Provides opportunity to explore a wide variety of specialized topics in environmental science. Courses offered by topic. Participants may take more than one topic for credit, provided additional credits are taken in different topics. This class may include students from multiple sections. (Elective)
Course Outcomes
- Identify structures associated with stand succession - discussions, field summaries, final examination.
- Analyze forests using structure, composition and function - discussions, field summaries, final examination.
- Measure forest attributes (structures and composition) correlating to stage of forest succession - discussions, field summaries, final examination.
- Identify and explain social, economic and ecological aspects of forest policy - discussions, field summaries, final examination.