| Course ID: | FORS 4010/6010-4010L/6010L. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 4 hours lab per week. |
| Course Title: | Silviculture |
Course
Description: | Theory and techniques of controlling regeneration, density, species composition, health, and quality of forest stands. Treatments studied include seeding and planting of tree species; thinning and regeneration cuts; and appropriate use of fire, pesticides, and fertilizers. |
| Oasis Title: | Silviculture |
| Undergraduate Prerequisite: | [(FANR 3000 and FANR 3000L) or (FORS 4050/6050 and FORS 4050L/6050L) or (WILD 4110/6110 and WILD 4110L/6110L)] and [(FANR 3200W and FANR 3200L) or (ECOL 3500 and ECOL 3500L) or (ECOL 3505H and ECOL 3505L)] |
| Graduate Prerequisite: | [(FANR 3000 and FANR 3000L) or (FORS 4050/6050 and FORS 4050L/6050L) or (WILD 4110/6110 and WILD 4110L/6110L)] and [(FANR 3200W and FANR 3200L) or (ECOL 3500 and ECOL 3500L) or (ECOL 3505H and ECOL 3505L)] |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | To develop an understanding of the fundamentals of silviculture and its role in
resource management. Topics covered will include history of land use, forest
establishment and growth, intermediate treatments, regeneration systems, forest
health and protection, fire, timber and non-timber outputs. Examples
representative of southeastern silviculture will be studied to reinforce principles
and practices. |
| Topical Outline: | Week 1:Introduction, History of the Southern Forest, Species-Site Relationships
Week 2:Stand Structure and Development, Density and Stocking
Week 3:Introduction to Silvicultural Systems
Week 4:Even-aged Systems – Clearcut Method
Week 5:Artificial Regeneration - Nursery and Greenhouse Operations
Week 6:Plantation Management - Site Preparation, planting, weed control, fertilizing
Week 7:Intensive Management
Week 8:Even-aged Systems – Seed Tree Method, Shelterwood Method
Week 9:Silviculture and Water Resources
Week 10:Silviculture and Biodiversity
Week 11:Uneven-aged Systems – Single Tree Selection, Group Selection
Week 12:Thinning, Tree Quality, Wood Quality
Week 13:Improvement, Sanitation, Salvage Cuttings, Release Cuttings
Week 14:Forest Protection, Prescribed Fire, Pinestraw Management
Week 15:Agroforestry; Wildlife and Recreation |