{"id":11,"date":"2026-06-23T15:45:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T21:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/warnercnr1.wpenginepowered.com\/frs\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-11-10T13:13:28","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T20:13:28","slug":"academics-overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/frs\/academics-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Academics overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"alignwide wp-block-paragraph\">The Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship offers undergraduate and graduate programs that combine scientific knowledge with hands-on learning. Whether you&#8217;re beginning your college journey or advancing your expertise through graduate study, you&#8217;ll work alongside faculty tackling today&#8217;s most pressing environmental challenges \u2013 from wildfire and forest health to restoration, conservation, and sustainable land management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-bodoni-font-family\"><em>Undergraduate programs<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide wp-block-paragraph\">Build a strong foundation in ecology, resource management, and applied science through field courses, internships, research, and experiential learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-style-triangle-divider\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);grid-template-columns:40% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/warnercnr1.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/06032_00794-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-138 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/06032_00794-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/06032_00794-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/06032_00794-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/06032_00794-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/06032_00794.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Forest and Rangeland Stewardship<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Choose a concentration and gain the versatility to study and manage lands that cover much of the earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Forest Biology Concentration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Forest Fire Science Concentration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Forest Management Concentration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rangeland and Forest Management Concentration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rangeland Conservation and Management Concentration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-csu-green-color has-lovers-lane-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/warnercnr1.wpenginepowered.com\/academic-programs\/forest-and-rangeland-stewardship-bs\/\">Learn more about Forest and rangeland stewardship<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-style-triangle-divider\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);grid-template-columns:40% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/warnercnr1.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/06032_00908-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-144 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/06032_00908-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/06032_00908-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/06032_00908-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/06032_00908-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/06032_00908.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Restoration Ecology<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From wildlands to urban lands, learn how to restore and rehabilitate altered ecosystems using natural processes and human intervention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-csu-green-color has-lovers-lane-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/warnercnr1.wpenginepowered.com\/academic-programs\/restoration-ecology-bs\/\">Learn more about REstoration ecology<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-style-triangle-divider\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);grid-template-columns:40% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/warnercnr1.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/06032_00865-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-147 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/06032_00865-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/06032_00865-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/06032_00865-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/06032_00865-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/06032_00865.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Natural Resources Management<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Discover the interconnecting values nature and society share and design sustainable&nbsp;solutions for modern natural resource&nbsp;challenges. A minor is required for this degree.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-csu-green-color has-lovers-lane-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/warnercnr1.wpenginepowered.com\/academic-programs\/natural-resources-management-bs\/\">Learn more about Natural Resources Management<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-style-triangle-divider\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);grid-template-columns:40% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/warnercnr1.wpenginepowered.com\/frs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/14379533670_dc178ceb7f_b.jpg\" alt=\"Firefighter at edge of forest and shaded fuelbreak\" class=\"wp-image-151 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/frs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/14379533670_dc178ceb7f_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/frs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/14379533670_dc178ceb7f_b-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/frs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/14379533670_dc178ceb7f_b-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fire and Emergency Services Administration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A bachelor&#8217;s degree in fire and emergency services administration can set you apart and increase your opportunities for promotions.&nbsp;This online program provides a broad spectrum of insight that sets you up for success regardless of where you are in your career \u2014 be it at the entry or senior level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-csu-green-color has-lovers-lane-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/warnercnr1.wpenginepowered.com\/academic-programs\/fire-and-emergency-services-administration-bs\/\">Learn more about Fire and Emergency Services Admin<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-poppins-font-family\">Alumni testimonials<\/h3>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"stalwart-content-query columns-4 alignwide is-style-cards-traditional-energy-green wp-block-stalwart-blocks-content-query\" data-across-operator=\"AND\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"stalwart-cards-wrapper stalwart-cq-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"stalwart-card-traditional\" data-terms='{&quot;audience&quot;:[&quot;undergraduate&quot;],&quot;topic&quot;:[&quot;forestry&quot;,&quot;plants&quot;],&quot;department&quot;:[&quot;frs&quot;],&quot;career&quot;:[&quot;natural-resource-manager&quot;,&quot;nursery-specialist&quot;],&quot;major&quot;:[&quot;natural-resources-management-bs&quot;]}'>\n<div class=\"stalwart-card-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/frs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Orion-Aon.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Orion Aon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/frs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Orion-Aon.jpg 800w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/frs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Orion-Aon-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/frs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Orion-Aon-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/frs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Orion-Aon-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"stalwart-card-traditional-text\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"stalwart-card-heading\">\n\t\t<a class=\"stalwart-card-link\" href=\"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/?alumni_profile=orion-aon\">\n\t\t\tOrion Aon\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"stalwart-card-traditional\" data-terms='{&quot;audience&quot;:[&quot;undergraduate&quot;],&quot;topic&quot;:[&quot;plants&quot;],&quot;department&quot;:[&quot;frs&quot;],&quot;career&quot;:[&quot;floristic-botany-assistant&quot;],&quot;major&quot;:[&quot;restoration-ecology-bs&quot;]}'>\n<div class=\"stalwart-card-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/frs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Geena-Poulter.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Geena Poulter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/frs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Geena-Poulter.jpg 800w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/frs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Geena-Poulter-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/frs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Geena-Poulter-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/frs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Geena-Poulter-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"stalwart-card-traditional-text\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"stalwart-card-heading\">\n\t\t<a class=\"stalwart-card-link\" href=\"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/?alumni_profile=geena-poulter\">\n\t\t\tGeena Poulter\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"stalwart-card-traditional\" data-terms='{&quot;audience&quot;:[&quot;undergraduate&quot;],&quot;topic&quot;:[&quot;forestry&quot;],&quot;department&quot;:[&quot;frs&quot;],&quot;major&quot;:[&quot;forest-and-rangeland-stewardship-bs&quot;]}'>\n<div class=\"stalwart-card-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/frs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Noah-Niemeyer.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Noah Niemeyer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/frs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Noah-Niemeyer.jpg 800w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/frs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Noah-Niemeyer-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/frs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Noah-Niemeyer-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/frs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Noah-Niemeyer-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"stalwart-card-traditional-text\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"stalwart-card-heading\">\n\t\t<a class=\"stalwart-card-link\" href=\"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/?alumni_profile=noah-niemeyer\">\n\t\t\tNoah Niemeyer\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"stalwart-card-traditional\" data-terms='{&quot;audience&quot;:[&quot;online-students&quot;,&quot;undergraduate&quot;],&quot;topic&quot;:[&quot;fire-management&quot;],&quot;department&quot;:[&quot;frs&quot;],&quot;career&quot;:[&quot;fire-management-officer&quot;],&quot;major&quot;:[&quot;fire-and-emergency-services-administration&quot;]}'>\n<div class=\"stalwart-card-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"633\" height=\"633\" src=\"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/frs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/P2A0681-1-e1792599345445.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"John Roper\" srcset=\"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/frs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/P2A0681-1-e1792599345445.jpg 633w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/frs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/P2A0681-1-e1792599345445-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/frs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/P2A0681-1-e1792599345445-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/frs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/P2A0681-1-e1792599345445-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/frs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/P2A0681-1-e1792599345445-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/>\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"stalwart-card-traditional-text\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"stalwart-card-heading\">\n\t\t<a class=\"stalwart-card-link\" href=\"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/?alumni_profile=john-roper\">\n\t\t\tJohn Roper\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"stalwart-cq-empty-state\" hidden>No results match the selected filters.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"stalwart-cq-results-count\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\"><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer is-style-dashed\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull is-stacked-on-mobile is-style-triangle-divider has-35-tan-background-color has-background\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/warnercnr1.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WCNR-Career-services-40-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"WCNR Career services\" class=\"wp-image-792 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WCNR-Career-services-40-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WCNR-Career-services-40-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WCNR-Career-services-40-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WCNR-Career-services-40-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WCNR-Career-services-40.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Natural resources careers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Forestry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Wildland fire<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Restoration ecology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Conservation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Federal and state agencies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-normal-font-size\">NGOs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Environmental consulting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Land management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/career-services\/\">Connect with Career Services<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer is-style-dashed\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-bodoni-font-family\"><em>Graduate programs<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide wp-block-paragraph\">Advance your career through research-based master&#8217;s and doctoral degrees working with nationally recognized faculty.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"stalwart-content-query columns-3 alignwide is-style-cards-traditional-oval-green wp-block-stalwart-blocks-content-query\" data-across-operator=\"AND\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"stalwart-cards-wrapper stalwart-cq-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"stalwart-card-traditional\" data-terms='{&quot;audience&quot;:[&quot;graduate&quot;,&quot;online-students&quot;],&quot;department&quot;:[&quot;frs&quot;],&quot;program_delivery&quot;:[&quot;online&quot;],&quot;program_level&quot;:[&quot;graduate-certificate&quot;],&quot;career&quot;:[&quot;environmental-consultant&quot;,&quot;forest-supervisor&quot;,&quot;natural-resource-manager&quot;,&quot;senior-forest-silviculturist&quot;,&quot;wildland-urban-interface-manager&quot;]}'>\n<div class=\"stalwart-card-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/frs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Advanced-Silviculture.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"A forest of pine trees with blue sky in the background.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/frs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Advanced-Silviculture.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/frs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Advanced-Silviculture-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/frs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Advanced-Silviculture-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"stalwart-card-traditional-text\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"stalwart-card-heading\">\n\t\t<a class=\"stalwart-card-link\" href=\"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/?academic_program=advanced-silviculture-for-the-practicing-forester-graduate-certificate\">\n\t\t\tAdvanced Silviculture for the Practicing Forester\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stalwart-card-excerpt\">\n\t\t<p>Develop science-based strategies to manage resilient forests in a changing climate.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"stalwart-card-traditional\" data-terms='{&quot;audience&quot;:[&quot;graduate&quot;,&quot;online-students&quot;],&quot;department&quot;:[&quot;frs&quot;],&quot;program_delivery&quot;:[&quot;online&quot;],&quot;program_level&quot;:[&quot;graduate-certificate&quot;],&quot;career&quot;:[&quot;climate-adaptation-specialist&quot;,&quot;climate-change-researcher&quot;,&quot;conservation-scientist&quot;,&quot;environmental-consultant&quot;,&quot;environmental-justice-advocate&quot;,&quot;project-analyst&quot;,&quot;resilience-planning-consultant&quot;,&quot;sustainability-coordinator&quot;]}'>\n<div class=\"stalwart-card-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/frs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/tree-measurement-man-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"A person stands in a forest looking up at the trees.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/frs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/tree-measurement-man-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/frs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/tree-measurement-man-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/frs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/tree-measurement-man-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/frs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/tree-measurement-man.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"stalwart-card-traditional-text\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"stalwart-card-heading\">\n\t\t<a class=\"stalwart-card-link\" href=\"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/?academic_program=climate-adaptation-and-risk-management-graduate-certificate\">\n\t\t\tClimate Adaptation and Risk Management\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stalwart-card-excerpt\">\n\t\t<p>Address climate risks, strengthen resilience, and develop sustainable and equitable solutions for communities and ecosystems.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"stalwart-card-traditional\" data-terms='{&quot;audience&quot;:[&quot;graduate&quot;],&quot;department&quot;:[&quot;frs&quot;],&quot;program_delivery&quot;:[&quot;in-person&quot;],&quot;program_level&quot;:[&quot;master-of-science&quot;],&quot;career&quot;:[&quot;conservation-consultant&quot;,&quot;ecologist&quot;,&quot;environmental-planner&quot;,&quot;forester&quot;,&quot;researcher&quot;]}'>\n<div class=\"stalwart-card-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/frs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/measuring-tree-height-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"A closeup of a ruler measuring tree height.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/frs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/measuring-tree-height-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/frs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/measuring-tree-height-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/frs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/measuring-tree-height-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/frs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/measuring-tree-height.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"stalwart-card-traditional-text\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"stalwart-card-heading\">\n\t\t<a class=\"stalwart-card-link\" href=\"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/?academic_program=forest-sciences-ms\">\n\t\t\tForest Sciences\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stalwart-card-excerpt\">\n\t\t<p>Conduct independent research that strengthens your expertise in forest science and prepares you for careers in research, management, or doctoral study.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"stalwart-card-traditional\" 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