FOR 266Forest Resources Measurements
This course focuses on the collection, analysis, and presentation of quantitative and qualitative data that describe forest resources and are used in the management and stewardship of forest resources. Sampling techniques, procedures, and equipment used to measure trees and forest parameters, including various forest products, are covered, as is statistical analysis of data. Students learn how the data provides the basis for making informed, science-based management decisions concerning the growth, health, and/or volume of forest resources.
Prerequisites
From the catalog: “FOR 203 or FORT 150 Enforced Concurrent at Enrollment: ( FOR 255 or FORT 260 or WILDL 211 ) and ( STAT 200 or STAT 240 or STAT 250 )”
Where it sits in degree plans
Suggested plans most often put it in Year 2 · Spring (1 program).
Required in (1)
- Forest Ecosystem Management, B.S.
One of the options in (1)
- Forest Ecosystems, Minor