Integrated Vegetation Management

Course Code:
FOR 346
Course Group(s):
Degree Applicable, Lab Courses
Course Description:
Integrated Vegetation Management (IVM) utilizes mechanical, chemical, ecological and cultural techniques to manage vegetation in a variety of settings, including forest and park lands, power line and highway rights-of-way and to eradicate invasive plant species. An understanding of the ecological interrelationships between herbaceous plants, shrubs and trees is a major emphasis of the course. The lab component of the course will focus on the use of computers and GIS systems as well as field mapping and inventory of plant communities to develop appropriate management programs and control techniques. There will be one or more field trips to vegetation management project sites. (2hour lecture, 3 hour lab) Prerequisite: FOR 110 Dendrology.
Credit:
3
Prerequisites:
Prereq: Lecture: FOR 110 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00
Corequisites:
Coreq: FOR 346 Lecture, FOR 346 Lab
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