A detailed examination of the physical, chemical, and biological properties of soils occurring in wetland environments. Applications of this information critical to wetland restoration efforts seeking to replicate the biochemical environment of natural wetland substrates. Additional emphasis on the identification of hydric soil characteristics necessary for wetland delineation. Catalogue Prerequisites: ENVIRSCI 390A or 590A or permission of instructor

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Survey with emphasis on the successful design of insects and their innovative features. Aspects of insect biology, including communication, defense, feeding, and mating behaviors. Social behavior with a focus on termite, ant, and honey bee societies. Beneficial uses of insects such as silk and pollination, and negative interactions with humans, including disease vectors, parasites, and crop pests. (Gen.Ed. BS) Formerly ENTOMOL 126.

Course covers watershed-scale and ecosystem-based approaches to natural resources conservation and environmental decisions. Students will learn various approaches and fundamental concepts for integrating biological, physical, hydrological, and socioeconomics with a trans-disciplinary perspective.

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Components of timber harvesting systems; felling, bucking, primary and secondary transport. Integration of components into efficient, safe, and cost-effective harvesting systems. Lab: case studies of harvest operations in the field.

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Using the understanding gained from previous coursework in pathology, entomology, dendrology, soil science and professional knowledge from work experience in the green industry, students will explore proper techniques and procedures relative to the identification of plant health-related concerns, proper sample submission to lab facilities and plant health care policy and decision-making.

Introduction to the principles of ecology, including structure and dynamics of populations, communities, and ecosystems. Applications of ecological principles to current problems in natural resource management and conservation. Restricted to majors in the Department of Natural Resources Conservation.

Restoration ecology is the returning of damaged ecosystems or particular properties of a desired state of ecological health. For purposes of this course, this field can be divided into four topics: 1) remediation of damaged sites where no return to original conditions is possible (e.g. strip-mined sites), 2) restoration of missing natural processes (fire, flood cycles, etc.), 3) return of missing native species or protection of declining native species, and 4) elimination or management of damaging invasive species.