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FREC-3364: Environmental Silviculture

Description: Science and design of sustainable management of forests to meet the needs of a globalized society. Historic and current intercultural and socio-economic factors influencing stakeholder objectives and the shape, value, pattern, composition, structure, and function of forests domestically and abroad. Tools used to design forests and management plans to address global challenges. Design thinking process: gather stakeholder input, brainstorm/analyze ideas, develop potential solutions, test their working hypothesis or prototype in a computer simulation, and iterate/improve toward a sustainable solution.

Pathways: 6D Critique & Prac in Design, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: FREC-2324

Required By: FREC-4424

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 7

Average GPA: 3.27 (B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 31.10%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 2.67%

Charles B Carter202440.8%42.1%9.0%4.0%2.5%1.5%3.175
Edward A Fox201733.3%55.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%11.1%3.261
Karen D Raymond201887.5%12.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.801

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