19 courses with the subject FOR, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
FOR 102Forest Protection3
Emphasizes fire control, smoke management, timber theft, major forest pests and diseases, exotic and invasive species, and other threats to forest health. Includes optional test for red or green card certification and a non-commercial pesticide applicator’s license. Lecture Hours per Week: 1 Lab Hours per Week: 4 Total Hours per week 5
Studies the interrelationships of organisms and the natural and cultural environments with emphasis on human influences, ecological structures, survey of populations, communities, and ecosystems. Lecture Hours per Week: 3 Lab Hours per Week: 3 Total Hours per week 6
FOR 110Introduction to Forest and Wildlife Science4
Surveys the interrelationship between organisms in the natural and cultural environments with emphasis on human influences, ecological structures, survey of forest and wildlife populations, communities, and ecosystems. Lecture Hours per Week: 3 Lab Hours per Week: 3 Total Hours per week 6
Studies trees and shrubs botanically and commercially important to the forests of eastern United States. Emphasizes field characteristics of trees and common shrubs of the eastern United States.
Provides work-based experiences in tree climbing including exposure to diverse species of trees. Provides experience in tree climbing gear, pre-climbing inspection, rope installation, entering and positioning in the tree, and knots and hitches for tree climbers. Emphasizes safety, OSHA regulations, and equipment care. Lecture Hours per Week: 2 Lab Hours per Week: 3 Total Hours per week 5
FOR 190Coordinated Internship in Forest Management2
Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industry or service firms coordinated by the College. Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours.
Supervises on-the-job in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college. Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. FOR 115 and FOR 201 . Lecture Hours per Week: 2 Lab Hours per Week: Variable hours Total Hours per week 2
Teaches principles of forest measurements including basic elements of property boundary, location, forest mapping, techniques of tree measurement and saw log and pulp wood scaling.
Teaches principles of timber cruising including both fixed and variable size plot techniques. Utilizes aerial photographs to locate land features, cruise tracts, timber types, and plot sample locations.
Introduces GIS applications for Forest Management. Provides experience in creating, updating, managing, correcting geographic databases, and maps. Emphasizes adherence to legal and ethical criteria of GIS applications in Forestry. Lecture Hours per Week: 2 Lab Hours per Week: 3 Total Hours per week 5
Emphasizes multiple use of forest lands, public conflict and participation in planning processes, timber appraisal, contracts, forest management principles, principles of ecosystem (landscape) based management, regional forest management regulations, sustainable forest management concepts/certification, record keeping and basic accounting. Practice development of forest management plans for a landowner meeting specific multiple use objectives.
Focuses on theory and practices involved in controlling the forest establishment, composition and growth. Laboratory emphasizes observation and application of various silviculture procedures, including site preparation, regeneration and intermediate treatments.
Studies arrangement, installation, and operation of a small sawmill consisting of head saw, edger, and trimmer for the production of quality hardwood and softwood lumber.
Introduces forest products. Teaches tree growth, structure and composition position of wood for use in wood products. Emphasizes the relationship between wood and water.
Examines the care, maintenance, establishment and management of trees and related plants in an urban environment. Emphasizes non-commodity values of trees in an urban environment. Lecture Hours per Week: 3 Lab Hours per Week: 3 Total Hours per week 6
Supervised on-the-job training without pay in selected business, industry or service organizations coordinated by the College. Permission of the instructor is required.
Supervised on-the-job training with pay in selected business, industry or service organizations coordinated by the College. Permission of the instructor is required. Lab Hours per Week: 40 Total Hours per week 225 hours total for the term.
