Wildland Fire Ecology Option
This option is available within the Natural Resources major at the following locations:
- Corvallis
- Ecampus
This option will help students understand the nature of fire in wildland ecosystems. It includes an understanding of the dynamics of fire behavior and post-fire response.
Option Code: 687
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Describe ecological processes, including human impacts that influence ecosystem change, natural succession and the future sustainability of natural resources.
- Characterize natural resources and be able to quantify at least one of these resources.
- Envision desired future conditions in an area to achieve a set of natural resource-related objectives, prescribe management actions needed to achieve those objectives, and evaluate success of these actions.
- Describe how the use, management, and allocation of natural resources are affected by laws, policies, economic factors (both market and non-market), and characteristics (including demographic, cultural, ethnic, and “values” differences) of private and public resource owners and users.
- Communicate effectively, orally and in writing, with audiences of diverse backgrounds.
- Work effectively with, and within, interdisciplinary and diverse groups to resolve management problems and achieve management objectives.
A Specialty Option in the Natural Resources major requires a minimum of 37 credits including at least 20 upper division credits and a minimum GPA of 2.25.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Option Requirements 1 | ||
| Measurements | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| FIELD METHODS IN PLANT ECOLOGY | ||
| FIELD SAMPLING OF FISH AND WILDLIFE | ||
| GISCIENCE I: GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND THEORY | ||
| Foundations in Wildland Fire | ||
| FES 440 | WILDLAND FIRE ECOLOGY | 3 |
| FES 445/FW 445 | ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION | 4 |
| or RNG 421 | RANGELAND RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT | |
| FOR 431 | ECONOMICS AND POLICY OF FOREST WILDLAND FIRE | 3 |
| FOR 436 | WILDLAND FIRE SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| Ecological and Natural Resource Electives | ||
| Select 20-21 credits from the following: | 20-21 | |
| PLANT ECOLOGY | ||
| FLORA OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST | ||
| WEED MANAGEMENT | ||
| FOREST SURVEYING | ||
| FOREST WATERSHED MANAGEMENT | ||
| FOREST ECOLOGY | ||
| FOREST TYPES OF THE NORTHWEST | ||
| FOREST ENTOMOLOGY | ||
| BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION IN MANAGED FORESTS | ||
| TOPICS IN WILDLAND FIRE | ||
| FOREST PATHOLOGY | ||
| ECONOMICS AND POLICY OF FOREST WILDLAND FIRE | ||
| SILVICULTURE PRINCIPLES | ||
| APPLIED COMMUNITY AND ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY | ||
| AVIAN CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION | ||
| MAMMAL CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| WETLANDS AND RIPARIAN ECOLOGY | ||
| WILDLIFE ECOLOGY | ||
| SCIENTIFIC METHODS FOR ANALYZING NATURAL RESOURCE PROBLEMS | ||
| ECOSYSTEMS OF WILDLAND SOILS | ||
or SOIL 388 | SOIL SYSTEMS AND PLANT GROWTH | |
or SOIL 466 | SOIL MORPHOLOGY AND CLASSIFICATION | |
| Total Credits | 37-39 | |
- 1
Up to 6 credits of appropriate internships, projects, or study abroad may be used to fulfill credit requirements in this option as approved by petition
Option Code: 687