IMPORTANT DATES

Friday, June 6, 2014

5 credit, 1 week, field course, Summer 2014- Ecology of PNW forests

SUMMER 2014 FIELD COURSE ­ ESRM 491A
Ecology and ecological forestry 
of the Cascade Range

Professor Jerry Franklin: July 14-20: 5 credits

Week-long field course includes visits to old-growth and early seral forests where we observe and discuss the ecology and management of these socioecosystems. Students will gain an understanding of the ecological structure, function, and disturbance regimes of these forests, as well as an overview of the historic and current efforts to manage and restore them. We will be based in Forest Service housing at the Wind River Experimental Forest with daily road trips, walks, and occasional evening lectures.
Field sites and topics include:
* Dry and moist old-growth forests
­* Mt St Helens eruption and ecosystem response
* Yacolt Burn sites 1902
­ * Cold Springs fires 2008 & 2012

* Harvest, thinning, and restoration projects