Natural Resources Conservation 526 - Silviculture
Spring
2017
01LL
0.00
M 12:20PM 5:30PM
UMass Amherst
21105
Silvicultural practices used to manage forests for timber production, wildlife habitat, and watershed protection. Special focus on southern New England, but techniques apply to forests throughout the world. Lab: developing silvicultural plans for project areas. Prerequisites: one course in ecology, and one course in plant identification.
This course is open to Graduate Students in the Environmental Conservation, Forestry, and Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation programs and to Undergraduate Students in the NRC, Forestry, and Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation programs.
Multiple required components--lab and/or discussion section. To register, submit requests for all components simultaneously.