This course provides a historical overview of forestry and forestry practices. Emphasis is placed on forest policies, career opportunities, basic silvicultural and mensurational practices and forest protection. The student should be able to make basic tree measurements, identify local tree species, and recognize best management practices in Alabama. (2-3-0) This course focuses on mapping as related to the forestry industry. Topics include county soil surveys, Public Land Survey System, map symbols, scales, declination, and use of staff compass, steel tape, and Abney level. Upon completion, students should have a working knowledge of maps to include GPS and basic GIS applications. FOR 120 Timber Harvesting, 3 hours (2-3-0) This course is a study of timber harvesting methods and equipment. Emphasis is placed on harvesting methods, laws and environmental regulations. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate a basic knowledge of timber harvesting, and best management practices to include a general knowledge of sustainable forestry initiatives. (3-0-0) This course covers basic mathematical concepts relative to future forestry courses. Topics included are ratios, percentages, functions, linear equations, graphing, trigonometric functions, finance and basic statistics. Upon completion, students should be able to apply basic finance and statistical principles to forestry problems, interpret graphical data, and set up and solve ratio and proportion problems. FOR 101 Cartography, 3 hours FOR 130 Forestry Mathematics, 3 hours FOR 210 Dendrology, 4 hours (3-3-0) This course includes the field identification and study of scientific names, common names, tree growth habits, principal botanical features, and natural ranges of regionally-important trees. Topics include botanical terms, botanical features, species/site relationships, growth habits, common and scientific names, and dichotomous keys. Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to identify approximately 100 trees and shrubs, describe range and habitats for trees, and identify trees by scientific, family, and common names. (3-3-0) This course is an introduction to silvicultural practices in the United States, especially those used in the southeastern United States. Emphasis is placed on regeneration methods and intermediate treatments of southern pines and hardwoods. Upon completion, students should be familiar with even-aged and uneven-aged regeneration methods, nursery operations, intermediate cuttings, planting, seedling care, competition control, and stocking levels related to southern pine and hardwood species. FOR 240 Silviculture, 4 hours FOR 241 Forest Wildlife Management, 3 hours (3-0-0) Principles, practices, and problems of forest wildlife management with emphasis on habitat management at the stand and landscape levels. Habitat manipulations through silvicultural practices in association with other techniques are evaluated.
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