Forest and Rangeland Stewardship

Colorado State University

Location : United States

Degree : Bachelor Degree

Program summary :

The Forest Fire Science concentration in the Forest and Rangeland Stewardship major provides forestry education that spans the entire range of experiences necessary to understand and manage forests. Curricula include a background in the biological physical social and management sciences followed by professional forestry courses. More specifically this concentration is the study of fire as an ecological process and its application as a forest management tool. Students learn how to control wildfires and how prescribed fires can enhance habitat prepare seedbeds control forest insects and disease and reduce fuel hazards.