The Center for Forest Business offers graduate-level coursework in Forest Business Management. Our Society of American Foresters (SAF) accredited Master of Forest Resources degree combines business principles with advanced forestry techniques so students can optimize forest management strategies and global timber market opportunities. Thanks to a unique partnership, Center for Forest Business students can take accounting, finance, economics, real estate, and other business coursework through the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business. We provide significant financial support through paid assistantships and scholarships to nearly all our students.
Student Spotlights
11.18.2024
Branch Burns
Branch Burns is a first-year MFR student from Newnan, GA. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Business from UGA in May 2024, along with a minor in Agricultural and Applied Economics and a Certificate in Personal and Organizational Leadership. Branch is pursuing a Forest Business Management MFR degree to deepen his knowledge of forestry […]
11.14.2024
Ansley Whitley
Ansley Whitley, a second-year MFR in Forest Business student, has volunteered at numerous Center for Forest Business and Georgia Forestry Association networking and conference events her first three semesters in the program. This past summer she interned with Weyerhaeuser in Georgetown, GA and currently supports Dr. Yanshu Li with taxation research. Ansley states: “I’m from […]
11.14.2024
Thomas Black
After Thomas Black graduates with his MFR in Forest Business in December 2024, he will head to Atlanta, GA to work as an Investment Analysist with Weyerhaeuser. Thomas interned with three forest and timber management companies while enrolled in the Center for Forest Business, and supported Dr. Bolding and Dr. Conrad on logging and mill […]
