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Course Description

Students will collect and analyze data and complete assignments illustrating the concepts that they learn in Forest Measurements and Sampling.

Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
In addition to completing all of the undergraduate components of the course, graduate students will complete a course project that culminates in a presentation to the class illustrating how course topics are applied in their field of study.

Athena Title

Forest Measure & Sampling Lab

Equivalent Courses

Not open to students with credit in FANR 3000L

Prerequisite

Permission of major

Undergraduate Pre or Corequisite

STAT 2000 or STAT 2000E or STAT 2100H or BIOS 2010 or BIOS 2010E or FANR 2010-2010L or BUSN 3000 or BUSN 3000E or BUSN 3000H or UNIV 1108

Corequisite

FORS 4050/6050

Semester Course Offered

Offered spring

Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

Student Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to read and create basic maps.
By the end of this course, students will be able to navigate in field settings using common tools.
By the end of this course, students will be able to measure trees and forests.

Topical Outline

Land measurements: Distance, direction, slope, area, and error
Orienteering
Map interpretation
Deed searches
GPS data collection
ArcGIS mapping
Site quality evaluation
Systematic sampling
Random sampling
Plot sampling
Strip sampling
Point sampling
Timber volume and value estimation

Institutional Competencies

Analytical Thinking

The ability to reason, interpret, analyze, and solve problems from a wide array of authentic contexts.

Syllabus

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Forest Measurements and Sampling Laboratory