Welcome to the Department of Horticulture, Forestry and Recreation Resources at Kansas State University. Our department offers a broad array of Undergraduate and Graduate programs of study in horticulture and park management and conservation. We strive to provide academic programs that incorporate today’s technology and prepare our graduates, at all levels, to be job ready upon graduation. We not only present the scientific and technological concepts in each of our programmatic areas, we also provide experiential learning (i.e., practicums and internships and field laboratories) to allow our students to perform immediately once they enter their profession. Visit the Students Section of our website for additional course and curriculum information.
Our department conducts a wide array of research investigations covering ornamental plant material, horticultural food crops and forestry/natural resources management. Our Cooperative Extension Programs deliver information state-wide in all aspects of horticultural production and forestry. Review the appropriate pages within our website to obtain additional information on these areas.
Our department is the home of the Kansas Forest Service . The State Forestry agency programs include: rural forestry assistance, state-wide wildfire training and equipment, conservation tree seedlings and urban and community forestry programs.
If you have any questions that cannot be answered via our website, Contact Us . We will be glad to assist you. Thank you for your interest in our department.
Horticulture, Forestry & Recreation Resource
2021 Throckmorton Plant Science Center
Manhattan, KS 66506
Phone: 785-532-6170
Fax: 785-532-6949