FNRM3431
FNRM 3431 - Timber Harvesting and Road Planning (2 Cr.)
Forest Resources (11024)
TCOA - College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
FNRM 3431 - Timber Harvesting and Road Planning (2 Cr.)
Course description
Introduction to forest operations. Terminology, basic engineering, equipment and harvesting system options, productivity/costs. Relationship to forest management and silviculture. Road planning, forest management guidelines, approaches for mitigating potential impacts to forest resources. Environmental implications of method/equipment choices. Selling timber. Sale design, layout, and administration. One all-day field trip.
prereq: FNRM 3411 or instr consent
prereq: FNRM 3411 or instr consent
Minimum credits
2
Maximum credits
2
Is this course repeatable?
No
Grading basis
OPT - Student Option
Lecture
Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for:
02340
Typically offered term(s)
Every Spring