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2.00 Credits
Students will learn about the principles of managing the forest to support wildlife populations. Ecological concepts related to wildlife will be discussed as well as different forest management techniques and their impact on wildlife, current issues in wildlife management, and management of public lands for wildlife. This course includes a unit on fisheries management that analyzes freshwater habitat improvement. Additionally, students will be expected to identify common birds of the eastern United States.
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2.00 Credits
TThis course will examine the historical development of forest recreation as an integral consideration of forest management within private industry, state and local governments, and federal land management agencies such as the US Forest Service and the US Park Service. Management practices, that enhance recreational use of the forest, will be studied and implemented. Field trips will be taken to recreational facilities that depend on a natural environment. Additionally, various methods of dealing with the human resource will be examined. Personnel supervision and leadership styles will be presented which will enable the graduate to progress more naturally into a supervisory position.
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3.00 Credits
A study of common forest insects and diseases; identification of the organisms and the damage that they cause, as well as control measures, are emphasized.
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3.00 Credits
This capstone course covers principles of forest management, including inventory, sustained yield, cost of forest management, silvicultural systems, regulation of cut, forest economics, tax strategies and challenges of multiple-use forestry. Students will complete a forest management plan using data collected and analyzed in the Advanced Forest Measurements course.
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2.00 Credits
Students will complete the online training necessary to obtain their Red-Card certification for Maryland Type II Wildland Firefighting. This training covers the incident command system, fire suppression, firefighter safety, fire weather, and other topics related to forest fire control. Students will study catastrophic fires in order to understand forest fire control techniques and the evolution of firefighter safety. The course will also examine forest fire history in the United States, fire ecology and the role of fire in forests, prescribed fire, and managing the wildland urban interface.
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3.00 Credits
A study of trees and tree communities in urban situations including shade, ornamental and street side trees. Tree inventory, valuation, selection, planting, climbing, pruning, maintenance and care and diagnosis of problems will be covered. This course is intended to give additional skills to individuals who are serious about becoming a part of the urban tree care industry as well as those more traditional forestry students. It should provide skills as well as professional credentials that will enhance employment opportunities for students enrolled in the Tree Care Technician Certificate program as well as the Forest Technology Curriculum.
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4.00 Credits
Introduction to climactic, soil, and biotic factors affecting the composition and growth of forest stands; development of trees and stands with respect to height, diameter, volume growth, and reproduction; improvement and reproduction of forest stands, employing basic silvicultural practices of weeding and improvement cuttings, thinnings, pruning, reproduction cuttings, and marking of stands prior to logging; principles of artificial establishment of forest plantations, including site evaluation, selection of species, nursery production and management, and seeding and planting methods.
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3.00 Credits
Students will participate in a timber harvesting operation including planning the harvest, methods of harvesting, operation of logging equipment, business methods, and marketing of wood products. Students will gain experience in various primary wood manufacturing methods.
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4.00 Credits
This course covers field techniques in surveying and mapping large land ownerships. Emphasis is placed on determining property ownership through deed research, conversation with the land owner and abutters, and the use of various technologies including GPS receivers and GIS maps. Students will apply various field inventory methods, tools and data analysis techniques to compare forest stands.
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2.00 Credits
This experience is intended to present most of the activities associated with being a professional within the urban tree care industry. The student is expected to fully participate in activities that may include costumer relations, contracts and sales, Integrated Pest Management, right-of-way clearing, landscape development, tree pruning, fertilization, maintenance and removal as well as an understanding of the maintenance, management and safety issues involved in the operation of a successful tree care company or department. This position may be undertaken on a volunteer or a for-pay basis and must encompass at least 160 hours of documented work with an approved private tree care company or urban tree care division within state, federal or city government.
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