Welcome to SRM

Since its inception in 1911 with the opening of the College, the Sustainable Resources Management Department at ESF has been central to the vision (Improve your world) and mission of the College and at the forefront of defining our professions related to managing natural and built systems.

Our mission in SRM is to advance our understanding of current environmental issues through cutting edge research, education, and outreach, with a special focus on sustainably managing renewable, natural and constructed resources, including energy, forests, recreation, soils, water, and building materials, to provide short- and long-term benefits with and for people. With a group of internationally known faculty, we address these issues both locally and nationally, across a range of scales through both applied and fundamental research, technology transfer and teaching.

SRM students work closely with faculty recognized by their students and peers as among the best in the world. SRM faculty include SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professors and Distinguished Service Professors, as well as recipients of the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching, the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Professional Service, and the ESF President's Public Service Award. More than a third of SRM professors have been awarded the ESF Distinguished Teacher Award by the ESF student body, many more than once. ESF professors also serve in leadership roles in professional societies.

Undergraduate Degree Programs

• Construction Management
• Forest Ecosystem Science
• Forest Resources Management
• Natural Resources Management
• Sustainable Energy Management

Graduate Degrees

• Forest Resources Management (M.P.S., M.S. & Ph.D.)
  • FRM Areas of Study:
    • Ecology and Ecosystems
    • Economics, Governance and Human Dimensions
    • Forest Management & Silviculture
    • Monitoring, Analysis and Modeling
• Natural Resources Management (M.P.S., M.S. & Ph.D.)
• Sustainable Construction Management (M.P.S., M.S. & Ph.D.)
  • SCM Areas of Study:
    • Construction Management
    • Sustainable Construction
• Sustainable Energy (M.P.S., M.S. & Ph.D.)
• Master of Forestry (M.F.)

Three additional programs through the Ranger School in Wanakena, N.Y. lead to the associate in applied science (A.A.S.) degree: forest technology, land surveying technology, and environmental and natural resources conservation. See the Ranger School website for more information.