Fall 2002
Dr. John Ball, Professor of Forestry
| PR 303 Forest Ecology and
Management Fall 2002 Dr. John Ball, Professor of Forestry |
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Schedule
| Date: | Topic: | Meet at: |
| Sept. 4 | Introduction | NPB 103 |
| Sept. 9/13 | Lab 1: Tree biology and identification | NPB 119 |
| Sept. 9 | Tree biology | NPB 103 |
| Sept. 11 | No class | |
| Sept. 16/20 | Lab 2: Forest measurement | NPB 119 |
| Sept. 16 | Tree biology (continue) | NPB 103 |
| Sept. 18 | The physical environment: solar radiation | NPB 103 |
| Sept. 23/27 | Field trip: Lake Benton: Hole-in-the-Mountain County Park | Motor pool- 2 pm |
| Sept. 23 | The physical environment: radiation (continue) | NPB 103 |
| Sept. 25 | The physical environment: temperature | NPB 103 |
| Sept 30 /Oct. 4 | Field trip: Cancelled(Monday)/Camden State Park (Friday) | Motor pool- 1 pm |
| Sept. 30 | No class | |
| Oct. 2 | The physical environment: moisture | NPB 103 |
| Oct. 7 / 11 | Field trip: Camden State Park (Monday)/Cancelled (Friday) | Motor pool- 1 pm |
| Oct. 7 | The physical environment: fire | NPB 103 |
| Oct. 9 | The physical environment: wind | NPB 103 |
| Oct. 14 /18 | Lab: Holiday (Monday) / Cancelled (Friday) | |
| Oct. 16 | Exam I | NPB 103 |
| Oct. 21/25 | Lab 3: Chain saw use and felling | Motor pool- 2 pm |
| Oct. 21 | The Physical Environment: wind | NPB 103 |
| Oct. 23 | Forest development patterns | NPB 103 |
| Oct. 26-27 | Big field trip: Lewis and Clark Recreational Area | Motor pool - 10 am |
| Nov. 4 / Nov. 1 | Lab 4: soils (no lab for Monday Oct 28 or Friday, Nov 8) | Motor pool - 2 pm |
| Oct. 28 | Forest development patterns (continue) | NPB 103 |
| Oct. 30 | Forest disturbance | NPB 103 |
| Nov. 4 | Forest disturbances (continue) | NPB 103 |
| Nov. 6 | Forest distribution and management - an overview | NPB 103 |
| Nov. 18 / 15 | Lab 5: Wood identification | NPB 119 |
| Nov. 11 | Veterans Day | |
| Nov. 13 | Silviculture - intermediate treatments | NPB 103 |
| Nov. 25/ 22 | Lab 6: cruising | NPB 119 |
| Nov. 18 | Silviculture - regeneration treatments | NPB 103 |
| Nov. 20 | Exam II | NPB 103 |
| Nov. 25 / 29 | Lab: Cancelled (Monday) / Holiday (Friday) | |
| Nov. 25 | Silviculture - regeneration treatments | NPB 103 |
| Nov. 27 | Silviculture - site preparation | NPB 103 |
| Dec. 2/6 | Lab 7: log grading | NPB 119 |
| Dec. 2 | Silviculture - prescribed fire | NPB 103 |
| Dec. 5 | Fire management | NPB 103 |
| Dec. 9 / 13 | Lab 8: wildlife management (only meets on the 9th) | NPB 119 |
| Dec. 9 | Wildland management | NPB 103 |
| Dec. 11 | Sustainable forestry issues | NPB 103 |
| Dec. 19 | Final exam |
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E-mail: john_ball@sdstate.edu