NTRES 3250

Forest Management and Maple Syrup Production

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2015-2016 Catalog.

This course is designed to give students a practical and experiential exposure to private lands forest management and maple syrup production in New York and the Northeast. As a result of the class, students should be able to articulate the attributes of sustainable forest management practices on private woodlots. Student learning will emphasize field-based concepts and applications rather than theories and policy. All weekly labs are outdoors, and students will need appropriate winter clothing and potentially snowshoes.

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: 22 students. Priority given to juniors, seniors and graduate students.

Course Attribute (CU-SBY)

Outcomes

• Be able to describe the inter-relationship of the various tools and concepts necessary to sustainably manage a private forest.
• Be able to discuss forest management with others who do, and do not, have a background in forest management.
• Anticipate how forest management interacts with the management of other natural resources.
• Be able to articulate the utility (and limitations) of using forest management as a tool to achieve specific landowner objectives.
• Be able to demonstrate skill with: orienteering, tree identification, silvics, woodlot inventory, and maple sap collection and processing.

When Offered Spring.

Comments Field lab participation required; often involves strenuous walking in all weather conditions.

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