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California Rangeland Education (CRED) Courses
These courses can assist you in preparing for the California Certified Rangeland Manager (CRM) exam. They may also help you to get qualified for the federal job series 0454 (Rangeland Management Specialist).
The courses are designed to meet the five educational areas specified on the CRM application, and will be taught by qualified educators. You do not need to be formally admitted to Cal Poly Humboldt to enroll.
Classes start in fall 2025!
Welcome! This suite of California Rangeland Education (CRED) courses can assist you in preparing for the California Certified Rangeland Manager (CRM) exam or for other purposes. Passing one or more of these courses does not guarantee that you will pass the CRM exam offered by the Professional Foresters Examining Committee (PFEC), but the courses have been designed to meet the five educational areas specified on the CRM application, and will be taught by a variety of qualified educators.
You do not need to be formally admitted to Humboldt to take these courses, but if you successfully complete the courses, you will receive official grades on a Cal Poly Humboldt transcript. Completion of courses may also help in getting qualified for the federal job series 0454 (Rangeland Management Specialist) as well.
If you are interested in taking one or more of these courses, we would like to offer an individualized appointment to understand your past university coursework and experience, and to make recommendations on which of these CRED courses might be most valuable.
This onboarding/advising appointment does not replace the formal evaluation of your transcripts in the CRM application process by the CRM Panel. To make an appointment, contact Susan Edinger Marshall at sem11@humboldt.edu.
California Rangeland Education (CRED) Courses
All courses are $400 for one unit of credit.
Rangeland Plant Physiology
FOR 680, 1 unit, with Susan Marshall
Emphasis on grasses, forbs, and shrubs. Plant structure, growth, development, metabolism, and responses to herbivory, drought, fire, competition, and adverse soil conditions.
Rangeland Ecology & Vegetation Management
FOR 680, 1 unit, with David Kelley
Brief overview of species composition, distribution, disturbance responses and management of California rangeland types including grassland, woodland, and shrubland communities.
Rangeland Measurements
FOR 680, 1 unit, with Marc Horney
Purposes and methods of rangeland monitoring and inventory. Measurements of cover, density, frequency, composition, diversity, biomass, structure, and other metrics. Common agency and NGO protocols.
Rangeland Law
FOR 680, 1 unit, with Jack Rice
Federal and state laws, regulations, and policies pertaining to California rangelands, in addition to primary financial considerations for livestock operators and other rangeland users.
Rangeland Animal Management
Information coming soon about this class, to be offered in spring 2026.
