RFW

RFW 262 Ecosystem-Based Management

This course provides learning opportunities for students in ecosystem based management. In the course the student will continue in their learning of ecosystem structure and function at the stand and landscape scale, learn about forest ecosystem health including identification and biology of prominent forest insects and diseases, learn about watershed, wetland and riparian conservation and management, and learn about ecosystem restoration
activities.

The course will place an emphasis on observation using standard field books, data collection and data analysis using standard procedures, and preparation of prescriptions that implement an ecological approach to land management. The student will gain employable skills related to forest health identification, wildlife tree assessment, ecosystem interpretation, ecosystem restoration, and adaptive management.

This course is delivered via: On Campus