Career Opportunities
YOU can make a difference in the future of our nation's natural resources! Work for employers challenged with environmental protection and sustainable resource management. Our graduates work for hundreds of companies.
Below is a sampling...
Matt Carpenter, '95
Director, Environmental Resources
The Newhall Land and Farming Company
"Cal Poly’s curriculum and faculty provided me with a solid background for tackling emerging natural resources management issues and the hands-on skills to solve complex problems. This applied knowledge approach lends a great deal to graduates entering the consulting field."
Jason Kirschenstein, '98
Associate Biologist
Rincon Consultants,
Inc.
"Cal Poly's Forestry and Natural Resources major provided me with the diversity of knowledge and hands-on field training necessary to obtain a job with an established environmental consulting firm."
Environmental Assessment and Planning
Fire and Vegetation Management
Natural Resource Recreation
Resource Conservation and Restoration
Caltrans
Watershed Management and Hydrology
Wildland Forestry
Collins Pine Company
Sierra Pacific Industries
US Forest Service
Mendecino Redwood Company
Wildlife Biology
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