Course Description
Basic ecology, management, and restoration of the longleaf pine
ecosystem. Topics will include longleaf history, conservation
status, and fire ecology. Discussion and hands-on application
of management and restoration techniques for overstory,
understory, and wildlife.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
An additional written report will be required for graduate
students. For example:
- A case study on a longleaf management/restoration plan for a
hypothetical property.
- A topical paper or literature review related to longleaf.
- Other ideas from course instructor or Jones Center
cooperators.
Athena Title
Longleaf Pine
Non-Traditional Format
The course will be taught as an intensive 6-day and 5-night
Maymester class at the Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research
Center in Newton, GA.
Semester Course Offered
Offered summer semester every odd-numbered year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
- Students will be able to explain and discuss the basic ecology of longleaf pine ecosystems, including site-type and regional variations, the role of fire in structuring the ecosystem, and the conservation status of longleaf pine, including wildlife species of concern.
- Students will learn to consider multiple forest, wildlife, and conservation objectives and to design management approaches that integrate these objectives.
- Students will have an understanding of longleaf pine silviculture, including even and uneven-aged management systems and how these meet specific management objectives.
- Students will learn how prescribed fire is utilized in ongoing management of longleaf pine.
- Students will learn restoration techniques for longleaf pine overstory and understory from a range of starting conditions.
Topical Outline
- Longleaf history and conservation status
- Basic ecology of longleaf pine
- Longleaf pine silviculture
- Longleaf pine overstory restoration
- Longleaf pine understory restoration
- Prescribed fire management and longleaf pine
- Game management in longleaf pine
- Nongame wildlife and species of special concern
