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| Course ID: | FORS 5610/7610. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Prescribed Fire in the Forest Ecosystem | Course
Description: | Applications of fire as a tool for forest management, species
conservation, and ecosystem restoration in the southeastern
coastal plain. Analysis of fuels, weather, and fire behavior.
Fire effects on plants, animals, and soils in the longleaf pine
ecosystem. Emphasis on field experience with prescribed burns. | | Oasis Title: | Prescribed Fire Forest Ecosyst | | Nontraditional Format: | The course will be taught as an intensive 6-day Spring Break
class at the Joseph W. Jones Ecological Center in Newton, GA. | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | Course Objectives: | 1. Students will be able to explain and discuss the benefits and
risks of applying prescribed fire as a management tool in
forests of the southeastern coastal plain
2. Students will have the ability to assess weather and site
conditions to evaluate potential fire behavior and effects
3. Students will be able to discuss the fundamental ecological
effects of fire on forest plants, animals, soils
4. Under the guidance of a competent practitioner, students will
plan, execute, and evaluate a prescribed burn | | Topical Outline: | 1. History and role of fire in the longleaf pine ecosystem
2. Fire physics and fire behavior
a. Fuels
b. Weather/fire environment
c. Firing strategies and techniques
3. Planning the prescribed fire
a. Smoke management
b. Burn permits
c. Fire control and contingencies
d. Safety
4. Evaluating the success of the prescribed fire
5. Prescribed fire and forest conservation
a. Fire effects on plants
b. Fire effects on soils
c. Fire and wildlife management
d. Fire as a holistic tool | | Honor Code Reference: | You are expected to conduct yourself at all times in accordance
with the University Academic Honesty Policy. Violations of the
policy will be vigorously pursued and prosecuted. Please
consult the policy guidebook "A Culture of Honesty: Policies
and Procedures on Academic Honesty" available in Room 1-203. | |
| Course ID: | FORS 5610/7610. 2 hours. |
| Course Title: | Prescribed Fire in the Forest Ecosystem |
Course
Description: | Applications of fire as a tool for forest management, species
conservation, and ecosystem restoration in the southeastern
coastal plain. Analysis of fuels, weather, and fire behavior.
Fire effects on plants, animals, and soils in the longleaf pine
ecosystem. Emphasis on field experience with prescribed burns. |
| Oasis Title: | Prescribed Fire Forest Ecosyst |
| Nontraditional Format: | The course will be taught as an intensive 6-day Spring Break
class at the Joseph W. Jones Ecological Center in Newton, GA. |
| Undergraduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department |
| Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. |
| Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
|
| Course Objectives: | 1. Students will be able to explain and discuss the benefits and
risks of applying prescribed fire as a management tool in
forests of the southeastern coastal plain
2. Students will have the ability to assess weather and site
conditions to evaluate potential fire behavior and effects
3. Students will be able to discuss the fundamental ecological
effects of fire on forest plants, animals, soils
4. Under the guidance of a competent practitioner, students will
plan, execute, and evaluate a prescribed burn |
| Topical Outline: | 1. History and role of fire in the longleaf pine ecosystem
2. Fire physics and fire behavior
a. Fuels
b. Weather/fire environment
c. Firing strategies and techniques
3. Planning the prescribed fire
a. Smoke management
b. Burn permits
c. Fire control and contingencies
d. Safety
4. Evaluating the success of the prescribed fire
5. Prescribed fire and forest conservation
a. Fire effects on plants
b. Fire effects on soils
c. Fire and wildlife management
d. Fire as a holistic tool |
| Honor Code Reference: | You are expected to conduct yourself at all times in accordance
with the University Academic Honesty Policy. Violations of the
policy will be vigorously pursued and prosecuted. Please
consult the policy guidebook "A Culture of Honesty: Policies
and Procedures on Academic Honesty" available in Room 1-203. |
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