Natural Resources Conservation 534 - Forest Measurements
Fall
2025
01
4.00
Malcolm Itter
M W F 10:10AM 11:00AM
UMass Amherst
65804
Holdsworth Hall room 105
mitter@umass.edu
Forests provide tremendous public benefits. This course will teach methods for mapping forest resources and quantifying the forest species and structure that provide these many benefits, with the goal of informing forest conservation decisions. The course will also include methods for determining threats to forests, including invasive plants, exotic insects, and deer over populations. Finally, the course will include techniques for monitoring conservation restrictions.
NRC 212 a course in statistics is recommended such as the following: Stats 111, Stats 501 or NRC 290B
Multiple required components--lab and/or discussion section. To register, submit requests for all components simultaneously.