Forestry Program

Introduction to forestryis designedto give students a broad overview of forests and the forestry profession. The course will attempt to provide broad exposure to a range of issues faced by forestry resource professionals, including the services and products from these forests, environmental and human values, and basic elements of use, planning and management. The course will provide an overview of forest attributes and issues worldwide with emphasis on the United States and particularly the Pacific Northwest.

This course provides students with the introductory computing skills such as word formatting, digital editing, essential and advanced excel skills, andPowerPointskills that will support their success in the Forestry program. Forestry specific applications will be used to teach these skills.

Introduction to theory and practice of surveying methods and measurements as applied to the specifics of forestry problems and their solutions. Combined with other technical skills, this courseis designedto assist in preparing students for the parts of the Fundamentals of Land Surveying exam, which is necessary to become a professional land surveyor.

This course will answer the followingquestions;what are forest communities, how do we characterize them, and how do they changeover time? How do plants get and use carbon, water, and nutrients? What are adaptations and natural selection? What are plants and biogeochemical cycles? In addition, students will learn how forests respond to disturbance and ecosystem services that are provided by forests.

Learn to identify the principal forest trees of North America, and the principal trees and shrubs of the Pacific Northwest, including the ranges over which they grow, important ecological characteristics, and principal uses.Alsolearn about forested regions of the world, and the structure and function of forest plants.

Overview of recreation resource management including study of land and water resources used for outdoor recreation. This course explores aspects of recreation management in terrestrial and marine settings including a historical overview, the role of various agencies and interest groups, issues currently confronting these stakeholders, ecological impacts of recreation, and contemporary management approaches for addressing topics such as satisfaction, crowding, and conflict.