University_of_Montana_College_of_Forestry_and_Conservation
W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation
College within the University of Montana
The W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation, formerly the University of Montana College of Forestry and Conservation, is a college within the University of Montana. It was created by an act of the Thirteenth Montanan Legislative Assembly in 1913 to meet the great and growing demand on the part of lumber companies, large timber holding corporations, and the national and state governments.[1]