Environmental & Natural Resources Management B.Tech.

Why SUNY Morrisville Environmental & Natural Resources Management?

Our B.Tech. degree program provides students with advanced technical education in environmental and natural resources, highlighting the management, communication and business skills needed for graduates to meet today’s industry demands. 

This full four-year program offers two separate tracks: natural resources conservation and aquaculture & aquatic science.

With a strong field-based curriculum during the first two years, upper division courses include natural resources planning, adaptive management, geospatial analysis and communications. 

The program culminates with a unique 15-credit, 600-hour internship requirement that offers you the opportunity to gain invaluable experience, develop professional contacts and build your resume. 

Enhance your college experience through the Outdoor Recreation Club (ORC), which provides a variety of fun and adventurous outdoor recreational activities. The Conservation Tri-Society provides ongoing education and networking opportunities with national organizations such as the Society of American Foresters (SAF), American Fisheries Society (AFS) and The Wildlife Society (TWS), creating a venue for your professional development.

Students can also join our nationally recognized Woods Sports Team, where you can learn traditional woods skills while competing against other colleges throughout New York, as well as regionally and nationally.

Skills You Will Gain

Upon completing the B.Tech. program, you will be able to:

• Utilize your expertise in concepts, theories and emerging methodologies to tackle real-world issues in natural resource management
• Become an independent, self-motivated professional who can recognize problems and formulate solutions in your renewable resources technical field of expertise
• Conduct yourself in a manner consistent with an embodied sense of conservation stewardship
• Assess, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate information objectively and deal professionally and ethically with clients, the public and agency personnel
• Communicate clearly and effectively using appropriate verbal, visual, electronic and written techniques
• Recognize and interpret natural resource laws and policies
• Demonstrate hands-on experience in natural resource sampling, inventory and measurement techniques
• Recognize and interpret natural resource problems and opportunities across spatial scales from local to global through geospatial technologies including Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), Geographic Information System (GIS) and remote sensing
• Apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills in formulating and evaluating alternative solutions to complex problems in natural resource management and recommend and defend the best alternatives
• Anticipate, analyze, and evaluate natural resource issues and opportunities and utilize an integrated approach to ecosystem impact assessment and adaptive management
• Exercise lifelong learning and management skills developed before graduation and utilize existing technology, products, and services to maximize work efficiency and success
• Seek input and perspectives of diverse stakeholders regarding natural resource issues and practice a collaborative spirit in team efforts and project coordination

What Can I Do in Environmental & Natural Resources Management?

B.Tech. program graduates are prepared to enter public and industrial jobs at the field, supervisory and management levels. Career paths include:

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