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.

This introductory statistics course aims to provide students interested in ecology with a supportive, encouraging and comfortable environment for developing a solid understanding of core statistical concepts. Ecology, the study of the relationships between organisms to one another and their environment, is a discipline concerned with quantifying the relationships we observe in nature. The objective of the course is to demystify statistics and help develop the basic level of understanding that all future ecologists should possess.

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.

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.

Independent study on arboriculture and urban forestry topics.

This is a stand-alone independent study designed by the student and faculty sponsor that involves frequent interaction between instructor and student. Qualitative and quantitative enrichment must be evident on the proposed contract before consent is given to undertake the study.