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Certified Rangeland Manager (CRM)
License Description The Certified Rangeland Manager (CRM) license is a "certified specialty" of forestry created by the Board under the authority of the Professional Foresters Law. A Certified Rangeland Manager applies scientific principles to the art and science of managing rangelands associated with forested landscapes. Rangelands are lands supporting grass, shrub, and savanna vegetation types. Forested landscapes means those tree dominated landscapes and their associated vegetation types on which there is growing a significant stand of tree species, or which are naturally capable of growing a significant stand of native trees in perpetuity, and is not otherwise devoted to nonforestry commercial, urban, or farming uses. Minimum requirements for licensure include an undergraduate or higher degree in range science or a related discipline, five years of professional work experience in range management, and successful completion of a comprehensive written examination. Fees: License (annual): $65; License (biennial renewal) $130. The renewal fee for registration and/or certification as a forestry specialist shall be waived when a license or certificate is issued less than ninety (90) days before the date on which it will expire. Fees payable to the California-Pacific Section, Society for Range Management. Young Professional Member (formerly Apprentice) $70.00, Regular Member $100.00, Student Member $45.00, Emeritus Member $45.00, Family of Regular Member $40.00, International Member $35.00. Exam application fee $200.00 Examination Frequency: as needed in October andApril of each year. Exam Location: Exams given in Eureka and Sacramento with other locations added as necessary to meet demand. Renewal Period: Biennially. Licenses expire on July 1 of each alternating year. Authority: Professional Foresters Law, Public Resources Code Sections 762 and 772. More information may be found at the California-Pacific Section of the Society for Range Management website: www.rangelands.org/casrm.
Licensing Agency
Professional Foresters Registration
Board of Forestry and Fire Protection
P.O. Box 944246
Sacramento, CA 94244-2460
(916) 653 8031
matt.dias@fire.ca.gov
Active Status Active
Criminal Record No criminal record prohibitions
Education Degree required
Exam State exam required
License Type Register with licensing agency
License Updated 08/09/2023
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