Program Description

Graduates will have the knowledge and the skillset to incorporate natural processes, including disturbance, into active forest management planning. Disturbance processes are important considerations in any actively managed forest, regardless of the specific management objective.

Program Outcomes

This UCC program aligns with the programs offered through the OSU College of Forestry Program. UCC students that complete the Forest Restoration & Fire AS degree will have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the role of active adaptive management on forested landscapes when outcomes are uncertain
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the management of ecosystems in an era of rapid change including change in climate patterns, land use patterns, and political and social institutions
3. Demonstrate understanding of forest ecology and silviculture principles to understand how forests and forested watersheds respond to natural disturbances or management activities
4. Develop skills in geospatial analysis, basic surveying, mapping, and GIS
5. Demonstrate ability to measure and inventory forest vegetation with precision and accuracy

Career Considerations

Forest Restoration and Fire graduates may become professional foresters, field technicians, wildland firefighters, fire ecologists, forest pathologists, or entomologists.

Program Course Requirements

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Any approved Social Science

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Any approved Science with lab

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Any approved Arts and Letters

Advising Notes

• See advisor for full list of prerequisites and elective options. See following link for OSU Perspective requirements for General Education: https://admissions.oregonstate.edu/baccalaureate-core-course-equivalencies-umpqua-community-college