Courses
Forest Ecosystem Restoration (GY409/509)
This course includes information on the theoretical foundation of restoration ecology, tools and techniques used to reconstruct prior ecosystem states, methods to develop restoration targets and monitoring plans, and silvicultural prescriptions used to achieve desired future conditions. Requires field trips and laboratory analyses.
Forest Ecology and Vegetation Analysis (GY489/589)
A study of the relationships between trees and the environment, interrelationships of organisms that compose the forest community, forest growth and development patterns, and field and laboratory techniques used in forest science and management. The course requires multiple field trips to collect forest inventory data and tour different sites. Lab activities are based on data sets collected by students.
Eastern Forest Communities and Silvics - field course (GY492)
This field course is focused on the biotic and abiotic elements that create distinct forest communities throughout the eastern US, with a particular emphasis on woody plant assemblages including the silvics of dominant and indicator species in different community types. Applications to forest management are stressed. The course requires multiple day and overnight field excursions to forest sites and is offered only during the summer interim session.
Forest Measurements and Methods (GY494)
This service-learning course is designed to provide students with a theoretical foundation and practical experiences in measuring, inventorying, and describing trees, stands, and forests. To successfully complete this course students are expected to demonstrate proficiency in field sampling and analytical methods used in forest science and management. Requires weekly field trips to the Oakmulgee District of Talladega National Forest.
Forest Ecosystem Management: Silviculture (GY496/596)
In this course silviculture is treated as applied forest ecology. The goal is to provide students with a knowledge of silviculture and its ecological basis so they can design manipulations in forest ecosystems to achieve a wide range of management objectives. The course requires field trips to tour different sites and visit with forest scientists and managers. Prerequisite: GY489
Seminar in Forest Science and Management (GY610)
This is a reading intensive, graduate only seminar course. Topics vary depending on student interest. Prior topics have included frontiers in forest ecology, silviculture, and forest disturbance. This course is offered based on student demand.
This course includes information on the theoretical foundation of restoration ecology, tools and techniques used to reconstruct prior ecosystem states, methods to develop restoration targets and monitoring plans, and silvicultural prescriptions used to achieve desired future conditions. Requires field trips and laboratory analyses.
Forest Ecology and Vegetation Analysis (GY489/589)
A study of the relationships between trees and the environment, interrelationships of organisms that compose the forest community, forest growth and development patterns, and field and laboratory techniques used in forest science and management. The course requires multiple field trips to collect forest inventory data and tour different sites. Lab activities are based on data sets collected by students.
Eastern Forest Communities and Silvics - field course (GY492)
This field course is focused on the biotic and abiotic elements that create distinct forest communities throughout the eastern US, with a particular emphasis on woody plant assemblages including the silvics of dominant and indicator species in different community types. Applications to forest management are stressed. The course requires multiple day and overnight field excursions to forest sites and is offered only during the summer interim session.
Forest Measurements and Methods (GY494)
This service-learning course is designed to provide students with a theoretical foundation and practical experiences in measuring, inventorying, and describing trees, stands, and forests. To successfully complete this course students are expected to demonstrate proficiency in field sampling and analytical methods used in forest science and management. Requires weekly field trips to the Oakmulgee District of Talladega National Forest.
Forest Ecosystem Management: Silviculture (GY496/596)
In this course silviculture is treated as applied forest ecology. The goal is to provide students with a knowledge of silviculture and its ecological basis so they can design manipulations in forest ecosystems to achieve a wide range of management objectives. The course requires field trips to tour different sites and visit with forest scientists and managers. Prerequisite: GY489
Seminar in Forest Science and Management (GY610)
This is a reading intensive, graduate only seminar course. Topics vary depending on student interest. Prior topics have included frontiers in forest ecology, silviculture, and forest disturbance. This course is offered based on student demand.
