Course Description
Seminar series delivered by invited guest speakers on topics related to forest health and protection, such as forest entomology, forest pathology, fire ecology, and wildfire management. Students are required to attend all seminars, which are offered every other week, and participate in the following moderated discussion group.
Athena Title
Forest Health Seminar Series
Non-Traditional Format
100-minute-long classes will be offered every other week, with a final shorter review class of 50 minutes (for a total of 750 minutes). Class format will be the following: 50-minute seminar followed by 50 minutes of moderated discussion in which students will have time to interact with the speaker.
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Course Objectives
The objective of this graduate-level course is to provide each student with a broader prospective on topics related to forest health, such as entomology, pathology, fire ecology, and wildfire management. Student will learn of advanced theories and cutting edge techniques and applications of forest protection practices and will have the possibility to interact with regionally/nationally recognized experts in the matter through a moderated discussion.
Topical Outline
Topic presented by guest speakers will vary each time. The guest speakers could be researchers, scientists, foresters, or landowners from state, federal, or private agencies to provide a diversity of perspective and discussion on forest health issues.
Syllabus
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