Wildland Fire Forestry, Career Pathway Certificate

Program Code: CC.FIREFOREST

The Wildland Fire Forestry program provides training in forestry and conservation skills needed for technicians in this field of work. Intended for students who would like to pursue a variety of careers in the outdoors. Students are introduced to the functions, basic tools and processes to manage forestland in Oregon.

For information contact Jordan Gulley, 503‐594‐3683 or jordan.gulley@clackamas.edu

Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:

• summarize use of silviculture and regeneration practices;
• identify trees and shrubs commonly found in Oregon;
• explain the basics of forest road development;
• demonstrate use of forest measurement tools;
• explain the principles of marketing timber;
• identify logging systems.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
BI-103	General Biology; Plants & The Ecosystem	4.00
FRP-101	Basic Forest Management	3.00
FRP-102	Basic Forest Management Lab	1.00
FRP-201	Advanced Forest Management	3.00
FRP-244	Wilderness II: Basic Land Navigation (S-244)	3.00
FRP-246	Wilderness IV: Backcountry CPR/First Aid/AED	4.00
GIS-101	Maps and Geospatial Technology	4.00
Total Credits		22