The University of Montana-Missoula began offering forestry courses in 1908. The Montana State Legislature approved the creation of the School of Forestry in 1913. In 2005, the Montana Board of Regents approved a name and organizational change creating the College of Forestry and Conservation. This change established the three following departments within the College of Forestry and Conservation: the Department of Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences, the Department of Forestry Management and the Department of Society and Conservation. The college offers for major degrees including forestry, recreation management, resource conservation and wildlife biology. The College of Forestry and Conservation has always emphasized both classroom and field education. To facilitate in the field training, the College of Forestry and Conservation maintains multiple off-campus research sites. These sites include the Lubrecht Experimental Forestry, the Flathead Lake Biological Station, the Bandy Ranch, the Boone and Crocket Club’s Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch, and the Montana Forest and Conservation Experiment Station, which is a statewide agency of the Montana University system.
From the guide to the University of Montana (Missoula, Mont.). School of Forestry records, 1916-1968, (University of Montana-Missoula Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library Archives and Special Collections)
