Wild Land Restoration
Bachelor of Science in Wild Land Restoration
In addition to special degree requirements listed previously, the students selecting the Bachelor of Science in Wild Land Restoration must complete the following required courses or their equivalent, if transferred from another college or university. Transference and equivalency will be determined by the University and College of Forestry and Conservation. Electives may be taken at any time, keeping in mind these requirements as well as the University's General Education requirements for graduation.
Wild Land Restoration (Aquatic Option)
| First Year | Credits |
|---|---|
| ENEX 101 Composition | 3 |
| BIOL 108N/109N Diversity of Life/Lab | 5 |
| GEOS 100N/101N General Geology/Lab | 3 |
| COMM 111A Intro to Public Speaking | 3 |
| CHEM 151N General and Inorganic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 152N Organic and Biological Chemistry | 3 |
| MATH 152 Calculus I | 4 |
| FOR/RECM/WBIO 180 Careers in Natural Resources | 2 |
| FOR 200 Natural Resources Measurements Camp | 2 |
| Electives and General Education | 3 |
| Second Year | Credits |
| MATH 153 Calculus II | 4 |
| FOR 201 Forest Biometrics or WBIO 240 Intro to Biostatistics or MATH 241 Statistics | 3 |
| FOR 295 Elements of Ecological Restoration | 3 |
| FOR 220 Technical Writing or WBIO 245 Science Writing or ENEX 195 Critical Reading/Critical Writing-Natural Sciences | 3 |
| PHYS 121N Fundamentals of Physics with Calculus or PHYS 221N Fundamentals of Physics | 5 |
| BIOL 221 Cell and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 223 Genetics and Evolution | 4 |
| Electives and General Education | 5 |
| Third and Fourth Year | Credits |
| FOR 385 Watershed Hydrology | 3 |
| BIOL 366 Freshwater Ecology | 5 |
| FOR 489E Ethics and Management of Public Lands | 3 |
| FOR 465 Restoration Ecology | 3 |
| FOR 422 Natural Resource Policy & Administration | 3 |
| FOR 495 Integrative Restoration Ecology Capstone | 3 |
| GEOG/EVST 432 The Human Role in Environmental Change | 3 |
| Nine credits chosen from: | |
| BIOL 308 Biology and Management of Fishes | 4 |
| FOR 455 Riparian Ecology and Management | 3 |
| FOR 485 Watershed Management | 3 |
| GEOS 460 Process Geomorphology | 4 |
| GEOS 431 Environmental Geochemistry | 3 |
Wild Land Restoration (Terrestrial Option)
| First Year | Credits |
|---|---|
| ENEX 101 Composition | 3 |
| BIOL 108N/109N Diversity of Life/Lab | 5 |
| COMM 111A Intro to Public Speaking | 3 |
| CHEM 151N General and Inorganic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 152N Organic and Biological Chemistry | 3 |
| MATH 150 Calculus | 4 |
| FOR/RECM/WBIO 180 Careers in Natural Resources | 2 |
| FOR 200 Natural Resources Measurements Camp | 2 |
| Electives and General Education | 6 |
| Second Year | Credits |
| FOR 201 Forest Biometrics or WBIO 240 Intro to Biostatistics or MATH 241 Statistics | 3 |
| FOR 295 Elements of Ecological Restoration | 3 |
| FOR 220 Technical Writing or WBIO 245 Science Writing or ENEX 195 Critical Reading/Critical Writing-Natural Sciences | 3 |
| FOR 210N Introductory Soils | 3 |
| FOR 230 Forest Fire Management | 3 |
| PHYS 121N Fundamentals of Physics with Calculus or PHYS 221N Fundamentals of Physics | 5 |
| BIOL 221 Cell and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 223 Genetics and Evolution | 4 |
| Electives and General Education | 4-5 |
| Third and Fourth Year | Credits |
| FOR 330 Forest Ecology or BIOL 340 Ecology | 3 |
| FOR 385 Watershed Hydrology | 3 |
| FOR 489E Ethics and Management of Public Lands | 3 |
| FOR 465 Restoration Ecology | 3 |
| FOR 422 Natural Resource Policy & Administration | 3 |
| FOR 495 Integrative Restoration Ecology Capstone | 3 |
| GEOG/EVST 432 The Human Role in Environmental Change | 3 |
| ECON 440 Environmental Economics | 3 |
| Nine credits chosen from: | |
| BIOL 350 Rocky Mountain Flora | 3 |
| FOR 395 Environmental Entomology | 3 |
| FOR 303 Intro to GIS | 3 |
| FOR 331 Fuels Management | 3 |
| FOR 415 Environmental Soil Science | 3 |
| FOR 485 Watershed Management | 3 |
| FOR 360 Range Management | 3 |
| FOR 462 Range Ecology | 3 |
| FOR 448 Terrestrial Plant Ecology | 3 |
| BIOL 448 Terrestrial Plant Ecology | 3 |
| FOR 460 Range Inventory and Analysis | 3 |
| FOR 361 Range Forage Plants | 3 |
| FOR 415 Environmental Soil Science | 3 |
| WBIO 370 Wildlife Habitat Conservation and Management | 3 |
| WBIO 470 Conservation of Wildlife Populations | 3 |
| MCB 423 Microbial Ecology: Applications | 3 |
| Electives and General Education | 26 |
Wild Land Restoration Minor
To earn a minor in Wild Land Restoration, students must fulfill the course requirements listed below (minimum of 18 credits).
| FOR 295 Elements of Ecological Restoration | 3 |
| FOR 330 Forest Ecology or BIOL 340 Ecology | 3 |
FOR 201 forest Biometrics or WBIO 240 Introduction to Biostatistics or MATH 241 Statistics |
3 |
GEOG/EVST 432 The Human Role in Environmental Change |
3 |
| And at least six credits chosen from: | |
|---|---|
| FOR 210N Introductory Soils | 3 |
| BIOL 308 Biology and Management of Fishes | 4 |
| FOR 485 Watershed Management | 3 |
| BIOL 350 Rocky Mountain Flora | 3 |
| FOR 335 Environmental Entomology | 3 |
| FOR 230 Forest Fire Management | 2 |
| FOR 360 Range Management | 3 |
| BIOL 448 Terrestrial Plant Ecology | 3 |
| FOR 460 Range Inventory and Analysis | 3 |
| WBIO 470 Conservation of Wildlife Population or WBIO 370 Wildlife Habitat Conservation | 3 |
Courses
U = for undergraduate credit only, UG = for undergraduate or graduate credit, G = for graduate credit. R after the credit indicates the course may be repeated for credit to the maximum indicated after the R. Credits beyond this maximum do not count toward a degree.
Forestry (FOR)
U 140 Introduction to Urban Forestry 2 cr. Offered spring. An introduction to urban forestry principles and practices. Benefits of the urban forest. Topics covered include plant species selection, site design, site assessment, planting, watering, fertilization, insects and diseases, pruning and tree care, inventory of property values, and community forestry development.
U 180 Careers in Natural Resources 2 cr. Offered autumn and spring. Same as WBIO 180 and RECM 180. Subject matter and fields of study within natural resources management. Topics include forestry, wildlife biology, range, water, recreation management, forest products production, and other opportunities for careers in natural resources.
U 195 Special Topics Variable cr. (R-6) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.
U 196 Independent Study Variable cr. (R-3) Offered every term. Prereq., consent of instr. Problems course designed to allow individual research at the undergraduate level.
U 200 Natural Resources Measurements Camp 2 cr. Offered summer. Intensive two-week resident camp at the Lubrecht Experimental Forest. Introduction to the common measurements and skills used in identifying, quantifying, and understanding natural resources.
U 201 Forest Biometrics 3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., MATH 117 or MATH 121 or equivalent. Applying statistics, hypothesis-testing and modeling to biological problems.
U 210N Introductory Soils 3 cr. Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., CHEM 151N. An introduction to the chemical, physical, biological and morphological properties of soils.
U 220 Technical Writing 2 cr. Offered every term. Emphasis on strategy, style and tone in effective technical prose. Traditions of technical writing and how to adopt a wide range of tones and styles in writing various technical documents to diverse audiences. Focus on more effective technical sentences, paragraphs and larger writing components. Assignments include analyses, summaries, employment documents, research reports, case studies and editing/revision exercises.
UG 225 Forest Economics 3 cr. Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., MATH 150; ECON 111S. Economic techniques to support decision making about the allocation of scarce resources, and management of forests for timber and other ecosystem services.
U 230 Forest Fire Management 2 cr. Offered spring. Presuppression and suppression of fire and the uses of fire in management practices. Fire weather, the measurement of fire weather, the factors that influence fire behavior, and fire management decisions.
U 232 Forest Insects and Diseases 2 cr. Offered spring. Identification, significance of and remedies for insect infestations and infectious and non-infectious diseases of forests and forest products.
U235 Problem Solving for Forest Operations 4 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., MATH 150, PHYS 121, GEOS 100N strongly recommended. Introduction to problem solving including the fundamentals of statics and mechanics of materials presented in the context of forest operations.
U 240 Tree Biology 2 cr. Offered autumn. Suggested coreq., FOR 241N. The physical and biological requirements for the growth and development of trees. Discussions of: identification, classification, range, and economic importance of the major tree species of North America.
U 241N Dendrology 3 cr. Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., BIOL 120N; suggested coreq., FOR 240. Methods and techniques for identifying the major families of North American trees, based on gross morphological and anatomical features. Building and use of identification keys.
U 250 Geographic Information System Practicum 2 cr. Offered every term. A practical introduction to the use of geographic information systems for storing, retrieving, analyzing and displaying spatial data.
U 275 Wildlife Conservation 2 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., sophomore standing or consent of instr. Principles of animal ecology and framework of wildlife administration as a basis for the conservation of wild birds and animals, and biodiversity. For non-wildlife biology majors.
U 295 Special Topics Variable cr. (R-6) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors; new courses or one-time offerings of current topics.
U 296 Independent Study Variable cr. (R-3) Offered every term. Prereq., consent of instr. Individual research at the undergraduate level.
U 302 Forest Mensuration 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., FOR 201. The theory and practice of timber inventory and growth projection, including field measurements, sampling procedures, statistical methods, inventory compilation, and stand growth simulation under specified management prescriptions. stand growth under specified management prescriptions.
U 303 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 3 cr. Offered autumn. Introduction to the basic concepts and techniques of computerized spatial data management and analysis systems and application to natural resource assessment.
UG 307 Forest Vegetation Management Models 3 cr. (R-6) Offered autumn. Prereq., FOR 202 or consent of instr. Handson experience in applying the common simulation models used by forest managers in forecasting the development of forest vegetation. Includes elements of model building and evaluation.
U 311 Field Studies in Ecological land Human Communities 2-3 cr. (R-12) Offered every term. Prereq., consent of instr. Via extended backcountry travel, experiential examination of the structure and function of the ecosystems occurring within the course area. Also investigates the relationship of those ecosystems with the people that manage, live, and work in the area. Offered by the Wild Rockies Field Institute.
UG 330 Forest Ecology 3 cr. Offered autumn and spring. Same as RSCN 330. Prereq., BIOL 120N or BIOL 108N, 109N; prereq. or coreq., FOR 210N. Examination of physical and biological factors affecting forest structure, composition, and function, including biodiversity, disturbance, and nutrient cycling. Field labs throughout Northern Rockies including developing skills in field observation, data interpretation and problem solving.
UG 331 Wildland Fuel Management 3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., FOR 230 or equiv. Fire ecology, western vegetation types; planning for prescribed use of fire; fuel management objectives and techniques: mechanical, chemical, prescribed fire; smoke management considerations.
UG 332 Forest Entomology 3 cr. Offered intermittently. Prereq., FOR 232. Classification, identification, life cycles, and control of insects which injure forests and forest products.
U 335 Environmental Entomology 3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., BIOL 108 or equivalent. An introduction to the importance of insects in ecosystem function and process, and their use in ecological monitoring as indicators of ecological change, degradation, and the efficacy of ecological restoration efforts. Will also cover effects of climate change and biological invasions in the context of both pest and beneficial insect species.
UG 340 Forest Products Manufacturing 2 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., junior standing or consent of instr. Survey of the manufacture of wood-based products generated from timber harvest. Laboratory field trips to several local manufacturing facilities.
U 341 Timer Harvesting and Forest Roads 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., FOR 200. An overview of harvesting system capabilities and selection for multiple resource objectives. Fundamentals of forest road management. Best management practices as they apply to forest operations in Montana and the western United States.
UG 342 Wood Anatomy, Properties and Identification 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., BIOL 120N or FOR 240, 241N. Lecture and laboratory investigation of the structure, identification and physical and mechanical properties of the commercial tree species of North America.
UG 347 Multiple Resource Silviculture 3 cr. Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., FOR 330 or BIOL 340 or equiv. An introduction to the concepts and application of silvicultural techniques to forest ecosystems to meet multiple resource objectives.
U350 Geographic Information Systems and Applications 3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq. or coreq., FOR 250. Introduction to the basic concepts and techniques of computerized spatial data management and analysis systems and application to natural resource management.
UG 351 Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., MATH 121. The theory and application of photo- and electro-optical remote sensing for mapping resources and developing information systems.
UG 360 Range Management 3 cr. Offered autumn and spring. Same as RSCN 360. Prereq., junior standing or consent of instr. An introduction to rangelands and their management, grazing influences, class of animal, grazing capacity, control of livestock distribution, improvements, competition and interrelationships with wildlife. Laboratory exercises to gain on-site experience on topics and concepts presented in lectures.
U 361 Range Forage Plants 3 cr. Offered autumn. Same as RSCN 361.Prereq., FOR 360 and BIOL 165N. Description, identification, forage value and ecology of forage plants of the western United States; important weed species, management of grazing lands, and the relationship of ecophysiology and morphology to grazing response.
U 362 Range Livestock Production 3 cr. Offered spring oddnumbered years. Same as RSCN 362. Prereq., FOR 360 or consent of instr. An introduction to livestock production in natural systems and the role of livestock production in the world food situation; emphasizes selection, production and management principles of beef cattle systems.
UG 379 Collaboration in Natural Resources Decisions 3 cr. Offered intermittently. Same as EVST and RSCN 379. Political and social processes affecting natural resource decisions. Examination of cases of multi-party collaboration in forestry, range, and watershed management issues..
U 385 Watershed Hydrology 3 cr. Offered autumn and spring. Same as RSCN 385.An introduction to physical and biological controls over water movement and storage in the environment, and how those controls are affected by land management practices.
U 386 Watershed Hydrology Laboratory 1 cr. Offered autumn and spring. Coreq., FOR 385 or consent of instr. An introduction to basic watershed measurement and analysis techniques. Lab exercises designed around the use of spreadsheets and computer graphics.
U 395 Special Topics Variable cr. (R-12) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.
U 396 Independent Study 1-3 cr. (R-10) Offered every term. Prereq., consent of instr. Individual study or research problems.
U 398 Internship Variable cr. Offered every term. Prereq., consent of department. Extended classroom experience that provides practical application of classroom learning during placements off campus. Prior approval must be obtained from the faculty supervisor and the Internship Services office. A maximum of 6 credits of Internship (198, 298, 398, 498) may count toward graduation.
UG 410 Soil Morphology, Genesis and Classification 3 cr. Offered spring odd-numbered years. Prereq., FOR 210N. The morphological characteristics of soils, how the horizons formed and an introduction to the Soil Taxonomy classification system used in this country. Field trips will be included.
UG 415 Environmental Soil Science 3 cr. Offered intermittently. Prereq., FOR 210N. A detailed analysis of how natural and anthropogenic disturbances influence soil processes and how those processes in turn influence our environment. Specific topic areas include nutrient cycling, water quality, xenobiotic compounds, metal contamination, and the remediation of contaminated soils.
UG 422 Natural Resources Policy and Administration 3 cr. Offered autumn and spring. Same as RSCN 422. Policy formation in the United States and a survey of the major resource policies interpreted in their historical and political contexts.
UG 424 Community Forestry and Conservation 3 cr. Offered spring. Same as SOC 424 and RSCN 424. A review of agroforestry, community forestry, and opportunities and constraints to the use of trees in rural development and protected areas management.
UG 425 Natural Resource and Environmental Economics 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., Math 150, and at least one of ECON 111, FOR 225, and FOR 320. Introduction to analytical approaches for economic analysis of management of non-renewable resources, fisheries, forests, threatened and endangered species, and the atmosphere.
UG430 Forest Meteorology 3 cr. Offered autumn oddnumbered years. Prereq., Consent of instr. A brief introduction to synoptic and mesoscale meteorology, followed by more intense study of physics in the forest environment: transfers of heat, light and momentum and their influences on plant structure, function, productivity and survival.
UG 435 Advanced Timber Harvesting and Forest Road 5 cr. Offered autumn. Prereqs., FOR 235, 347, 340, 351; Coreq., FOR 436. This course covers the fundamentals of logging feasibility and cost analyses of various timber harvesting systems including the characteristics and performance of ground vehicles, cable and aerial systems; cost factors and cost analysis procedures; safety issues; and environmental impacts of harvesting systems as well as forest road location, surveying, design, construction and maintenance, and management of existing road systems.
UG 436 Forest Operations Evaluation and Project Planning 3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., FOR 320. Coreq., FOR 436. This course introduces sensitivity analysis; break-even analysis; risk analysis; multistage sequential analysis; multiattribute analysis; project planning; and contracting.
UG 437 Forest Operations and Applied Restoration Capstone 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., FOR 385, 435, EVST 167. FOR 230 and 360 strongly recommended. Principles of ecological restoration and techniques for implementing restoration strategies for terrestrial and aquatic systems.
UG 440 Timber Management I 3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., FOR 302, 336, 341. The management and manipulation of the timber resource on private lands to reach multiple objectives, with a focus on the planning of forest operations.
UG 441 Timber Management II 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., FOR 440 the immediately preceding autumn semester. The management and manipulation of the timber resource on private lands to reach multiple objectives, with a focus on the administration of forest operations.
UG 442 Technical Processing of Wood Products 5 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., FOR 340 and 342. Lecture, discussion, laboratory manufacture, and evaluation of solid and composite wood products. Exercises include lumber manufacture and drying at College's sawmill; plywood, laminated beam manufacture and strength testing; particle board and flakeboard manufacture and testing.
UG 447 Advanced Silviculture 3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., FOR 347. Examination of silvicultural topics such as regeneration practices, thinning/stand density concepts, and silvicultural systems at an advanced level.
UG 455 Riparian Ecology and Management 3 cr. Offered spring. Same as RSCN 455. Coreq. or prereq., FOR 385 and one introductory ecology course or consent of instr.. Importance of riparian/wetland areas and the complexities associated with their management for short and long term benefits.
UG 460 Range Inventory and Analysis 3 cr. Offered autumn. Same as RSCN 460. Prereq., FOR 360 and one course in statistics. Methods of measuring range and shrub-land vegetation at individual and community level for determining plant composition, changes following treatments, and carrying capacity of range livestock and native ungulates.
UG 461 Animal Nutrition 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., FOR 360 or consent of instr. Elements of animal nutrition, physiology of ruminant nutrition, nutritional characteristics of forage plants related to nutrition requirements of livestock and wildlife, and nutritional strategies of free-roaming animals.
UG 462 Range Ecology 3 cr. Offered spring. Same as RSCN 462. Prereq., FOR 360 and one course in plant ecology. Applied ecology of rangeland uses by various biota, synecological response to grazing, fire, herbicides, fertilizers and mechanical treatments, structural and functional responses of grassland systems to disturbance.
UG 463 Range Improvement 3 cr. Offered autumn. Same as RSCN 463. Prereq., FOR 360. Methods of improving rangelands, including grazing systems, control of weeds, controlled burning, seeding, fertilization and mechanical soil treatments.
UG 465 Restoration Ecology 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., senior standing and a course in ecology. Same as EVST 465. Philosophy and practice of restoring damaged ecosystems. Restoration planning including improvement of degraded soils, site preparation for revegetation, and case studies.
UG 475 Sociology of Environment and Development 3 cr. Offered annually. Same as RSCN 475. Examines key social forces that influence how individuals, groups and nation-states understand and live within their bio-physical environments, especially policies and processes relating to development, corporate capitalism, globalization, culture, class and other forms of power and social relations. Pays close attention to ways both indigenous and introduced resource use and management practices (including conservation) variably impact people of different races, classes, genders, cultures and livelihood practices.
U 476 Managing Recreation Resources in Wilderness 3 cr. Same as RECM 476. Examination of strategies to management recreation in a wilderness setting. Addresses management of visitor use and experiences, measuring and monitoring biophysical and social impacts, effective education and interpretation, and law enforcement.
UG 480 Forest and Rangeland Area Planning and Design 3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., senior standing, WBIO 370, RECM 310, FOR 347 or FOR 360; senior or graduate standing; or consent of instr. A multidisciplinary planning team approach to developing detailed, site-specific resource management planning for units of forest and rangeland at the area or watershed level. Includes use of geographic information systems, computer modeling, and linear programming.
UG 481 Forest Planning 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., FOR 422 or consent of instr. Integrated multiple use planning at the forest-wide level: defining multi-resource management goals, generating management alternatives, projecting outcomes, assessing environmental impacts, and implementing preferred option.
UG 485 Watershed Management 3 cr. Offered autumn. Same as RSCN 485. Prereq., FOR 385 or consent of instr. Effects of land management practices on water and sediment yields from wildland watersheds. Introduction to statistical methods in hydrology. Introduction to water yield and sediment modeling techniques.
UG 489E Ethics and the Management of Public Lands 3 cr. Offered intermittently. Prereq., lower-division course in Perspective 5 or consent of instr.; senior standing. Theoretical and practical ethical issues affecting the management of natural resources in national forests and on other public lands.
UG 495 Special Topics Variable cr. (R-12) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.
U 496 Independent Study 1-3 cr. (R-10) Offered every term. Prereq., consent of instr. Individual study or research problems.
U 497 Senior Thesis 3 cr. Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., senior standing and consent of instr. Preparation of a major paper based on study or research in a field selected according to the needs and objectives of the student.
UG 498 Internship Variable cr. Offered every term. Prereq., consent of instr. Extended classroom experience which provides practical application of classroom learning during placements off-campus. Prior approval must be obtained from faculty advisor and Internship Services office. A maximum of 6 credits of Internship (198, 298, 398, 498) may count toward graduation.
G 500 Forest Growth and Yield 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., FOR 202 or consent of instr. Offered alternate years. Theory and methods for projecting quantitative measures of tree and stand growth over time; includes analysis of computer growth and yield models used in the region.
G 501 Research Methods 3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., a course in statistics or consent of instr. The nature of scientific research, planning research projects, organization and presentation of research results. Emphasis on the development of study plans for specific research projects.
G 503 GIS: Methods and Applications I 3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., consent of instr. General principles of geographic information systems. Instruction and lab use of specific software packages used for management decision-making in natural resources management. Students have hands-on experience in digitizing, mapping, spatial analysis and data-base creation.
G 504 GIS: Methods and Applications II 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., FOR 503. Continuation of 503.
UG 505 Sampling Methods 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., FOR 201 or equiv.; consent of instr. Definitions, sampling with and without replacement, equal and unequal probability sampling, sample size and allocation, estimates and their variances, simple random sampling, stratification, double sampling, two-stage sampling, PPS and 3P sampling uses and precision.
G 508 Modeling Forest Dynamics 3 cr. Offered autumn oddnumbered years. Prereq., FOR 500 and some experience with statistical methods and a programming language. Introduction to the construction of simulation models for forecasting change in forest vegetation. Survey of alternative modeling approaches followed by construction of a simulator. Includes specification of conceptual model, statistical analysis of data, and programming a working simulator.
G 511 Soil Chemistry 3 cr. Offered spring odd-numbered years. Prereq., FOR 210N, 330. A series of lectures on soil chemistry in the beginning of the semester, emphasizing water and nutrient movement, followed by a series of laboratory and lecture classes on soil chemistry, emphasizing data interpretation and problem solving.
G 513 Natural Resource Dispute Resolution 3 cr. Offered spring. Same as LAW 613 and EVST 513. Provides a conceptual framework for understanding the history of ideas that have shaped the policies, institutions, and strategies used to resolve natural resource and other public policy conflicts in the American West. Focus on natural resource and environmental dispute resolution.
G 520 Forest Resource Economics 3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., FOR 320 or equiv., an upper-division or graduate level course in microeconomics, and consent of instr. The demand for, and supply of, commodity products from the forest, including characteristics of demand for stumpage, logs and processed products, forest management and harvesting decisions, and the supply of stumpage, intermediate and processed products.
G 532 Forest Ecosystem Analysis 3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., FOR 330 or equiv. Current research on important processes in forest ecosystems, including carbon, water and nutrient cycles, with emphasis on recent computer simulation models.
G 533 Use of Fire in Wildland Management 3 cr. Offered autumn even-numbered years. Prereq., consent of instr. Western fire ecology and the planned use of fire. Wildlife, range and forestry applications of prescribed fire. Seminars and discussions; research applications.
G 545 Silviculture Research 1 cr. (R-6) Offered intermittently. Prereq., graduate standing and consent of instr.; prereq. or coreq., FOR 347 or equiv. Reading and discussion of scientific literature related to silvicultural practice and science. Different topic each semester. Students become familiar with silviculture literature, develop skills for scrutinizing scientific literature, and examine silvicultural topics in detail.
G 547 Forest Vegetation Dynamics 3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., consent of instr. Role of disturbances, plant interactions, tree architecture, and structure on forest stand development. Laboratory provides experience with vegetation development reconstruction. Discusses even-aged, uneven-aged, single- and mixed-species stand development as well as landscape linkages.
G 548 Forest Stand Dynamics and Culture 1 cr. Offered intermittently. Prereq., FOR 347 or equiv. One-week continuing education course designed to present emerging concepts in stand dynamics and stand culture to practicing silviculturists. Topics include even- and uneven-aged stand dynamics and density control, fire management, fertilization, and stand health.
G 551 Digital Image Processing 4 cr. Offered autumn evennumbered years. Prereq., FOR 351 or equiv. and consent of instr. Fundamentals of electro-optical digital remote sensors, data compilation, preprocessing, and pattern recognition.
G 565 Advanced Problems in Restoration Ecology 3 cr. Offered autumn. Same as RSCN 565. Prereq., graduate standing and consent of instructor. This is a student-driven course that explores current topics in the theory and practice of restoration. Students will develop and implement a collaborative research project related to a current problem in restoration ecology or ecological restoration.
G 570 Political Ecology 3 cr. Same as RSCN 570. Graduate seminar on key theories, issues and literature in the subfield of Political Ecology, an interdisciplinary environmental social science approach which integrates how political, economic, cultural and ecological processes interact and shape societynature relations. Case examples are drawn from both the North and South.
G 571 International Conservation and Development 1-3 cr. (R-2) Prereq., graduate standing and consent of instructor. Critical review of selected international natural resource development, conservation and management approaches and experiences. Offered fall land spring semester, credits may vary (1-3).
G 579 Advanced Natural Resources Conflict Resolution 3 cr. (R-4) Offered autumn. Same as EVST 579 and LAW 679. Prereq., FOR 513 or consent of instr. Current topics in theory and practice. Development and discussion of research topics. Topics vary.
G 582 Tropical Ecosystems and Management 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., graduate standing or consent of instr. Introduction to tropical forests and agroecosystems, and a critical examination of their management and conservation within the context of ecological, socioeconomic and political change.
G 586 Snow Hydrology 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., graduate standing or consent of instr. The physics of snow formation, distribution and ablation. Snow and forest management in the subalpine zone.
G 594 Graduate Seminar in Forestry 1 cr. (R-3) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., graduate standing. Presentation by students, staff and visitors of issues and topics in their fields.
G 595 Special Topics Variable cr. (R-12) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.
G 596 Independent Study 1-3 cr. (R-10) Offered every term. Prereq., consent of instr. Individual study or research problems.
G 598 Internship Variable cr. (R-15) Offered every term. Prereq., consent of instr. Extended classroom experience which provides practical application of classroom learning during placements off campus. Prior approval must be obtained from the faculty supervisor and the Internship Services office.
G 599 Professional Paper Variable cr. (R-15) Offered autumn and spring. Preparation of Master of Ecosystem Management professional paper.
G 622 Advanced Problems in Environmental Policy 3 cr. Offered Spring even-number years. Examines environmental policy problems and contemporary issues in environmental policy, law, and administration. Policy tools, concepts and research resources introduced. Numerous problems, themes, and issues in environmental policy analyzed. Readings-based seminar; students lead most reviews and discussions.
G 697 Graduate Research Variable cr. (R-15) Offered every term. Independent graduate research in forest management, wood science, soils, wildlife management, silviculture, recreation and other topic areas.
G 699 Thesis Variable cr. (R-15) Offered every term. Preparation of thesis/dissertation.