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The Department of Urban Forestry and Natural Resources at Southern University and A&M College (hereafter, SU) offers Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy degree programs that are fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. As such, our Department’s programs offer the most comprehensive urban forestry higher education in the United States.

The year 2020 is filled with exciting news and achievements. In mid - March, the Urban Forestry and Natural Resources Department successfully hosted and passed the Society of American Foresters (SAF) accreditation site review of the Urban Forestry B.S. Degree Program. It is the result of the collaborative teamwork of the faculty, staff, and students. It is also because of the strong support of the urban forestry alumni, as well as the administrators of the College of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences, the SU Ag Center, and Southern University.

Three students at Southern University Baton Rouge have been awarded the Rockefeller State Wildlife Scholarship. The scholarship is for students pursuing a degree in forestry, wildlife or marine science at a Louisiana public college or university.

Recently, three SU graduate students, John Bosco, Ronald Okwemba, and Kelvin Kiwale, in the University’s Department of Urban Forestry and Natural Resources within the College of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences, had their abstracts accepted for presentation at the 26th Annual Association of African-American Studies (NAAS) and Affiliates Conference in Dallas, Texas, February 12-17, 2018.