Taught at Pack Forest. Multiple-use field trips. NW Agee, Edmonds, Gara Effects of fire, diseases, and insects on forest ecosystems, fire ecology and management, abiotic and biotic diseases, disease management, effects of defoliators, bark beetles and wood boring insects, pests of intensive forest management and principles of insect management. Effects of changes in landforms on forest and aquatic communities. River basin and watershed features.
Forest stand dynamics, forest hydrology, fish and wildlife histories and behavior.
Resource conflicts and resolution. Concentrated field experience taught at Pack Forest. Emphasis on the process of developing, implementing, and monitoring multiple-resource land management plans. Discussion of laws and regulations influencing forest land use planning. Selected forest resource planning case studies along the urban to wildland gradient.