Download - LECTURE 1 INTRO TO FOR1000 2010 - UNB
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1001
Fall 2010
Quote of the Day
“I urge no [person] to make forestry [their] profession, but rather keep away from it if [they] can. In forestry a [person] is either altogether at home or very much out of place. Unless [they] have a compelling love for the Forester’s life and the Forester’s work, let him keep out of it” – Gifford Pinchot
Housekeeping Items
Lab write-upsNo particular format
Type answers, but can hand write out calculations
Lab bus leaves at 12:30
Must have your own compass this Thursday
Dr. John A. Kershaw, Jr.
Office: 200B Forestry and Geology (across from student lounge)
453-4933(office phone)
455-3065(home phone < 9pm)
email: [email protected]
email [email protected]
Office Hours:
Whenever my door is open
By Appointment & Facebook
Text Books
Forest Mensuration 4th edition
Husch, Beers and Kershaw
(may use text during indoor tests)
Trees in Canada
Farrar (recommended)
Field Equipment ListGood quality boots (safety preferred)
Appropriate Clothing
Ranger Compass
Diameter-Tape
Angle Gauge
Clipboard
Pencils
Calculator
Rite-in-the-Rain Paper
Course Objectives
• The main objective of Forestry 1001 is to assist students in developing skills necessary to become professional foresters and resource managers.
• A successful professional is not only a person who possesses technical knowledge but also someone who is a reflective practitioner.
Course Objectives
• use common forestry equipment to obtain basic forest measurements
• summarize field data into meaningful stand and forest level information
• integrate field data, technical knowledge and professional judgment to solve common forestry problems
Course Delivery
Tuesday Lecture on Mensuration Theory and Data Summary and Analyses, Exercises and mini-problems related to current week’s topic
Thursday (most weeks)Field Lecture on Mensuration Techniques
Field Exercises
Problem Solving Data Collection
Course Grades
• Lab Reports (about 8)
• Midterm (1) – Nov 2rd
• Field Tests (2q & 1F)
• Tree ID Tests (2)
• Problems (1)
• Field Notes
• Integrated (Final) Exam (1)
Forestry 1001 Webpage
• http://ifmlab.for.unb.ca/People/Kershaw/Courses/For1001/
index.html
• Announcements
• Lab handouts
• Syllabus and Course Schedule
• Additional Course Materials
• Links to Mensurational Resources
Forest Mensuration
The art and science of measuring, sampling and analyzing forest
resources to solve forestry problems
What is Forest Mensuration?
Measurement and Quantification of Forest Resources
Analysis and Presentation of Forest Structure Information
Role of Forest Mensuration in Forest Management
• If you cannot measure it, you cannot manage it
• Good management decisions require good data
What is Forest Structure?
Forest Structure is the size and spatial distribution of tree species within a forest or stand.
A Stand is a group of trees that have similar structural characteristics and are distinctly different from those surrounding.
A Forest is a collection of stands.
A View from the Past
A More Recent View
A closer look1952 1982
Is this a forest?
What about this?
Forest are Dynamic Systems
Sometimes things happen quickly
Natural Disturbances
Human Induced Disturbances
Stand Structure
• Size and spatial distribution of tree species
• Components– Where the trees are
– What the trees are
– How big the trees are
What is Problem Solving?
Design Process
A framework for moving from where you are to where you want to be
What is a Problem?
Exercise - A situation where you do not know the answer, but do know an algorithm for obtaining the answer
Problem - A situation where you not only don’t know the answer, but also do not know an algorithm for obtaining the answer
Problem Solving Process
Problem Definition
Solution Strategy
Solution Implementation
Solution Evaluation
A Walk in the Woods