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4.00 Credits
Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory per week. An introduction to methods for organizing and regulating forests for timber production, growth and yield, timber harvest scheduling, timber sale contracts, and the role of timber management in forest management. Spring. Prerequisites: FOR 322 and FOR 334. Co-requisite: FOR 333.
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3.00 Credits
Three hours of lecture per week. Introduction to the programs and practices of federal, state and local agencies and private organizations involved in planning, administration and management of outdoor recreation areas. Emphasis is placed on common resource and social problems faced by area managers, and how they integrate solutions into their plans. Spring and Fall.
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4.00 Credits
Three hours of lecture and three hours of lab per week. Overview of forest roads and timber harvesting; planning, construction, and maintenance of forest roads; economic and environmental characteristics of harvesting systems; and the role of forest operations in the broader context of forest management. Fall. Prerequisite: FOR 321 or FOR 334.
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3.00 Credits
Two hours of lecture, two hours of laboratory, and one hour of independent study per week. This course is designed to provide the skills and professionalism to succeed as forestry consultants and wood procurement foresters. Introduction to the structure of the forest products industry in the United States and more specifically the issues and challenges surrounding wood supply and forest management. Field exercises provide students the opportunity to assume the role of both a forestry consultant and wood procurement forester. Fall. Note: Credit will not be granted for both FOR 415 and FOR 615.
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3.00 Credits
Two hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory per week. The productivity of stands of trees as well as aggregations of agricultural and forest tree crops in tropical and temperate agroforestry systems are examined from an ecophysiological perspective with an emphasis upon species and species-site interactions. Quantitative techniques and local agroforestry field trips are integrated with lecture material to develop an ecological understanding of the basis for sound agroforestry as well as plantation management. Fall, odd years. Prerequisites: FOR 332, FOR 323 or equivalent. Note: Credit will not be granted for both FOR 430 and FOR 630.
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3.00 Credits
Three hours of classroom or six hours field instruction, and three hours independent study per week. Advanced study of silviculture in managing stands to serve a variety of landowner objectives. Enhanced problem-solving skills related to stand analysis and prescription making. Field exercises provide practical experience in implementing silvicultural prescriptions. Spring. Prerequisite: One prior course in silviculture.
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3.00 Credits
Three hours of lecture and discussion per week. Introduction to watershed ecology and stream ecosystems. Interactions and linkages among upland, riparian and stream processes. Management and restoration associated with multiple uses of forest and range lands. Explore influences of spatial and temporal scale, watershed and network position, disturbance regimes, and global change. Fall. Note: Credit will not be granted for both FOR 442 and FOR 642.
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3.00 Credits
Three hours of lecture per week and occasional field trips. Fundamental hydrological processes relevant to forested watersheds, including the occurrence, distribution and movement of water through the hydrologic cycle as precipitation, evapotranspiration and runoff. The focus will be on scientific hydrology, with critical examination of research techniques as applied to the study of forested catchments. Students will conceptualize, execute and interpret hydrologic investigations. Linkages to biogeochemistry will also be explored. Fall. Prerequisites: FOR 340 or equivalent, with permission of instructor. Note: Credit will not be granted for both FOR 443 and FOR 643.
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3.00 Credits
Two hours of lecture and three hours of lab per week. General principles of genetics as applied to conservation and utilization of genetic diversity of forest tree species. Topics include selection of elite trees, pollen testing, tissue culture and seed propagation, fieldtest design, and germplasm conservation and utilization. Spring. Prerequisite: EFB 307, or FOR 334, or FOR 321 or permission. Note: Credit will not be granted for FOR both 455 and FOR 655.
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3.00 Credits
Two hours of lecture, two hours of laboratory, and one hour of independent study per week. Understanding and managing vegetation using principles and practices of Integrated Pest Management. A variety of problem plants (pests or weeds) is considered, including trees, in the context of various terrestrial, non-crop ecosystems; natural areas; cultural landscapes and historic sites; and recreational trails, roadside, railroad, pipeline and powerline corridors. Individual research and management projects. Regular field trips and labs. Spring. Note: Credit will not be granted for both FOR 460 and FOR 660.
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