The Wildlife & Wildlands Conservation Program is one of the most exciting programs offered at Brigham Young University. Our program enables students to go forth and serve mankind by protecting one of our greatest assets-our planet!
Our program is designed to help students become qualified for natural resource management jobs with federal and state agencies, non-governmental organizations, and private industry.
Read Full Story
Not all learning takes place in the classroom! Our professors use cutting-edge technologies to tackle natural resource challenges. Reach out to the faculty and learn more about their research programs and mentored learning opportunities.
Read Full Story
Our curriculum focuses on students gaining a diverse skill set capable of addressing a wide range of wildlife and wildlands conservation issues. Students are required to complete major courses that cover principles of wildlife, plants, soils, and ecology.
A majority of the upper-division courses combine classroom lectures with hands-on field experiences where students learn theories and principles, and gain marketable skills.
Read Full Story
In the News
KSL Outdoors captured PWS Professor Brock McMillan and his students researching the health of Utah's Mule Deer population.
Thanks to a group of BYU students and their professor, this year marks a new era for the Food & Care Coalition’s fresh produce supply. Professor Matt Arrington and students recently designed and built a hydroponics greenhouse to provide nutritious produce during the cold months.
A lot of news happens on BYU's campus in the course of a year. Some of that news will change the shape of BYU forever, such as the announcement of the new school of medicine, while some of that news connects research with current trends (AI anyone?). And some of that news simply brings joy, such as the library's record-smashing LEGO exhibit and an expanded Creamery on Ninth.
BYU College of Life Sciences Dean Laura Bridgewater announces Randy Larsen's appointment as the new chair of the Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences, effective July 1, 2024.