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Forest Conservation Courses
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FOR200H1 Development of forest management philosophy in Canadian and temperate forest regions; the sustained-yield paradigm and concepts of sustainability. Techniques for more sustainable forest management: structural retention; viable park and reserve networks; old growth; value-added and non-traditional forest products. FOR201H1 The world's major forest biomes; prospects for conservation and sustainable management; consequences of different forest development strategies; tropical deforestation and selective logging; biodiversity and non-timber forest products; the fuelwood crisis; fire management and large carnivore conservation; ecological, economic and social perspectives. FOR300H1 Traditional and non-traditional forest products; wood structure; properties and material attributes; functional characteristics and logistics of wood product industry. Contribution of innovative product development to conservation; adding value; residue use; under-utilized species; wood protection. Forest product certification; eco-labelling; life cycle analysis. FOR301H1 A practical introduction to the field methods used by forest conservationists in central and southern Ontario. This course includes a one-week field camp in the Haliburton Highlands (between Labour Day and the beginning of the fall semester), followed by a series of one-day weekend field trips in the vicinity of Toronto. Field exercises will provide students with practical training in forest ecosystem classification, forest inventory, stand management prescriptions, and silvicultural systems. Students will also participate in developing a forest management plan, focusing on land recently acquired by one of the local municipalities or conservation authorities. Each student is required to pay an ancillary fee to cover the costs of their transportation and accommodation. Students should contact the Faculty prior to registering, preferably by the end of May. FOR302H1 Emerging societal values for forests and environment, methods for eliciting and analyzing societal values, and methods for incorporating societal values in forest resource management. FOR303H1 Global and local interactions between social groups, governments, and forests; production, consumption and trade of timber and non-timber products; economic valuation of forest outputs. FOR400Y1 Examination of current and emerging critical issues affecting sustainable management and conservation of global forests. Seminars led by students, faculty and visiting speakers. FOR401H1 Individual in-depth student research projects on significant forest conservation projects, based on field and/or laboratory research, or literature survey. FOR403H1 Provides opportunities for students to carry out individual in-depth study of current forest conservation issues, under the direction of a faculty member. FOR404H1 Determining physical, chemical, and biological properties of soils. Soil fertility testing and plant chemical analysis. Mineral nutrition of trees and seedlings, diagnosis and interpretation of soil and foliar analyses. Prescription of soil amendments for intensive forest management.(Offered in alternate years) FOR405H1 Processing of wood into commercial products including wood adhesion and composites manufacturing; specifications and testing; sawmilling; wood drying; wood deterioration and protection; life cycle analysis of wood-based products. FOR408H1 Insect identification and ecology, biodiversity and conservation, insect-tree interaction, exotic introductions, biological control, pesticide use, and integrated pest management. (Offered in alternate years.) FOR409H1 Tree genetics; tree improvement; tree production, establishment and maintenance as a basis for arboriculture. Role of arboriculture in commercial and urban forestry. Restoration of rare and endangered tree species.(Offered in alternate years) FOR410H1 Climatic, edaphic, geomorphic and ecological characteristics of arid environments, and roles of climatic change and land use practices in desertification. Traditional communal land use adaptations and potential enhancement based on modern science; salt-resistant plants; agroforestry; runoff harvesting; soil conservation; rangeland enhancement.(Offered in alternate years) FOR412H1 The nature of the tropical biome; climate; ecology; carbon sequestration potential. Emerging critical ecological and social issues related to utilization, management and conservation of tropical forests. FOR413H1 Temperate and tropical wildlife ecology and conservation; roles of wildlife in forest conservation; impacts of forestry practices and landscape modification on wildlife; ecology and viability of wildlife populations; human uses and abuses of game and non-game species. FOR416H1 Current research and practice in the conservation and enhancement of urban forests. Reviews the role of trees and woodlands in providing environmental and socio-economic benefits to urban and peri-urban residents. Examines approaches to the characterization of urban forest ecosystems, and their planning and management to contribute to sustainable communities. FOR417H1 This course introduces students to the roles of trees and forests in agricultural land-use systems primarily in the third world. It deals primarily with the biological and management aspects of agroforestry, within the socio-economic constraints of the developing world. The sustainability of particular agroforestry systems will be a theme throughout. JFG470H1 Application of operational research and information technology to develop decision support systems for forestland management planning. Basic principles of mathematical programming, simulation and decision analysis, and their application to planning for forest conservation and sustainable development, policy analysis and other land management planning problems. JFG475H1 Use of operational research and information technology to develop mathematical models and decision support systems to design and evaluate the performance of emergency response systems. Forest fire management systems are used to illustrate the basic principles of emergency response system planning that can also be applied to urban fire, police and ambulance services. |
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