PKMT 101 - Forestry

4 Credits: (3 lecture, 2 lab)

Course Description
This course provides the student with a general understanding of forestry and forest management. Emphasis is on tree identification, basic forest management, silvicultural techniques, forest measurements, map and compass, and global positioning systems. PA 130 - Basic Wildland Firefighter and Project Learning Tree training are components of the course.

Note Fall semester only.

Text
Little, Elbert L.,Jr. National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees, Eastern Region. New York: Knopf, 1980.
Stoddard, Charles H. and Glenn M. Stoddard. Essentials of Forestry Practice. 4th ed. New York: Wiley,1987.
S-130 Training Materials

Objectives
The student will be able to
A. Identifyhistoric events and legislation impacting forestryin the United States.
B. Identify common tree species of Pennsylvania.
C. Participate in the Firefighter Training(S-130).
D. Identify basic silvicultural and forest management practices.
E. Measure a stand of trees anddetermine the board feet of lumber.
F. Read a topographic map and calculate distance and direction using a compass frommap points.
G. Use a GPS (Global Positioning System) to find a landmark.

Content
A. History of forestry in the United States
B. Forest management and silvicultural practice
C. Tree identification
D. Firefighter Training (S-130)
E. Forest mensuration
F. Topographic Maps
G. Map and Compass
H. Global Positioning Systems

Student Evaluation
Evaluation will be based upon examinations, assignments, attendance of field trips, and presentations. Means of determining final grade will be reviewed with students at the beginning of the semester.Bibliography
Benvie, Sam. Encyclopedia of NorthAmerican Trees. Buffalo: Firefly, 2000.
Pennsylvania. Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Bureau of Forestry. Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry. 06 Mar. 2009<http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/>
Devall, Bill, ed. Clearcut: The Tragedy of Industrial Forestry. San Francisco: Sierra, 1994.
Elias, Thomas S. The Complete Trees of North America. New York: Reinhold, 1980.
El-Rabbany, Ahmed. Introduction to GPS: The Global Positioning System. Boston: Artech, 2002.
United States.Department of Agriculture. Forest Service. U.S. Forest Service. 06 Mar. 2009.<http://www.fs.fed.us/>
Hobaugh, Maurice. Big Trees of Pennsylvania.Mechanicsburg: Pennsylvania Forestry, 1993.
Klyza, Christopher McGrory, and Stephen C. Trombulak. The Future of the Northern Forest. Middlebury: Middlebury College, 1994.
Van Driesche, Jason. Nature out of Place: Biological Invasions in the Global Age. Washington:Island, 2000.