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Alberta

University of Alberta

Department of Renewable Resources - The Department is home to the BSc programs in Environmental and Conservation Sciences, and Forestry as well as the Land Resources (Soil Science) major within the Agriculture program. Students taking Forestry may major in either Forest Management or Forest Resources.

  • Rose Creek Education Forest The purpose of the area is to provide the Department of Renewable Resources and others in the Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry & Home Economics, with a multiple use forest area suitable for teaching, research, demonstration and to provide educational opportunities and experience for students enrolled at the University of Alberta.

Centre for Enhanced Forest Management at the University of Alberta provides opportunities for collaborative research in the development and testing of innovative forestry practices which link genetics, silviculture, protection, growth and yield, and management for enhancing wood production and other values (including watershed, recreation, wildlife, and biodiversity).


British Columbia

University of British Columbia

Faculty of Forestry - Forestry education in British Columbia has never been better. UBC’s forest education is keeping pace with changing social values and an increasingly knowledge-based forest sector. UBC Forestry is turning out a new generation of foresters. At any given time, approximately 450 undergraduate students and 200 graduate students are enrolled at the faculty. Programs offered are progressive and timely. Today’s students not only learn about topics like the biology of trees, innovative wood products and forest engineering, they are taught about ecological and cultural issues related to the forest.

Choose one of the following Departmens for more information:

  • UBC Pulp and Paper Centre
  • UBC-Wood Science Department - Managed by the Department of Wood Science: areas of wood & fibre science and technology; primary and secondary forest products processing, marketing and business; timber & construction engineering; biotechnology; pulp & paper science and engineering, etc.
  • Centre for Advanced Wood Processing is an extension of the Wood Products Processing Program, found within both the Faculty of Forestry and the Faculty of Applied Science at the University of British Columbia.

Royal Roads University

School of Environment and Sustainability undertakes research to advance capacity building, collaboration and organizational effectiveness, dialogue, environmental protection, pollution mitigation, and resource stewardship.

Simon Fraser University

School of Resource and Environmental Management (REM) is part of the Faculty of Applied Sciences at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. REM admitted its first students in September 1979. It now has a core of 11.75 full-time faculty who contribute fully to the tradition of research excellence and provide an integrated program of graduate instruction in resource and environmental management.

Environmental Science - This programme provides a broad education with specialization in one of six areas of emphasis: Biology, Chemistry, Environmetrics, Physical Geography, Pollutant Transport, and Quantitative Techniques for Resource Management.

Thompson River University

Thompson River University Our two main programs of study are a Natural Resource Science Degree Program (BNRS) and a Forestry Transfer Program. We also offer a BNRS honors program, co-operative education opportunities and courses needed for professional accreditation (certification by the Association of British Columbia Professional Foresters (ABCPF), B.C. Institute of Agrologists (PAg), College of Applied Biology (RPBio) and BC College of Teachers).

University of Northern British Columbia

University of Northern British Columbia: The Forestry Program at UNBC is an integral part of the Faculty of Natural Resources & Environmental Studies. The Faculty’s innovative approach to natural resources education features an interdisciplinary 'department-free' structure, teaching across disciplines, and learning experiences that reflect complex, real-world problems.

  • UNBC Forest Growth & Yield "to enhance British Columbia's forest growth-and-yield knowledge-base to accurately predict and sustain timber production in an ecologically, economically, and socially acceptable fashion. Although the program will be provincial in scope, the emphasis will be on northern species and stand types."

University of Victoria

Restoration of Natural Systems - is an accredited program created to disseminate information about the emerging field of environmental restoration and to provide practical background knowledge, training, and skill development for those working in areas related to the restoration of natural systems.


Manitoba

University of Manitoba

Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources - Students have the opportunity to enroll in one of seven undergraduate degree programs in the Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources. Co-operative Education Option is available to facilitate professional development in several of the degree programs.


New Brunswick

Université de Moncton

Université de Moncton - Campus d'Edmundston

  • Faculté de foresterie offre un programme de baccalauréat en sciences forestières qui vise à former des étudiants et étudiantes ayant les connaissances, les habiletés et les aptitudes leur permettant de gérer l'environnement forestier dans le cadre global du processus de développement durable.
  • Forêt expérimentale La mission de la forêt expérimentale renferme trois principaux volets: l'éducation, la recherche et la démonstration.

University of New Brunswick

Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management

Undergraduate Programs
Forest Engineering: As the only accredited program of its kind in Canada, forest engineering enjoys both a national and international reputation.
Forestry: UNB has been a leader in educating managers of the forest landscape. We pioneered computer applications in forestry and we are at the forefront of areas like simulation modeling, ecological management, the application of Geographic Information Systems, and wildlife management.
Environment and Natural Resources: UNB has been a leader in educating managers of the forest landscape. We pioneered computer applications in forestry and we are at the forefront of areas like simulation modeling, ecological management, the application of Geographic Information Systems, and wildlife management.
Graduate Programs: Masters and Doctoral Programs

Environment and Sustainable Development Research Centre at UNB serves as a link between the University and government, industry, and the non-profit community on a wide range of issues related to environmental management and sustainable development.


Nova Scotia

Acadia University

Arthur Irving Academy for the Environment is a recognized centre of scholarship on environmental issues, generating new knowledge and applying it to the resolution of environmental problems; to develop and disseminate holistic, trans-disciplinary approaches to environmental management, conservation, and sustainability of human communities.


Ontario

Brock University

Brock University: Department of Tourism and Environment - This program is about sustainability (environmental, social, economic), and its application to tourism and environmental issues. Our graduates have many career options, for example in tourism administration, environmental management, economic development, or planning, in local organizations, corporations, or government agencies.

Lakehead University

Faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment - The paramount objective of the Faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment is to advance the practice of forestry in Canada by producing skilled and educated foresters who have the desire to manage forests for the optimum benefit of society and the environment.

University of Toronto

Faculty of Forestry - General Information, Research Labs and Centres, Faculty Information, Master of Forest Conservation, Other Great Forestry Sites To Visit, Administrative, Technical and Research Staff, Workshop on Hierarchical Approaches to Forest Management, Forestry Graduate Students Association(FGSA), Fire Management Systems Laboratory, Forest Entomology Research Laboratory, The Physiology Group, The Silviculture Home Page, Urban Entomology Program , Urban Forests Centre.

University of Toronto Mississauga: Environment - offers programs of study in Environmental Science, Environment & Human Society, Environmental Analysis & Monitoring, Environmental Management

Queens University

School of Environmental Studies - The Earth's environment is under stress, and the search for solutions is anything but simple: It requires an interdisciplinary approach to problem-solving and education. Our program emphasizes the diverse contributions of technology, the natural sciences, humanities, and social sciences to understanding and solving environmental problems.

University of Waterloo

Faculty of Environmental Studies is one of Canada’s leading centres for environmental research, education, and teaching. Undergraduate students can include the following specializations as part of their degree: Business, Ecological Restoration and Rehabilitation, Environmental Assessment, Geographic Information Systems, Geomatics, Parks, Sustainable Local Economic Development, or Tourism.


Quebec

McGill University

McGill University: School of Environment - Programs and Courses In this section you can find information about the undergraduate Environment programs, our courses, field studies, undergraduate research (including Honours), and opportunities for graduate environmental research at McGill.

Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and the School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition are located on McGill University's Macdonald Campus, which occupies 650 hectares in a beautiful waterfront setting on the western tip of the island of Montreal. Students can earn internationally recognized degrees at the undergraduate and graduate level in the fields of natural sciences, environment, agriculture, food, applied economics and engineering.

Université Laval

Université Laval -, Quebec, Canada. Tirant son origine en 1907 d'une Chaire d'arpentage et en 1910 d'une École des sciences forestières, la Faculté de foresterie et de géomatique de l'Université Laval est la seule à offrir au Québec dans ces deux domaines, la formation universitaire au niveau du baccalauréat, de la maîtrise et du doctorat.
Université Laval - Faculté de Foresterie et géomatique - À la Faculté de foresterie et de géomatique, vous trouvez une formation et un milieu de vie ouvert sur le monde, des programmes branchés sur des carrières d'avenir, quelque 32 enseignants qualifiés, une faculté agréable à dimension humaine.

Université du Québec

Université du Québec à Montréal
GREF -Groupe de recherche en écologie forestière Pour une exploitation adéquate, la foresterie doit plus que jamais s'appuyer sur des connaissances écologiques. Les travaux du GREF de l' UQAM se situent à la frontière de l'écologie et de la foresterie. // For sustainable development, forestry must more than ever turn to ecological knowledge. The work of the GREF of the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) is on the cutting edge of forest ecology and forestry.

Université du Québec à Chicoutimi -Pour ceux qui s’intéressent à l’étude de la forêt, le département des sciences fondamentales de l’Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC) offre des programmes d’étude de 1er cycle en biologie, de 2e cycle en ressources renouvelables et de 3e cycle en biologie et en sciences de l’environnement.

Consortium de recherche sur la forêt boréale commerciale - Le développement des connaissances scientifiques relatives à la dynamique de la forêt boréale commerciale (domaine de l’épinette noire) et leur transfert direct aux utilisateurs de cette forêt est le mandat que s’est fixé le Consortium de recherche sur la forêt boréale commerciale, groupe de recherche de l\'UQAC.


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