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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
NRM 70 | Title:
FOREST PRACTICES |
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| Full Title:
Forest Practices |
| Last Reviewed:11/25/2024 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 4.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 2.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 35.00 |
| Minimum | 4.00 | Lab Scheduled | 6.00 | 17 min. | Lab Scheduled | 105.00 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 8.00 | | Contact Total | 140.00 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 70.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 210.00 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade Only
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
FOR 70
Catalog Description:
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Applied forestry as related to forest stand improvement, harvest methods, fire control, manufacturing and management of forest wood lots.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100.
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Applied forestry as related to forest stand improvement, harvest methods, fire control, manufacturing & management of forest wood lots.
(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Certificate Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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Student Objectives:
1. To know basic safety rules for fire control
2. To know basic chain saw safety rules
3. To know procedures in timber stand thinning (Forestry)
4. To understand harvesting and its effect upon both visual and
regeneration
5. To understand harvesting planning and how it relates to
forestry
Topics and Scope
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1. Fire Control Activities
a. Basic safety
b. Fire line construction
c. Control burning
2. Harvesting
a. Planning, requirements for harvesting
b. Effects of harvesting upon recreation and silviculture
c. Methods and types of equipment use
3. Timber Stand Improvement
a. Stand survey
b. Stand selection
c. Stand removal
4. Christmas Tree Farms
Assignments:
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Lab reports; assignments from texts and library assignments.
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
20 - 20% |
| Reading reports, Lab reports, Essay exams, Term papers | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
20 - 20% |
| Homework problems, Field work, Lab reports, Quizzes, Exams | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
30 - 30% |
| Class performances, Field work, Performance exams | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
30 - 30% |
| True/false, Completion | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 0% |
| None | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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"California Forestry Handbook" T.F. Arvola
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