Bachelor of Science Degree in
Natural Resources Management
Options in Natural Resources Management:
- Environmental and Natural Resources Management
- Water Resources Management
- Recreation Resources Management
Option in
Recreation Resources Management
The recreation resources management option provides students with the opportunity to combine resources management with recreation management. This is a resource-oriented curriculum with consideration of the social, economic, and environmental factors related to their management. In addition, outdoor recreation courses provide professional insight into planning and managing natural resources for recreational users, tourists, and visitors.
Consideration of the demand for public and private lands for recreational activities, or human dimensions, is placed in the curriculum after the student has a good understanding of the natural resources management situation. Understanding the motivations, preferences, and behavior of recreational users is necessary to integrate the human dimensions into natural resource management.
Recreation, tourism, and travel are an inter-related industry that is important to the economy of New York, northeastern region, and the entire nation. Recreation and tourism activities have both positive and negative social, economic, and environmental impacts at the local, regional, national, and global level. Natural resources managers need to be able to manage both the resource itself as well as a wide variety of users, such as campers, anglers, hikers, bird watchers, skiers, boaters, and others who enjoy forests, lakes, streams, mountains, and rural environments.
Students interested in more information are encouraged to review the Natural Resources Management section of the FNRM Undergraduate Student Handbook (pdf file).
Contact Us
Christopher A. Nowak
Associate Professor and Undergraduate Education Coordinator
215 Marshall Hall
One Forestry Drive
Syracuse, NY 13210-2788
(315) 470-6575
canowak@esf.edu