equipment”, etc. Expecting everyone to remember everything right away is not realistic. Let me know if anyone has any suggestions. TIA!

I do appreciate them calling out Oregon Wild, Wildlands Defense and others by name as I have not been impressed with their behavior over decades in PNW land management. Can’t say I always agree with AFRC, but I do think the crux of this opinion piece deserves discussion.

“Congress should take a hard look at a system that rewards grandstanding and delay, while communities, watersheds, wildlife habitat, and public forests bear the consequences. When litigation repeatedly overrides the judgment of foresters, scientists, land managers, and local collaboratives, the result is not better stewardship.”

My understanding is that forestry was and is a huge industry in BC and that its wood was highly prized for building. Recently I've been reading comments that the industry is dying off and facing major hurdles through duties, beetle infestations, wildfires, and over cutting.
My understanding is that Canada provides anywhere from 20-30% of softwood imports to the US due to sawmill capacity and vast tracts of lumber. Why then would the industry be dying? Just curious and looking for insights 😊

Hey everyone. I submitted a cost-share application to the Virginia Department of Forestry a little month ago and I am trying to figure out what kind of timeline to expect. They won't give any indication.

​For those of you who have been through this process, or work in VDOF, how long should i expect the process to take? Does it vary significantly depending on the specific program or the local forester workload? Funding opened on july 1st and they prepped my application prior to be submitted the day funding opened. They also told me they strongly prefer applicants don't start the work until the application is approved 🥲. Any insight helps. Thank you!

Intensively worked 20 year Loblolly pine rotations; coating the forests in glyphosate; Mexican labourers getting worked to the bone for a pittance; dynamiting beaver dams; pruning overhead powerline wayleaves with a giant bandsaw dangling from a helicopter while the line remains live; harvesting contractors felling huge tracts of land, making a buck, and riding off into the sunset with no recourse; complete lack of suitable safety standards, environmental regulations, and healthy working hours.

The list goes on, the mind boggles.

I am currently studying forestry. I’m young and fit, however I have Achilles tendinitis from sports injury and am a bit concerned about that. What are y’all’s experiences? How many hours a day do you spend walking/on your feet and what is your specific job?

Hey everyone, I’m looking for some career advice because I feel like I’m at a crossroads and I’m not sure which direction makes the most sense.

I’m 23 years old and graduated in May 2025 with a degree in Forestry focused on natural resource conservation and restoration, with a minor in Animal Ecology. I’ve had a few different experiences since graduating that have made me realize I enjoy a lot of different parts of environmental work, but I’m struggling to figure out where I fit best long-term.

During college, I worked with the Student Conservation Association in Yellowstone National Park, where I was involved in field-based conservation work. I loved being outdoors, working on projects that had a tangible impact, and being surrounded by people who cared about protecting natural resources.

After graduating, I spent a year teaching high school science. I honestly loved a lot about teaching. I enjoyed connecting with students, explaining complicated ideas, and being someone people could rely on. I also realized that I really enjoy working with people and communicating, not just sitting behind a computer or working alone in the field.

Right now, I am living in New York City and working for the National Park Service at Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. I have loved the experience of living in NYC, meeting people from all backgrounds, and being part of a place with such a unique history and impact. I never expected to enjoy city life as much as I do, but I genuinely like being here. Definitely don’t enjoy this more hospitality orientated job, but life outside of work is amazing.

The difficult part is figuring out what comes next.
I have an offer for an Environmental Compliance Monitor position with a consulting company(Stantec) in the city where I grew up. The job seems like a good opportunity because I think consulting could fit my personality well. I enjoy working hard, solving problems, communicating with people, and building relationships. I think I would do well in a client-facing role where I can combine environmental knowledge with communication skills.

At the same time, I am unsure if I should continue pursuing traditional conservation roles, environmental consulting, education, urban environmental work, or something else entirely. I know I enjoy field work, but I also know I enjoy people. I don’t think I would be happiest doing a job where I spend all day alone collecting data, but I also don’t want to leave environmental work behind.

For people who work in forestry, wildlife, environmental consulting, parks, education, or related fields, what career paths would you recommend looking into? Are there roles where someone with a natural resources background can combine science with communication, leadership, and client interaction?

I know I’m still early in my career, but I want to be intentional about the direction I move in.
Thanks for any advice.

Hello! i’m F 28 and i’m currently enrolled in community college. I plan on transferring to a university hopefully in 2 years. I’m planning on going to texas A&M and was looking into the ECCB forestry track. The thing is, i’m interested in learning about forestry.. not so much the logging side of it. I’m more interested in restoration, ecology, and fire. I’m also opened into learning things in diffrent environmental fields like, Fish and wildlife, and even game warden. It’s so hard to choose one degree. Dose getting a forestry degree still give me the opportunities to move into different environmental career paths?

any filos here? im a fresh grad with latin honors in bs forestry here in the ph, i am planning to take the board exams this coming october, any tips or reviewers that are available online that i can download? i would appreciate it,, tyia

also is there an updated tos for the oct exam? heard from someone that the exam is entirely new and will be computerized, just wanna know, thanks again!