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| Week 1: 22 - 25 January 2008 | |||
| Lecture | Course introduction & history of fisheries management (MH) |
SF&W Ch. 1 |
IntroPowerPoint Notes PowerPoint |
| Lecture | Rectangular land survey (PD) |
Y&G pp. 245-248 |
PowerPoint |
| Lab | No Labs |
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Week 2: 28 January |
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| Lecture | History of Wildlife Management (SD) | SF&W Ch. 1, 17.2, 17.3 | PowerPoint |
| Lecture |
History & importance of
forest management (PD) |
Y&G Ch. 1, pp. 196-202 |
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| Lecture | Importance of fisheries & wildlife management (SD) | PowerPoint | |
| Lab | Rectangular Land Survey | ||
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Week 3: 4 - 8 February 2008 |
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| Lecture | Public attitudes, conservation ethics, and values (SD) |
SF&W Ch. 16.4 - 16.6 |
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| Lecture | Factors influencing forest growth: tree morphology (PD) | Y&G pp. 75-85 | PowerPoint |
| Lecture | Environmental physiology of tree growth (PD) | Y&G pp. 85-96, 261 | PowerPoint |
| Lab | Jobs in Natural Resources | ||
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Week 4: 11 - 15 February 2008 |
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| Lecture | Forest ecology and the forest ecosystem (PD) | Y&G Ch. 6 | PowerPoint |
| Lecture | Sampling forestry resources (PD) | Y&G pp. 249- 260 | Notes PowerPoint |
| Lecture | Impacts of diseases on forests, fish, and wildlife (SD) | Y&G pp.148 - 160,SF&W 10.9 | PowerPoint |
| Lab | Sampling Fish and Wildlife Populations | ||
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5: 18 - 22 February 2008 |
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| Lecture | Animal Behavior I (SD) | SF&W Ch. 6, 2.6-2.9 | PowerPoint |
| Lecture | Animal Behavior II (SD) | SF&W Ch. 6, 2.6-2.9 | |
| Lecture | 1st LECTURE EXAM | ||
| Lab | The Scientific Method - Testing Hypotheses | ||
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Week 6: 25 - 29 February 2008 |
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| Lecture | Dynamics of fish and wildlife populations (MH) | SF&W Ch. 3 | Notes PowerPoint |
| Lecture | Genetics of fish and wildlife (MH) | SF&W Ch. 4 | Notes PowerPoint |
| Lecture | Sampling fish and wildlife (MH) | SF&W Ch. 7 | Notes PowerPoint |
| Lab | Timber Resource Measurements | ||
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Week 7: 3 - 7 March 2008 |
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| Lecture | Determining age, growth, & sex of fish & wildlife (MH) | SF&W Ch. 8 | Notes PowerPoint |
| Lecture | Modeling fish and wildlife population dynamics (MH) | SF&W Ch. 9 | |
| Lecture | Manipulating fish & wildlife resources: stocking and removals (MH) | SF&W Ch.10 | Notes PowerPoint |
| Lab | Timber Cruising (Schmeeckle Reserve) |
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8: 10 - 14 March 2008 |
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| Lecture | Case study: lake trout restoration in Lake Superior (MH) | Notes PowerPoint | |
| Lecture | Forest-Wildlife Interactions I (SD) | Y&G Ch. 14 | Notes PowerPoint |
| Lecture | Forest-Wildlife Interaction II (SD) | Y&G Ch. 14 | Notes |
| Lab | MIDTERM LAB EXAM | ||
| SPRING BREAK 15 - 23 March 2008 | |||
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Week 9: 24 - 28 March 2008 |
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| Lecture | Forest regions of North America (PD) | Y&G Ch. 3 | PowerPoint |
| Lecture | Silviculture techniques to manipulate biomass (PD) | Y&G pp. 285-293 | PowerPoint |
| Lecture | Even vs. uneven-aged approaches to forest management (PD) | Y&G pp. 290-293 | PowerPoint |
| Lab | Tree Identification | ||
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| Lecture | Intermediate forest management practices (PD) | Y&G 293 - 312, Ch. 16 | PowerPoint |
| Lecture | Benefits of urban trees and shrubs for forestry and wildlife (PD) | Y&G Ch. 22 | PowerPoint |
| Lecture | 2ND LECTURE EXAM | ||
| Lab | Forest Succession (Schmeeckle Reserve) | ||
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Week 11: 7 - 11 April 2008 |
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| Lecture | Wildlife management in urban settings (SD) | SF&W Ch. 14.3 | PowerPoint |
| Lecture | Agricultural practices and wildlife management (SD) | SF&W Ch.14.4 | Powerpoint |
| Lecture | No class - CNR Undergraduate Research Symposium | ||
| Lab | Compass and Pacing | ||
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Week 12: 14 - 18 April 2008 |
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| Lecture | Range management and grazing systems (SD) | Y&G Ch. 15 | PowerPoint |
| Lecture | Manipulation of wetlands for wildlife (SD) | SF&W Ch.14.6, 15.2,15.3 | |
| Lecture | Manipulating fishery resources: lake-habitat management (MH) | SF&W Ch. 15.3 | Notes PowerPoint |
| Lab | Closed Traverse | ||
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Week 13: 21 - 25 April 2008 |
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| Lecture | Manipulating fishery resources: stream-habitat management (MH) | SF&W Ch.15.4 | Notes PowerPoint |
| Lecture | Case study: stream trout management in WI (MH) | Notes PowerPoint | |
| Lecture | Fisheries and wildlife legislation (MH) | SF&W Ch. 18, 20 | Notes PowerPoint |
| Lab | Stream Field trip (Little Plover River) | ||
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Week 14: 28 April - 2 May 2008 |
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| Lecture | Legislation for managing forest resources (PD) | Y&G Ch. 1, 9 & 10 | PowerPoint |
| Lecture | Manipulating fish & wildlife resources: harvest management (MH) |
SF&W Ch. 17, 19 |
Notes PowerPoint |
| Lecture | Case study: walleye management in northern Wisconsin lakes (MH) | Notes PowerPoint | |
| Lab | Wetlands Field Trip (Dewey Marsh & Plover River) | ||
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Week 15: 5 - 9 May 2008 |
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| Lecture | Sustainable forestry (PD) | Y&G pp. 181-190, 307-312 | |
| Lecture | Management of depleted species (SD) | SF&W Ch. 11 | |
| Lecture | Fishery management failures and successes (MH) | ||
| Lab | FINAL LAB EXAM | ||
| FINAL EXAM 8:00 - 10:00 Monday, 12 May 2008 |
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