University of Arkansas at Monticello College of Forestry and Natural Resources

Last updated

The University of Arkansas at Monticello College of Forestry, Agriculture, and Natural Resources (CFANR) is located within the Henry H. Chamberlin Forest Resource Complex on the University of Arkansas at Monticello campus in Monticello, Arkansas. The Chamberlin Forest Resources Complex also houses the Arkansas Forest Resource Center. The school employs 17 faculty and offers Associate of Science, Bachelor of Science, and Master of Science degrees.

Contents

The UAM School of Forest Resources is the only forestry school in the state of Arkansas.

History

In 2015, the school's name was changed from the School of Forestry to the School of Forestry and Natural Resources.

In July 2018, the School of Agriculture merged with the School of Forestry and Natural Resources to become the College of Forestry, Agriculture, and Natural Resources. [1]

Degrees

The school offers Associate of Science and Bachelor of Science degrees in the three disciplines of Natural Resources Management, Agriculture, and Land Surveying, as well as an Associate of Applied Science degree in Forest Technology. [2]

It offers a Master of Science degree in Forest Resources and a Graduate Certificate in Waterfowl Habitat and Recreation Management. [3]

Geospatial Science Lab

The CFANR has a Geospatial Science Lab. [4] This lab is central to the unit's research in the areas of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Remote Sensing, and Expert Systems at UAM. The lab utilizes these geo-technologies to focus on developing applications and research to improve natural resource management. This is accomplished by integrating high-tech computer facilities with the expertise of the faculty and staff to evaluate complex problems and provide solutions for more effective natural resource management strategies.

The research and projects at the UADA/UAM Geospatial Science Lab involve the development of applications for new technologies in the field of environmental information sciences, geo-intelligence (advanced geo-information science and earth observation, machine and deep learning, and big data analytics), remote sensing, sUAS/drones, land evaluation, pedology (i.e., soil genesis and classification), forest health monitoring, land use management/planning, monitoring and evaluating sustainable land management, change detection of landscape degradation, and geographic information system models.

The UADA/UAM Geospatial Science Lab promotes the use of geo-technologies throughout the state and the nation. The lab work allows interdisciplinary cooperation, data-rich analytics research, and active outreach across a range of scientific fields (agriculture, forests, and climate change) with major societal impacts. It works closely with community and business leaders, policymakers, educators, students, and members of the general public to ensure the sustainability and proper use of the state's natural resources (i.e. soils, water, and biodiversity).

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Geomatics</span> Geographic data discipline

Geomatics is defined in the ISO/TC 211 series of standards as the "discipline concerned with the collection, distribution, storage, analysis, processing, presentation of geographic data or geographic information". Under another definition, it consists of products, services and tools involved in the collection, integration and management of geographic (geospatial) data. Surveying engineering was the widely used name for geomatic(s) engineering in the past. Geomatics was placed by the UNESCO Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems under the branch of technical geography.

Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, a.k.a. Gorgan University, is a university in Golestan Province of Iran.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Forestry law</span> Field of law

Forestry laws govern activities in designated forest lands, most commonly with respect to forest management and timber harvesting. Forestry laws generally adopt management policies for public forest resources, such as multiple use and sustained yield. Forest management is split between private and public management, with public forests being sovereign property of the State. Forestry laws are now considered an international affair.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">University of Arkansas at Monticello</span> Public university in Monticello, Arkansas, US

The University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) is a public university in Monticello, Arkansas with Colleges of Technology in Crossett and McGehee. UAM is part of the University of Arkansas System and offers master's degrees, baccalaureate degrees, and associate degrees. The city is in the Arkansas Timberlands, and UAM is home to the state's only School of Forest Resources.

The Arkansas Forest Resource Center is a University of Arkansas System Center of Excellence. It is primarily located on the University of Arkansas at Monticello campus, but center faculty members extend to Little Rock, Fayetteville, Hope, Pine Tree, and Batesville as well. It is both a major source of Arkansas Department of Agriculture research as well as the location of the University of Arkansas at Monticello's School of Forest Resources. The University of Arkansas' Spatial Analysis Lab is also located at AFRC.

Master of Professional Studies (MPS) is a type of master's degree concentrated in an applied field of study. MPS degrees are often interdisciplinary. While Master of Arts and Master of Science degree programs tend to focus on theory and research, Master of Professional Studies degrees tend to emphasize practical skills designed for current and aspiring professionals, including post-bachelor and post-graduate students, and often require some amount of fieldwork or internship to complement classroom learning.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rausser College of Natural Resources</span> College of the University of California, Berkeley

The Rausser College of Natural Resources (RCNR), or Rausser College, is the oldest college at the University of California, Berkeley and in the University of California system. Established in 1868 as the College of Agriculture under the federal Morrill Land-Grant Acts, CNR is the first state-run agricultural experiment station. The college is home to four internationally top-ranked academic departments: Agriculture and Resource Economics; Environmental Science, Policy, and Management; Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology; and Plant and Microbial Biology, and one interdisciplinary program, Energy and Resources Group. Since February 2020, it is named after former dean and distinguished professor emeritus Gordon Rausser after his landmark $50 million naming gift to the college.

The College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences (CFANS) is one of seventeen colleges and professional schools at the University of Minnesota. The College offers 14 majors, 3 pre-major and pre-professional majors and 26 freestanding minors for undergraduate students and a variety of graduate study options that include master's, doctoral and joint degree programs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sokoine University of Agriculture</span> Public university in Morogoro, Tanzania

Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) is a public university in Morogoro, Tanzania, specializing in agriculture. The university is named after the country's second prime minister Edward Sokoine.

The Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station (AAES) is the statewide research component of the University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture. The Division also includes the Cooperative Extension Service. The AAES and CES work together to develop and test new agricultural technology and extend it to the public. Research faculty and staff are based on five university campuses, at five Research and Extension Centers; six research stations and seven specialized units.

The College of Agriculture and Renewable Natural Resources (CANR) is one of the six colleges of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Caraga State University</span> Public university in Agusan del Norte, Philippines

Caraga State University is a state-owned university in Agusan del Norte, Philippines. Its main campus is in Ampayon, Butuan with an auxiliary campus in Cabadbaran.

The University of Maryland College of Agriculture and Natural Resources is the agricultural and environmental sciences college of the University of Maryland and operates the Maryland Sea Grant College in cooperation with the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The College of Natural Resources and Environment at Virginia Tech contains academic programs in forestry, fisheries, wildlife sciences, geography, and wood science. The college contains four departments as well as a graduate program in the National Capital Region and a leadership institute for undergraduates.

The Zambia Forestry College (ZFC) is a government-run educational institution in Kitwe, Zambia, providing training in environmental sciences and natural resource management. The college is well known for its apiaries and training for beekeepers.

South Eastern Kenya University "SEKU" is a public university with its main campus located in Kwa Vonza, Kitui County, Kenya.

Jimmie Yeiser is an American educator. He was formerly the provost at the University of Arkansas at Monticello until March 2016.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources</span> University in Malawi

The Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) is a university outside Lilongwe, Malawi. It was formed in 2011 by a merger between Bunda College of Agriculture of the University of Malawi and Natural Resources College (NRC).

References

  1. ↑ Brewer, Jim. "UAM SCHOOLS OF FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES / AGRICULTURE MERGE TO FORM COLLEGE OF FORESTRY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES". UAM. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Program Information". College of Forestry, Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Arkansas at Monticello. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Graduate Degree Program". College of Forestry, Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Arkansas at Monticello. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  4. ↑ "UADA/UAM Geospatial Science Lab". UADA/UAM Geospatial Science Lab. Retrieved October 21, 2023..
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.