Can I get a job in conservation or forestry with an environmental science bachelor's degree?

Branden Roddick: Sure you can. If you are going to work in conservation it will be very important that you have a strong scientific background, and environmental science sounds like the right field. It will definitely depend on what kind of job you want to get; conservation jobs are getting more and more specific, as are conservation majors. Do you want to work with alternative technologies and alternative energy? Then maybe you should look at a more technical degree, maybe offered through your local colloge of technology. Do you want to work in wildlife conservation? If so, maybe wildlife biology would be a better major for you.I would suggest that you keep your major broad in your first years of college. As you take more classes and learn more about your field of study, you will learn more about how you want to contribute to the conservation community. Then you can narrow your focus down to what you want to do for a job. I am majoring in resource conservation, ! and I wasn't sure what kind of job I wanted three years ago. I knew I wanted to work on the community level and work with members of the community to conserve community resources and help people grow an appreciation for their resources. I just took whatever classes were under the umbrella of my major, but were of interest to me. I ended up taking a lot of classes that deal with food and agriculture as related to conservation issues. Now I am nearing the end of my educational path and I have decided I would like to return to my community to start a non-profit organic farm that can doante food to low income people.If you are more interested in forestry, I can tell you that the Forest Service is pretty general when it comes to education requirements. My boyfriend has been working for the forest service for two years, and he got the job based on his one year of education in forestry-related classes, and two years of expereince on trail crews.I think you will be fine if you! just go for what you think is interesting and relevant. Your! prospective employers will see the value in these things if you can explain it to them....Show more

Newton Fedorko: Forestt ranger