Exploration of the symbiotic relationship of forest health and forest ecology. The macro and micro ecosystem of the forest habitat will be explored to show the total inter-dependency of both systems.
Course Learning Outcomes
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Utilize maps, aerial photographs, and land survey abilities in the management of natural resources, including geographic information systems.
Problem SolvingQuantitative ReasoningQualitative Reasoning -
Describe and apply concepts of ecology, conservation, and management for timber, fish, wildlife, and their habitats.
Problem SolvingQuantitative Reasoning
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Select and apply appropriate field techniques to sample, measure, and monitor timber, fish, and wildlife species and their habitat(s).
Problem SolvingCritical Thinking -
Describe biotic and abiotic processes, including human impacts that influence ecosystems and contribute to ecological change.
Problem SolvingQualitative ReasoningCommunicationWritten Expression
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Describe and apply concepts of ecology, conservation, and management for timber, fish, wildlife, and their habitats.
Problem SolvingQuantitative Reasoning -
Objectively predict, assess, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate perspectives of diverse stakeholders regarding natural resource problems and issues.
Problem SolvingCritical ThinkingQuantitative Reasoning
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Utilize maps, aerial photographs, and land survey abilities in the management of natural resources, including geographic information systems.
Problem SolvingQuantitative ReasoningQualitative Reasoning -
Describe biotic and abiotic processes, including human impacts that influence ecosystems and contribute to ecological change.
Problem SolvingQualitative ReasoningCommunicationWritten Expression
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Describe biotic and abiotic processes, including human impacts that influence ecosystems and contribute to ecological change.
Problem SolvingQualitative ReasoningCommunicationWritten Expression -
Objectively predict, assess, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate perspectives of diverse stakeholders regarding natural resource problems and issues.
Problem SolvingCritical ThinkingQuantitative Reasoning
Core Topics
- Physical and biological processes that affect forest and ecological health
- Determining site carrying capacity and stand make-up impacts upon forest ecology and health
- Identifying internal and external stress factors that contribute to both negative and positive forest health
- Developing management prescriptive practices that will improve forest health, i.e. thinning operations
- Collection and analysis of stand/site data to promote sustainable timber stand improvement, sustainability, and maintaining optimum rotation time lines.