Conservation and Environmental Planning

Why Study Conservation and Environmental Planning?

Major/Minor | Environmental Sciences | CAFES

As a conservation and environmental planning major, you’ll focus on the scientific, field-based management of our natural resources, including wildlife, water, soil, air and human developments and the interaction of these systems. UW-River Falls offers two options for conservation and environmental planning majors:

The conservation option provides a field-based approach to managing our natural resources. You’ll be prepared for careers in wildlife management, habitat restoration or interpretive services.
The environmental planning option will prepare you to pursue a career in planning, development or public policy, with an emphasis on minimizing or mitigating the environmental impacts of the built environment.

Apply Request Information Degree Requirements Four Year Plan

67%

Of Students Received Financial Aid in 2022-2023

$2.3M

Scholarship Dollars Awarded in 2022-2023

700+

Students in Honors Programs

My favorite major-related experience at UWRF was my internship. I was given the opportunity to work for the city of Big Lake, Minn., as the planning intern and code enforcement officer. It was exciting to put the material that I had learned in the classroom into the professional world. As I applied what I had learned, I felt I was able to get so much more out of my internship and I was able to see the actual processes that were in place. In return, I was able to make real changes in Big Lake that are still intact today.

Lorrie McKee

cafes@uwrf.edu // 715-425-3535

Your Degree:

Undergraduate

Area of Study:

Environmental Sciences

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Conservation students participate in a prescribed campus field burn

Skills and Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate knowledge of regional and global ecosystems and gain expertise in conservation management techniques.
Safely and effectively utilize field equipment used in the natural resource management field.
Understand the technical and regulatory dimensions for developing the human-built environment in ways that avoid, minimize or mitigate the impacts on natural systems.
Become proficient at the skills involved in restoring and rehabilitating degraded ecosystems.