College of Forestry

FOR442

Silviculture: Reforestation  (FOR442) - Spring 

This four credit course will focus on the silvicultural principles and practices needed to successfully regenerate forestlands in North America. Topics include artificial and natural regeneration, genetic improvement, seed orchards, forest tree nurseries, seedling quality and handling, site preparation, vegetation management, animal damage protection, early stand management, and ecological and ecophysiological considerations. Emphasis will placed on regeneration methods applied to plantations in western Oregon.

 

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Learning how to plant a seedling
Field trip - Learning how to plant a seedling (Rick Allen - Starker Forests)
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Learning how to assess root quality
Field trip - Learning how to assess root quality in the field
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Students gathered around a speaker at a seed orchard
Field trip - Seed Orchard (Sara Lipow - RFP)
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Students doing lab work at a greenhouse
Lab work at the Greenhouse - Measuring plant water potential 
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Students learning how to assess seedling quality in a greenhouse
Lab work at the Greenhouse - Assessing seedling quality
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Students on a fieldtrip learning how to apply herbicides
Field trip - Learning how to apply herbicides (Bryan Nelson - LRT)