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2.00 Credits
This course emphasizes common field techniques and skills required by a variety of natural resource management professions. Students will receive training in making and recording appropriate observations, measurements, and estimations on vegetation, habitats, land features, etc in the fields as well as from maps and aerial photographs. Some of the topics covered include pacing, taping, determining area, recording and organizing field notes, evaluating habitats, measuring tree diameters and heights, determining tree and stand volumes, conducting boundary surveys, as well as working with a hand compass and a hand held GPS unit. Credits: 2 Offered Semester I and II Prerequisite: LR 1123 or consent
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1.00 Credits
The chainsaw is one of the basic tools used for wood harvesting, line clearance, tree work, camp and trail maintenance work. Because numerous people are killed and injured while operating a saw it is important that people training to work in many of the outdoor fields be familiar with the safe and efficient use of a chainsaw. After spending some time viewing safety videos and reviewing operational procedures will be felling, limbing, and bucking trees as well as learning about some basic maintenance techniques out in the woods. Credits: 1 Offered Semester I and II Prerequisite: None
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3.00 Credits
This is a course for students interested in forest fire; its effects, prevention, and control. Up to 1/3 of lectures will be spent viewing videos and training films. Students may participate in hands-on training, fire line construction, and pump and hose setups. Credits: 3 Offered Semester II Prerequisite: None
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4.00 Credits
The course provides the student with the opportunity to explore forest products and utilization, from field measurements of various forms of forest products i.e. log, pulp, biomass, etc and the processes by which the raw material is converted to useful products lumber, paper, fuel, etc. In addition, the student will examine the physical and chemical nature of wood and its gross and microscopic characteristics. Credits: 4 Offered Semester II Prerequisite: FY 1002 or consent Alternate years odd
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4.00 Credits
This course provides a contemporary perspective on timber harvesting and related environmental regulations in the northeast, particularly in central Maine. Student activities will focus on observations of regional harvesting activities, preparation of harvesting plans, planning for layout and supervision of harvesting activities, as well as the inspection and evaluation of forestry regulations and best management practices in the field. Credits: 4 Offered Semester I Prerequisite: FY 1002 or consent Alternate years even
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4.00 Credits
Silviculture is defined as the art and science of tending forest stands to maintain and improve productivity by controlling species composition, stocking levels, tree quality and site factors. Through stand examination where the appropriate data is collected, then analyzed and alternative actions are evaluated; student will develop an understanding of developing silvicultural prescriptions to achieve a variety of stand objectives. Silvicultural practices for mature and immature stands, hardwood and softwood stands common in the northeast will be emphasized. Topics covered include thinning, timber stand improvement, regeneration, site preparation, herbicide selection, and use as well as genetically improved tree culture. Credits: 4 Offered Semester I Prerequisites: FY 1002, BI 2004, BI 2043 (concurrent enrollment in BI 2004 and BI 2043 allowed)
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4.00 Credits
Given a variety of classroom exercises and field trips, students will progress through the development of a forest management plan. The college's own lands as well as other public and private woodlots will provide areas for study. Forest management activities and sustainable multiple uses appropriate for small, private ownerships will be emphasized. Students will be encouraged to utilize available software and websites for obtaining data, maps and management guidelines to be incorporated into their own plans. Additionally field trips to a variety of publicly and privately managed forests in the area will provide students with an overview of current forest management activities in the region. Credits: 4 Offered Semester II Prerequisite: FY 3544 or Junior status Alternate years even
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3.00 Credits
This course investigates earth history and interpretation and is designed for individuals who might become park naturalists or outdoor recreationists. It investigates earth materials and geological time; the birth and death of continents and mountain ranges. Field trips are to scenic areas in Maine that serve as natural interpretive laboratories. Credits: 3 Offered Semester I Prerequisite: None
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3.00 Credits
A study of the atmosphere in its changing moods of storm and fair weather. Seasonal variations, sunsets, rainbows, mirages, halos, northern lights, dew, frost, fog, clouds, rain, snow, hail, thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes will be reviewed. The atmosphere in motion on a local, regional, and global scale, air masses and storm fronts, the jet stream and weather forecasting, and global climate and change will also be studied. Credits: 3 Offered Semester I Prerequisite: None Alternate years even
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3.00 Credits
The course covers aspects of the physical environment that have a physical impact on people. This includes hazardous earth processes, groundwater hydrology, examination of soil profiles, and waste water disposal. Laboratories involve the analysis of an environmental problem in the Unity area. Students will write a term paper that integrates lectures and readings from the course text and assigned readings with field investigations and laboratory analyses. Credits: 3 Offered Semester II Prerequisite: None
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