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FORT 260 - Forest Mapping
Credits:
2.00
Skill and efficiency is developed in analyzing field survey
data, plotting, lettering and finishing topographic and
planametric maps and road plans, both manually and by
Computer Assisted Drafting. Mapping work is closely
coordinated with field work accomplished in Forest
Surveying (FORT 266.) 1 lec/1 2-hr lab.
FORT 261 - Dendrology
Credits:
3.00
Identification and nomenclature of forest trees and shrubs
which are important to the ecology and economy of the
Northeastern forest. The identification of plant
relationships with other plants, animals, soil, and site
regimes. 1 lec/1 4-hr lab.
FORT 263 - Forest Ecology
Credits:
3.00
The interactions of forest trees with their environment,
both as individuals and as tree communities; environmental
problems affecting plant communities; the history and
classification of North American forests. Study of soils as
they affect forest distribution and tree growth.
2 lec/1 2-hr lab.
FORT 264 - Arboriculture
Credits:
3.00
Tree selection, care, and maintenance in the urban
environment. Includes climbing, safety practices, pruning,
transplanting, and fertilizing. Prereq: FORT 263 or
permission. 1 lec/1 4-hr lab.
FORT 265 - Forest Orientation Seminar
Credits:
1.00
Seminar to prepare freshmen for study and placement in the
broad area of forest technology. 1 lec. Cr/F.
FORT 266 - Forest Surveying
Credits:
4.00
Provides instruction and experience in running cruise lines
and in the survey and identification of rural property
lines. The focus is on field surveying techniques and
problem solving of special importance to foresters. Use of
magnetic survey data in rural property measurement.
Elementary office computations are taught. 2 lec/1 4-hr lab.
FORT 267 - Leadership, Supervision, and Safety Practices
Credits:
2.00
Fundamentals of leadership and supervision including
effective communication, job organization, planning,
personnel training and motivation, problem-solving and
decision-making techniques, accident prevention, first aid,
and CPR instruction. 2 lec.
FORT 269 - Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Credits:
3.00
Foresters directly influence wildlife by manipulating
habitat through silvicultural operations. Course focuses
on the ecology of New England wildlife species with
emphasis on their habitat requirements and the
enhancement of habitat through silviculture and the use of
best management practices.
FORT 270 - Applied Silviculture
Credits:
4.00
Silvicultural practices in the U.S. including reforestation
systems. Improvement of forest stands, employing the basic
tending practices of weeding, thinning, and pruning. Marking
of stands prior to logging operations. Prereq: permission of
instructor or FORT 261 and 263. 3 lec/2-hr lab.
FORT 272 - Mensuration
Credits:
4.00
Field application of forest inventory and timber cruising
techniques. Measurement of tree form, volume, quality, and
defect. Growth prediction of individual trees and stands.
Use of basic statistical methods as a tool in cruising.
Prereq: FORT 261 or instructor permission. 2 lec/1 4-hr lab.
FORT 273 - Management Operations and Analysis
Credits:
3.00
Forest appraisal and valuation methods, timber sale
contracts, depreciation and depletion calculations, forest
taxation. Essentials of forest regulation and management
planning. 2 lec/1 lab.
FORT 274 - Industrial Forest Management Tour
Credits:
2.00
Concentrated field experience and intensive observations of
industrial, private, and federal forest holdings,
emphasizing forest management operations as currently
practiced in New England. Two weeks of concentrated field
study. Prereq: permission of curriculum chairperson.
Cr/F.
FORT 275 - Forestry Field Practices
Credits:
1.00
A one-week course of block-type instruction in the following
areas: tree measurement, log scaling practices, sawmilling
fundamentals, chainsaw maintenance and operation.
FORT 276 - Forest Products
Credits:
4.00
Basics of structure and properties of wood as a raw
material. Conversion of logs to lumber at Thompson School
sawmill (student operated). Lumber and log grading and
measuring. Studies in processing efficiency, lumber drying,
and physical plant operations. Introduction to paper,
veneer, and chip products. Marketing of forest products.
2 lec/4-hr lab.
FORT 277 - Logging
Credits:
4.00
Harvesting methods: their physical layout and economics,
relationship to silviculture, and protection. Maintenance of
logging tools and machinery. Foremanship and woods safety
are stressed. Prereq: permission. 2 lec/4-hr lab.
FORT 278 - Forest Insects and Diseases
Credits:
2.00
An introduction to the role of forest insects and
microorganisms in the context of managing woodlands.
Students learn to recognize the signs and symptoms of insect
and disease damage in forest trees and products. They study
the life cycles and identify common forest insect and
disease pests impacting North American tree species. Pest
management methods are introduced. 1 lec/2-hr lab.
FORT 279 - Forest Fire Control and Use
Credits:
2.00
Instruction in forest fire suppression methods. Interactions
of forest fuels, topography, and weather as they affect
forest fire behavior. Use of controlled fire as a tool in
forest and wildlife management. 4-hr lab.
FORT 280 - Aerial Photography Interpretation
Credits:
2.00
Value and use of aerial photos in forest typing, mapping,
land-feature identification, forest road reconnaissance, and
inventory techniques. 1 lec/1 lab.
FORT 283 - Forestry Computer Applications
Credits:
1.00
Introduction to file management, word processing,
spreadsheets, databases, email, and the internet. Students
use software to solve forestry-related problems.
1 lec/1 lab.
FORT 291 - Independent Studies in Forest Technology/Urban Tree Care
Credits:
1.00 to 3.00
A) Forest Management; B) Forest Products; C) Forest
Protection; D) Wildlife Management; E) Urban Tree Care.
Prereq: permission of instructor and student's adviser.
FORT 292 - Independent Studies in Forest Technology/Urban Tree Care
Credits:
1.00 to 3.00
A) Forest Management; B) Forest Products; C) Forest
Protection; D) Wildlife Management; E) Urban Tree Care.
Prereq: permission of instructor and student's adviser.
FORT 297 - Work Experience
Credits:
Career-related employment (12 weeks, generally in the
summer following freshman year) in a forestry, urban tree
care, or other department-approved natural resources area.
Cr/F.