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| Week 1: 23–27 January 2006 | |||
| Lecture | Course introduction & history of fisheries management (MH) |
SF&W Ch. 1 |
Notes PowerPoint |
| Lecture | History of wildlife management (SD) |
SF&W Ch. 1, 17.2, 17.3 |
Notes PowerPoint |
| Lecture | Rectangular land survey (JH) | Notes | |
| Lab | No Labs |
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| Week 2: 30 January – 3 February 2006 | |||
| Lecture | Importance of fisheries & wildlife management (SD) | SF&W Ch. 1 | Notes |
| Lecture | Public attitudes, conservation ethics, and values (SD) |
SF&W Ch. 16.4 - 16.6 |
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| Lecture | History & importance of forest management (JH) |
Y&G Ch. 9 |
Notes |
| Lab | Rectangular Land Survey | ||
| Week 3: 6–10 February 2006 | |||
| Lecture | Factors influencing forest growth: tree morphology (JH) | Y&G Ch. 4 | Notes |
| Lecture | Environmental physiology of tree growth (JH) | Y&G Ch. 4 | Notes |
| Lecture | Forest ecology and the forest ecosystem (JH) | Y&G pp. 114-117, 127-130, | Notes |
| Lab | Jobs in Natural Resources | ||
| Week 4: 13–17 February 2006 | |||
| Lecture | Forest regions of North America (JH) | Y&G Ch. 3 | |
| Lecture | Sampling forestry resources (JH) | Y&G pp. 249-260 | Notes |
| Lecture | Dynamics of fish and wildlife populations (MH) | SF&W Ch 3 | Notes PowerPoint |
| Lab | Sampling Fish & Wildlife Populations | ||
| Week 5: 20–24 February 2006 | |||
| Lecture | Genetics of fish and wildlife (MH) | SF&W Ch. 4 | Notes PowerPoint |
| Lecture | Determining age, growth, and sex of fish and wildlife (MH) | SF&W Ch. 8 | Notes PowerPoint |
| Lecture | 1st LECTURE EXAM | ||
| Lab | The Scientific Method - Testing Hypotheses | ||
| Week 6: 27 February – 3 March 2006 | |||
| Lecture | Sampling fish and wildlife (MH) | SF&W Ch. 7 | 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 Resource Measurement | ||
| Week 7: 6–10 March 2006 | |||
| Lecture | Case study: lake trout restoration in Lake Superior (MH) | Notes PowerPoint | |
| Lecture | Impacts of diseases on forests, fish and wildlife resources (SD) | Y&G pp. 148-160 | Notes PowerPoint |
| Lecture | Animal behavior and management (SD) | SF&W Ch. 6, 2.6-2.8 | Notes PowerPoint |
| Lab | Timber Cruising (Schmeeckle Reserve) | ||
| Week 8: 13–17 March 2006 | |||
| Lecture | Animal behavior and management - continued (SD) | ||
| Lecture | Food & cover relationships in managed forests (SD) | Y&G Ch. 14 | Notes PowerPoint |
| Lecture | Edge vs. interior wildlife; even vs. uneven aged management (SD) | Notes | |
| Lab | MIDTERM LAB EXAM | ||
| Week 9: 27–31 March 2006 | |||
| Lecture | Silviculture techniques to manipulate biomass (JH) | Y&G Ch. 13 | Notes |
| Lecture | Even vs. uneven-aged approaches to forest management (JH) | Notes | |
| Lecture | Intermediate forest management; impact on air and water quality (JH) | Y&G Ch. 16 | Notes |
| Lab | Tree Identification | ||
| Week 10: 3–7 April 2006 | |||
| Lecture | Wildlife damage control (SD) | PowerPoint | |
| Lecture | 2ND LECTURE EXAM | ||
| Lecture | No class - CNR Undergraduate Research Symposium | ||
| Lab | Forest Succession Field Trip (Schmeeckle Reserve) | ||
| Week 11: 10–14 April 2006 | |||
| Lecture | Agricultural practices and wildlife management (SD) | Notes | |
| Lecture | Wildlife management in urban settings: benefits and problems (SD) | SF&W Ch. 14.3 | PowerPoint |
| Lecture | Benefits of urban trees and shrubs for forestry and wildlife (JH) | Notes | |
| Lab | Compass and Pacing | ||
| Week 12: 17–21 April 2006 | |||
| Lecture | Range management and grazing systems (SD) | Y&G
Ch. 15; SF&W Ch.14.4 |
PowerPoint |
| Lecture | Manipulation of wetlands for wildlife (SD) | SF&W Ch.14.6, 15.2, 15.3 | PowerPoint |
| Lecture | Manipulating fishery resources: lake-habitat management (MH) | SF&W Ch. 15.3 | |
| Lab | Closed Traverse | ||
| Week 13: 24–28 April 2006 | |||
| Lecture | Manipulating fishery resources: stream-habitat management (MH) | SF&W Ch.15.4 | |
| Lecture | Case study: stream trout management in Wisconsin (MH) | ||
| Lecture | Legislation for managing forest resources (JH) | ||
| Lab | Stream Field Trip (Little Plover River) | ||
| Week 14: 1–5 May 2006 | |||
| Lecture | Fisheries and wildlife legislation (MH) | SF&W Ch. 18, 20 | Notes 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) | ||
| Week 15: 8–12 May 2006 | |||
| Lecture | Sustainable forestry (JH) | ||
| Lecture | Management of depleted species (SD) | ||
| Lecture | Fishery management failures and successes (MH) | ||
| Lab | FINAL LAB EXAM | ||
| FINAL EXAM 8:00 – 10:00, Monday, 15 May 2006 |
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