Forest Operations and Business (formally Industrial Forestry Operations (IFO) prepares undergraduate students for an active role in assuring that the sale, harvest, and conversion of standing timber to products is done in an efficient, economic, safe, and environmentally sound manner. Students acquire a solid background in natural resource management integrated with business, engineering, and legal courses.
Careers
Graduates are well prepared for jobs in forest industry, national and state forest services, forestry consulting firms, and the equipment industry.
IFO Links
at Virginia Tech
- Society of American Foresters Student Chapter
- Forestry Club
- Forest Operations and Business Graduate Program
Forestry Majors
- Forest Resource Management
- Forest Operations & Business
- Urban Forestry
- Environmental Resource Management
- Watershed Management
Natural Resource Conservation Majors
Environmental Resources Management Majors