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4.00 Credits
4 Credit Hours Spring Sem. This course is designed to teach the fundamentals of decision-making in relation to forest management. The course has three major parts. The first part deals with land and timber appraising techniques: the time value of money and investment decision models are discussed, along with forest taxation. The second part deals with the traditional methods for regulating even- and uneven-aged forests, rotation determination and allowable cut calculations. The third part covers the more advanced topics, such as linear programming for maximization, multiple use management practices (with an emphasis on recreation, wildlife, and water), appraisal of non-timber resources and the fundamentals for writing a forest management plan. Computers are used extensively and the use of Geographic Information Systems for development of the students' management plans is strongly encouraged. (3 hours lecture, 4 hours lab). Prerequisites: Forest Mensuration (FOR 240) and Silviculture (FOR 260), or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
3 Credit Hours Fall Sem. This course will examine past, present and emerging paradigms, policies and issues in forestry. The course will begin with an overview of man's relationship to forests and how that has evolved over time. Key developments in the emergence of professional forestry and forest conservation will also be covered. Much of the course will be devoted to covering recent or emerging paradigms or issues in forestry (e.g., ecosystem management, social/community forestry, forest certification) and to understanding how factors such as politics, demographics, and increasing scientific forestry in the United States. Over the course of the semester we will discuss forestry issues ranging from very local issues (those affecting forests in the Adirondacks or other parts of the Northeast) all the way up to global forestry issues. ( 3 hours lecture). Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
3 Credit Hours Fall Sem. This course provides the opportunity to study woody plants that are used for ornamental purposes. Students will be required to identify and name the plants on the study list. Information pertaining to the uses of the plants, site requirements, and pest problems will also be covered. The teaching format will include the use of references, slide presentations and field trips. (1 hour lecture, 3 hours lab). Prerequisite: Dendrology (FOR 110) or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
3 Credit Hours Fall Sem. Once the student is familiar with the northern forest over-story, he or she may want to become equally familiar with the under-story, the small plants, which grow beneath: their personality, portraits, strategies, site requirements, relations to other organisms, edibility, toxicity, and medicinal use. This should be good training for those who plan to teach, do research, or lead interpretive walks for the public. Instruction will be in the form of two 55-minute lectures per week, plus one two-hour laboratory/field trip per week. Two of the weekday laboratories will be replaced by an all-day, eight-hour Saturday field trip to the Champlain Valley in September. (2 hours lecture, 2 hours lab). Prerequisites: Dendrology (FOR 110), or Natural Habitat Interpretation (ENV 222), or permission of instructor. Prior knowledge of over-story trees and botanical nomenclature is assumed.
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3.00 Credits
3 Credit Hours d.b.a. Students spend from 240 to 400 hours working for an organization that carries out forestry-related activities, such as an industrial firm, consulting company, government agency, non-profit conservation/ environmental group, or a research institute. The student must identify a sponsoring supervisor at the chosen organization and have the supervisor provide both a written description of the proposed student work plan and a final performance review. It is the responsibility of the student to secure the externship, and to obtain approval, prior to beginning the externship, from the Dean of the Division or the designated Externship Coordinator. Grading is on a pass/fail basis. Prerequisite: One full year of course work in major.
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3.00 Credits
3 Credit Hours Fall Sem. The major emphasis of this course is on wood and its use as the raw material for forest products industries. The physical and chemical nature of wood, important wood properties and the nature and properties of major wood products will be covered. To a lesser degree, non-wood products will also covered. In the lab portion of this course, students will learn how to identify the wood of a wide range of tree species and also learn how to measure basic wood properties, such as percent moisture and density. (2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab). Prerequisites: Industrial Forest Operations (FOR 320) or Forest Management (FOR 340).
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3.00 Credits
3 Credit Hours Fall Sem. This course will cover important economic principles of relevance to forestry and natural resource management, including supply and demand, pricing, net revenue maximization, marginal analysis, investment evaluation, taxation, market and non-market goods and services, and the economics of multiple use. These principles will be related to specific forestry issues, such as the determination of optimal rotation ages; land and equipment investment decisions; timber stand improvement decisions; determining the effects of taxes on forestry investments; and incorporating non-timber products into forest management decision making. (3 hours lecture). Prerequisites: Introduction to Forestry (FOR 101) and Microeconomics (ECN 102).
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3.00 Credits
3 Credit Hours Spring Sem. This course will cover advanced topics in applied silviculture, with a heavy emphasis on forest stand dynamics, innovative silviculture practices, and the relationship of silviculture to major forestry issues (e.g., forest certification and endangered species management). While emphasizing the Silviculture of northeastern forests, the course will also cover major silvicultural practices and issues of the southern and western United States. In the laboratory portion of the course, students will take field trips to see silvicultural practices applied to the field, collect data for use in site evaluations and growth and yield models, and gain experience with silviculture and forest stand growth models (e.g., the Northeast Decision Model and SILVAH). (2 hours lecture, 4 hours lab). Prerequisite: Silviculture (FOR 260).
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3.00 Credits
3 Credit Hours d.b.a. In this course, students will learn about the biology, classification, and management of major forest and shade tree pest species. Topics covered will include insect and disease agent classification, general biology of major pest species, forest pest impacts and control, and the role of pests (positive and negative) in forest ecosystems. In the laboratory portion of the course, students will learn to collect and identify forest pests and also learn to recognize the signs and effects of pests in the forest and on individual trees. (2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab). Prerequisites: Biology I and II (BIO 101, BIO 102) and Dendrology (FOR 110), or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
3 Credit Hours Spring Sem. This course presents an overview of vegetation management issues, programs and techniques of importance to organizations that maintain powerlines, pipelines, and other types of right-of-ways that require control of vegetation. The development of utility vegetation management programs and strategic planning issues will also be covered. The lab component of the course will focus primarily on use of computers and other technology for program development and management, but will also cover some advanced or specialized arboriculture techniques of relevance to utility vegetation management and will involve one or more field trips to see utility vegetation management project sites. (2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab). Prerequisite: Arboriculture (FOR 140).
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