Fundamental ecology and principles of wildlife management. Emphasis on wildlife habitat and population characteristics and responses. Prerequisite: One semester of general biology or permission of instructor.

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. (Gen.Ed. BS)

Forests are complex and fascinating ecosystems. They have been shaped by ecological processes over 1,000s of years and also by centuries of human use, abuse, neglect, and care. They are always changing. Forests are essential to human health and well being yet they are often taken for granted.

This course will provide students with basic experience in identifying aquatic and terrestrial vertebrate wildlife and with examples of typical means of capturing/sampling such organisms. The course involves the handling of animals and animal specimens, and all activities have been approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC).

This course will provide students with basic experience in identifying aquatic and terrestrial vertebrate wildlife and with examples of typical means of capturing/sampling such organisms. The course involves the handling of animals and animal specimens, and all activities have been approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC).

Basic chain saw use and safety, including directional felling, bucking, and limbing trees; notch and back cuts; using wedges; cutting branches and trunks under tension.

Required of all students majoring in Arboriculture and Park Management. Five months (April-September 1) cooperative work training for work experience in the field. Submission of reports and collections required.

Training in forest fire control principles and procedures including fire-line safety, fire weather, and fire behavior. Students may meet Federal Interagency Fire Qualification for "Firefighter."