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Introduction
to Prairie and Community Forestry
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Plant
Sciences 219
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Fall
semester (odd years)
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Tuesday, Thursday |
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| 11:00-11:50 a.m. | |||||||||
| Loftsgard 102 | |||||||||
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Instructor: |
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| Dr. Joe Zeleznik | |||||||||
| Office: 374H Loftsgard Hall | |||||||||
| Office hours: Tu., Th. 1:00-2:30p.m. or by appointment | |||||||||
| Phone: 231-8143 | |||||||||
| e-mail: joseph.zeleznik@ndsu.edu | |||||||||
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Course objectives: |
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| To describe the general inherent qualities, benefits and management of forests in the United States, with particular reference to those found in the Great Plains. These include naturally-regenerated and planted forests in both rural and urban environments. A variety of teaching tools - including lectures, videos and hands-on projects - will help students to learn subject. | |||||||||
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Text: |
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| There is no textbook for this course. However, several publications and other handouts will be provided to support certain sections of the course. | |||||||||
| Grading: | |||||||||
| Final | |||||||||
| Source | Points | Percentage | Grade | Percentage | Points | ||||
| Exam I |
100
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25%
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A | 91-100% | 362-400 | ||||
| Exam II |
100
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25%
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B | 81-90% | 322-361 | ||||
| Exam III |
100
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25%
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C | 71-80% | 282-321 | ||||
| Pop quizzes |
20
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5%
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D | 61-70% | 242-281 | ||||
| Project |
40
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10%
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F | <60% | <241 | ||||
| Report |
40
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10%
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| Total |
400
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100%
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| Exams are scheduled as noted below. Any exam makeup without prior arrangement or documented personal emergency will be penalized 15 points. Makeup exams will differ from the original and will be made up when all absentees can arrange a common time. There will be no makeup of pop quizzes unless you inform the instructor that you will be absent or you have a required absence (with prior notification). | |||||||||
| Schedule: (Revised on 04.Sept.03) | |||||||||
| Week | Dates | Tuesday | Thursday | ||||||
| 1 | Aug. 26, 28 |
Introduction/syllabus25 |
Dendrology | ||||||
| 2 | Sept. 2, 4 | Tree physiology | Forest ecology | ||||||
| 3 | Sept. 9, 11 | Benefits of forests | U.S. Forest types I | ||||||
| 4 | Sept. 16, 18 | U.S. Forest types II | Traditional forestry/Silviculture | ||||||
| 5 | Sept. 23, 25 | ND native forests--Project I assigned | ND planted forests | ||||||
| 6 | Sept. 30, Oct. 2 | **EXAM I** | Agroforestry I (Windbreaks) | ||||||
| 7 | Oct. 7, 9 | Agroforestry
II (Riparian buffers) Brumbaugh **Project I due** |
Agroforestry III (Other) | ||||||
| 8 | Oct. 14, 16 | Conservation
programs Stange |
Public forest vs. private forests | ||||||
| 9 | Oct. 21, 23 | Measurements and traditional products | Harsel Specialty forest products | ||||||
| 10 | Oct. 28, 30 | Community forestry I - Overview |
Individual
tree values |
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| 11 | Nov. 4, 6 | **EXAM II** | Community forestry II - Arboriculture | ||||||
| 12 | Nov. 11, 13 | NO CLASS - VETERANS DAY | Community forestry III - Hazard tree assessment **Project II due** | ||||||
| 13 | Nov. 18, 20 | Community forestry IV - People and politics Liudahl | Community forestry V - Tree inventories (Quam) | ||||||
| 14 | Nov. 25, 27 | Protection I - Insect pests of trees | NO CLASS - THANKSGIVING | ||||||
| 15 | Dec. 2, 4 | Protection II - Disease problems of trees | Protection III - Forest Health Monitoring (FHM) | ||||||
| 16 | Dec. 9, 11 | Breeding/Tree improvement | Forests and wildlife (Dewald) | ||||||
| Finals week: Friday, December 19 **Third exam, 7:30-9:30 a.m.** | |||||||||