Natural Resources Conservation 540 - Forest Resources Management
Spring
2025
01
4.00
Meghan MacLean,Audrey Barker Plotkin
M W F 10:10AM 11:00AM
UMass Amherst
49126
Holdsworth 301
mgmaclean@umass.edu
abarkerplotk@umass.edu
Use of forests to meet multiple objectives. Summary of forest history, policies, programs and review of traditional and contemporary forest management principles and practices. Case examples, site visits and reports, interaction with practitioners and landowners, term project and presentation.
This course is open to NRC majors only. NRC 526 and 534 This course is intended for students enrolled in the NRC Forestry Concentration to meet accreditation requirements through the Society of American Foresters.
Trees and Plant Identification (NRC 212), Forest Measurements (NRC 534) are recommended. NRC 261 and NRC 526 are required.
Multiple required components--lab and/or discussion section. To register, submit requests for all components simultaneously.