<p>creekland, you might also try searching for colleges with a Natural Resource major.
My S1’s degree is Natural Resources but he went to a big state u.</p>
<p>Thanks for the suggestions! There are plenty he can start looking at online to see where he’d like to visit. Ideally, he wants an Environmental/Wilderness Bio or Botany with a focus on sustainability. For a long time he told me Tropical Ethnobotany (and I had to look up what that was - it’s how people use plants), but now he’s branching out into other thoughts along a similar theme. He’s also into green energy and similar science interests. He’s very hands on, but is also quite capable academically - just not top of the top on the SAT/ACT as he has little interest in those tests and trying to get him to study for them is like pulling teeth (has > 4.0 in ps with a 3.8 unweighted).</p>
<p>He is not interested in a large college (we’ve visited different sizes with his brothers), but would love a focused approach in a smaller school. He’s not too into the core curriculum of most LACs though (like oldest brother). He prefers the open curriculum of U Rochester (where his older brother is going). With visits to specific places he might like, some of that might change.</p>
<p>Thanks again for letting me glean from the knowledge of others as I suspect he’s going to end up somewhere not so typical - but perfect for him. There are many schools I’ve never heard of that fit this category, so I feel like I need a quick crash course in what’s out there for possibilities!</p>
<p>Sterling College in VT is good, but it’s tiny.</p>
<p>Warren Wilson College seems like a good possibility…only has about 900 students though.</p>
<p>Take a look at Whitman, which has a strong Environmental Studies program and is the right size. My D is a Geology major there and loves it.</p>
<p>U Maine at Orono or Juniata (which is very strong in enviro sciences, and is small)</p>
<p>gratefuldad, my son is a Geology major at Whitman too, I love that there are so many women involved with program. I met several geology alums at an event in San Francisco last year, there were some really interesting smart young women going far in geology.</p>
<p>creekland, you should check out Whitman’s Semester in the West, it’s a truly innovative way to study environmental issues.</p>
<p>UW Steven’s Point is heavily forestry and natural resource based. It’s a smaller school, in a smaller city. </p>
<p>Would second the eco league schools. Prescott College is the one that I know best, in Arizona. An innovative place, with a great outdoor focus. </p>
<p>I’d encourage anyone interested in the environment to get some solid skills, rather than the more generalist ‘natural resources.’ </p>
<p>Proud mom of a geo major as well! Beloit College, which has a wonderful geology program.</p>