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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.

Review of various professional aspects of arboriculture and urban forestry.

Students will work in teams to research and develop solutions to the sustainable challenges facing our society. They will collaborate to investigate, critically evaluate, effectively communicate, and reflect on the multifaceted challenges associated with addressing sustainable resource use, water, food, energy, transportation, waste management, and climate change.