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

Silviculture and Stand Disturbances

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

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.

Water and Watersheds

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

Forest Engineering

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

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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

Graduate Research Symposium Videos 2012

The FERM department hosted the Western Forestry Graduate Research Symposium on April 24, 2012. Presentations can be viewed via the OSU Media Space website.

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Keynote Speaker Bios and Event Schedule

Graduate Program

The Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) graduate program emphasizes the conservation of forest-dominated landscapes to meet a defined set of ecological, economic and social criteria over long time frames. The program follows the sustainable principles outlined by the Montreal Process Criteria and Indicators. These principles have been adopted by the State of Oregon.

New Department Fellowships

The FERM department is pleased to announce competition for six new graduate fellowships to support incoming MS and PhD students in Sustainable Forest Management for the 2012-2013 academic year. For more information please go to our Academic Programs page and explore our Areas of Concentration.

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