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.
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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).
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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
- 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
The course instructor, with input from the department, will select the appropriate text(s) and reference materials for the course. Text(s) selected for the course should be, to a degree, reflective of text selections for similar course offerings at other institutions. Instructors are encouraged, but not required, to explore open-source text(s) and materials as an option.
This course does not require any special equipment, supplies, or materials.
General Statements
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