This option is available within the Forestry major at the following location:

• Corvallis

The forest restoration and fire option focuses on managing forests in order to be resilient to disturbance processes including wildfire, landslides, insects and disease. Graduates will have the knowledge and the skill set to incorporate these natural processes into active forest management planning. This option prepares students to prevent or mitigate damage resulting from disturbances or to use disturbance processes purposefully to achieve management objectives. These skills will be particularly important for managing forests at the landscape scale and in the face of uncertainty and rapid change including in climate or land use patterns. Many graduates become professional foresters or forest managers, wildland firefighters, prescribed burners or fire ecologists.  They actively manage the landscape using both ancient and modern tools to restore and maintain resilient landscapes and protect surrounding communities.

The forest restoration and fire option is certified by the Association of Fire Ecology.

Option Code: 824

Options follow the learning outcomes of the major. For this option, refer to the learning outcomes of the Forestry major.

Grade standards for the pre-major and professional major also apply to the option.

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Baccalaureate Core course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in a catalog year up to 2024-2025

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Core Education course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in catalog year 2025-2026 and beyond

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Required for entry into the professional program

Option Code: 824