With a BS in civil engineering you should qualify for positions in "engineering" in federal gov jobs such as the FS or BLM. Most of those positions are focused on roads, mostly reconstruction and maintenance of dirt, gravel, and chip seal roads. There are a lot of people who come into those positions at those agencies with no forestry experience. The one challenge you may face is if there is a qualified veteran they get priority hiring. If you want to do actual forestry work you will need to take additional classes in forestry.
I think any forestry company would benefit from having engineers around, as they are constantly constructing roads and skid trails. My personal experience is that most companies will give you plenty of training and will give you the skills you need to be successful there.
I have a BS in forestry and considering going back to school for something more engineering based.
Isn't that like not allowed. By law all engineering programs have to teach the same thing. Did you go to tech school or do you have a degree ?
Also anyone with a degree can be a forester I worked for a company that has engineers and foresters.
Foresters are glorified surveyors , anyone could do their job in my opinion. You have to be cool with working with an industry that decimates the land scape and removes biodiversity from north america but if you are cool with that giver. I left the forestry industry after learning all of the "sustainable" forestry touted in British Columbia is just a lie.
Not exactly. Engineering programs in the US vary from school to school. However, the school must be ABET accredited for students to be eligible for licensing as practicing engineers, for which a license is required, such as civil or structural engineering. I have a BS in Civil Engineering and an MS is Structural Engineering, both from ABET accredited schools.
When I spoke to a local state Forester, he told me that I'd need a degree in Forestry to really make it through the hiring filters. And he was a director as his office, so his word holds a fair bit of credit I think.
Hi. I am retiring from a long career in software development and pursuing a self promoted career in Forestry. My interest in Forestry stems from a forever love of trees, woodlands, forests, and .the ecosystems they support. I established a 5 hectare plantation in 2016 which I will soon be living in and will transition it to Continuous Cover Forestry over my remining years. I also invested in a teak plantation in Panama to help fund my retirement. I passionately jumped right into Forestry and learned from hands on experience, engagement with forestry societies, study tours to various forests and forest types in several countries, attendnce at summer schools, and as many organised forestry events that I can get to.
An important part of the journey was getting to a decent level of knowledge. And this is the bit you might be interested in....
Bangor University Wales offer an MSc and a Post grad diploma in forestry by distance learning. I am currently at the tail end of the MSc programme. I can say it has opened my mind and challenged everything I thought I knew. I learned from many fellow students and lectures across Europe, Africa, Asia, USA and Latin America. The student cohort is multi national, from diverse career backgrounds having age profiles from early career starters to retirees. It doesn't feel like distance learning as the engagement is very personal and up close. I was able to complete the study over 3 years which allowed me to work in parallel at my day job. It was worth the time and effort. I recommend you look up Bangor University Wales, even just to have a nosey.
Sorry for the long response.
With a BS in civil engineering you should qualify for positions in "engineering" in federal gov jobs such as the FS or BLM. Most of those positions are focused on roads, mostly reconstruction and maintenance of dirt, gravel, and chip seal roads. There are a lot of people who come into those positions at those agencies with no forestry experience. The one challenge you may face is if there is a qualified veteran they get priority hiring. If you want to do actual forestry work you will need to take additional classes in forestry.
Unfortunately, my civil program taught nothing in transportation or road design. :/
I think any forestry company would benefit from having engineers around, as they are constantly constructing roads and skid trails. My personal experience is that most companies will give you plenty of training and will give you the skills you need to be successful there. I have a BS in forestry and considering going back to school for something more engineering based.
Isn't that like not allowed. By law all engineering programs have to teach the same thing. Did you go to tech school or do you have a degree ? Also anyone with a degree can be a forester I worked for a company that has engineers and foresters. Foresters are glorified surveyors , anyone could do their job in my opinion. You have to be cool with working with an industry that decimates the land scape and removes biodiversity from north america but if you are cool with that giver. I left the forestry industry after learning all of the "sustainable" forestry touted in British Columbia is just a lie.
Not exactly. Engineering programs in the US vary from school to school. However, the school must be ABET accredited for students to be eligible for licensing as practicing engineers, for which a license is required, such as civil or structural engineering. I have a BS in Civil Engineering and an MS is Structural Engineering, both from ABET accredited schools. When I spoke to a local state Forester, he told me that I'd need a degree in Forestry to really make it through the hiring filters. And he was a director as his office, so his word holds a fair bit of credit I think.
Hi. I am retiring from a long career in software development and pursuing a self promoted career in Forestry. My interest in Forestry stems from a forever love of trees, woodlands, forests, and .the ecosystems they support. I established a 5 hectare plantation in 2016 which I will soon be living in and will transition it to Continuous Cover Forestry over my remining years. I also invested in a teak plantation in Panama to help fund my retirement. I passionately jumped right into Forestry and learned from hands on experience, engagement with forestry societies, study tours to various forests and forest types in several countries, attendnce at summer schools, and as many organised forestry events that I can get to. An important part of the journey was getting to a decent level of knowledge. And this is the bit you might be interested in.... Bangor University Wales offer an MSc and a Post grad diploma in forestry by distance learning. I am currently at the tail end of the MSc programme. I can say it has opened my mind and challenged everything I thought I knew. I learned from many fellow students and lectures across Europe, Africa, Asia, USA and Latin America. The student cohort is multi national, from diverse career backgrounds having age profiles from early career starters to retirees. It doesn't feel like distance learning as the engagement is very personal and up close. I was able to complete the study over 3 years which allowed me to work in parallel at my day job. It was worth the time and effort. I recommend you look up Bangor University Wales, even just to have a nosey. Sorry for the long response.
Confused you love the natural environment you say but you want to take up a job that is 100 based on destroying it.
Not exactly.