Application of silviculture and vegetation management to achieve management objectives (from restoration to intensive timber production); fire, fire ecology and fire management.

Forest Engineering

Forest Operations, planning, organizing and executing silvicultural and access activities; enhancing supply chain efficiency.

Water and Watersheds

Understanding watershed processes in forested ecosystems and the impacts of management activities on these processes.

Forestry Economics

Analyzing trade-offs in the forest and resource policy decision process; environmental and resource law; analysis of markets for ecosystem services and products.

Forest Mensuration and Models

Modeling tree and stand development; forest data sampling and monitoring methods; mapping and data management technologies.

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Our Mission

To develop, communicate, and teach the science and engineering necessary for sustainable management of forest, land, and water resources to achieve economic, environmental, and social objectives.

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Our department comprises a unique group of specialists in forest management, engineering, biometrics, hydrology, forest health, and silviculture working to support decisions for sustainable forests. Our teaching and research emphasize all aspects of active forest management and restoration from regeneration through harvest for multiple land use objectives, including wood production and management for values other than wood.

FERM News

FERM Outstanding Alumnus Award 2013

Greater Yellowstone to the Prairie: challenges and rewards of work on the Custer and Gallatin National Forests

Please join us for a seminar presented by the FERM Department's 2013 Outstanding Alumna, Mary Erickson on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 in Richardson 107 at 2:00. A reception will follow in the 1st floor Richardson Knuckle.

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Position Opening - Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor in Forest Hydrology and Forest Watershed Management in the FERM department invites applications for a .75 FTE, 12-month, or full-time, 9-month tenure-track faculty position. Applications are being accepted through May 15, 2013. The individual in this position will teach and conduct research in forest hydrology, hillslope hydrology, watershed science, forest engineering, forest watershed management , or other related topics.