Welcome to a Career in Forestry
Forest Technicians are stewards of the forest, one of our most valuable natural resources. Trees are an important part of the New Hampshire landscape and bring many tourists to the Granite state. They provide lumber for building construction and other wood products. Wood in several forms can be the fuel to heat our homes or provide a renewable source of electricity. Forest Technicians are proud to play a vital role in managing and sustaining our important forest resources.
Two years of study at the Thompson Shcool can help prepare students for employment in the following fields:
- Forestry Consultant
- Arborist
- Fire control & use specialist
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technician
- Global Positioning Systems (GPS) technician
- Urban tree care
- Timber & log buyer
- Timber harvesting
- Timber cruiser
- Wood products manufacturer
- Land Surveying technician
- Forest health technician
The Thompson School Forest Technology Program is:
- Part of a small 2-year school located on a 4-year land grant University campus
- Accredited by the Society of American Foresters
- Located in New Hampshire, the second most forested state in the country
- Well connected to the forest industries of the region
At the Thompson School you will:
- Learn to manage and sustain New England's important forest resources
- Be challenged, both mentally and physically
- Study outside two hours for every one hour of inside lecture
- Be on a first name basis with your faculty
- Actively help manage the University of New Hampshire's woodlands
- Meet many professionals from the field of Forestry
- Share the same life and college experiences with other UNH students
- Have opportunties for job placement
- Explore primary processing of forest products in the new UNH Sawmill
- Study in the Thompson School Forestry Shop, classrooms, greenhouse, and over 3000 acres of certified Tree Farm
