Contemporary Forest Resource Issues
FOR 3332
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Course Description
The goal of this course is to expose you to some of the natural resource issues facing foresters and wildlife biologists in the southeastern U.S. We will meet and interact with a multitude of natural resource professionals in the field to discuss their management challenges, philosophies, and approaches. Extensive travel by van is required.
Schedule
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Monday, 14 May |
Meet in CFR lobby @ 8:00 am
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Little Rock Contact: Doyle Shook (AGFC)
Travel to the Ozark Underground Laboratory
Evening bat viewing (watch 50,000 gray bats emerge from Tumbling Creek Cave)
Stay at the Ozark Underground Laboratory bunkhouse (417.785.4289)
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Tuesday, 15 May |
Tour Tumbling Creek Cave at the Ozark Underground Laboratory, Protem, MO Contact: Tom Aley (OUL)
Camp at Tyler Bend Campground (870.439.2502)
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Wednesday, 1 6 May |
Natural Resource Management Challenges in the Buffalo National River Contact: Mark Depoy (NPS)
Elk management in Arkansas, Gene Rush Wildlife Management Area Contact: Mike Cartwright (AGFC)
Swim in the Buffalo River
Camp at Tyler Bend Campground
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Thursday,17 May |
Quail restoration and management in the Ozarks Contact: Bob McAnally (AGFC)
Pine-oak woodland restoration in the Ozarks, Gene Rush Wildlife Management Area Contact: Bob McAnally (AGFC)
Evening elk viewing, Boxley Valley
Camp at Tyler Bend Campground
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Friday, 18 May |
Canoe the Buffalo River
Return to campus—arrival time approximately 8:00 pm
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Saturday, 19 May |
Day off |
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Sunday, 20 May |
Day off |
Monday,21 May |
Urban forestry, Little Rock |
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Tuesday, 22 May |
Urban forestry, Hot Springs |
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Wednesday, 23 May |
Bottomland hardwoods research
Tour of at least three active research projects, including a black willow planting, an interplanting of cottonwood and nuttall oak, and a flooding research facility examining the endangered species “pondberry”.
Time to Meet: 7:00 am (date is flexible- either May 23rd or May 25th – meeting time is firm). Bring hiking and rubber boots as well as raingear and note taking materials.
Contact: Dr. Brian Lockhart, Research Scientist, FS-SRS, Center for Bottomland Hardwood Research.
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Thursday, 24 May |
Poverty Point Historic Site
Interpretive tour of the area with a focus on anthropogenic influences on geomorphology coupled with archaeological insights on how natural changes in the Mississippi river meanders affected the early native populations who dramatically influenced their landscape. If weather permits, hands-on participation in an active archaeological excavation of artifacts will be conducted.
Time to Meet: 6:30 am. Bring hiking and rubber boots as well as raingear and note taking materials.
Contact: Diana M. Greenlee, Station Archaeologist, Poverty Point SHS (318-926-3314)
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Friday, 25 May |
Southwest Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station; Hope, AR
A tour of active research projects on the experiment station, including a 40+ cherrybark oak stand, a cypress plantation, an oak establishment study, poultry litter fertilization studies, and others if time permits.
Time to Meet: 7:00 am (date is flexible- either May 23rd or May 25th – meeting time is firm). Bring hiking and rubber boots as well as raingear and note taking materials.
Contact: Dr. Jon Barry, Extension Forester, Southwest Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station
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Tuesday, 29 May |
Final Examination @ 9:00am in CFR 209 |
