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Our foundation
About the School of Forestry
Get to know us
NAU’s School of Forestry offers a nationally accredited Bachelor of Science in Forestry degree. The school also has two other bachelor’s programs, three master’s programs, a doctoral program, and both undergraduate and graduate certificates.
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 Centennial Forest learning lab, which provides many learning and research opportunities for students.
Our history
Northern Arizona University’s School of Forestry was initiated in the Fall of 1958, with the hiring of its first faculty member and its founding dean— 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.
We celebrated the 50-year history of the school in a number of ways, beginning in April 2008 and ending in May 2009.
Our research
Northern Arizona University School of Forestry is known for its cutting-edge research.
Our location
Flagstaff is surrounded by the Coconino National Forest, 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.