Page 172 of Sierra College 2005-2006 Catalog by Sierra College Rocklin, Roseville, Grass Valley, Truckee

172 SIERRA COLLEGE CATALOG FORESTRY 5 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION Units: 3 Transfer: CSU/UC Advisory: Completion of English 50, or eligibility for Eng lish 11, or equivalent strongly recommended Hours: 3 lecture Natural resources considered separately and as an integral part of the whole resource picture. Conservation practices involving water, soil, air, land, oil, minerals, recreation, forests, and economic or social problems. Human in u ence on the environment, population growth, resource demands, and computer simulations will be covered. FORESTRY 14 FOREST MEASUREMENTS Units: 4 Transfer: CSU Prerequisite: Completion of Math. 47 or equivalent Hours: 8 (2 lecture, 6 laboratory) Forest engineering, public land surveying, distance direc tion and elevation measuring, topographic map reading and construction, log scaling and tree measurements under eld conditions. FORESTRY 16 FOREST DENDROLOGY Units: 3 Transfer: CSU/UC* Advisory: Completion of English 50, or eligibility for Eng lish 11, or equivalent strongly recommended Hours: 5 (2 lecture, 3 laboratory) Trees and shrubs of the U.S. ranges, botanical character istics, commercial and noncommercial uses, growth rates, and relation of plants to their total environment. Identify ing specimens under eld conditions and using herbarium specimens. FORESTRY 17 FOREST ECOLOGY Units: 3 Transfer: CSU/UC* Advisory: Completion of English 50, or eligibility for Eng lish 11, or equivalent strongly recommended Hours: 5 (2 lecture, 3 laboratory) Ecological principles applied to forest management. Production ecology, biogeochemistry, disturbances, envi ronmental factors, populations, community ecology, forest succession, and forest classi cations and description. FORESTRY 24 FOREST RESOURCE PROTECTION Units: 4 Transfer: CSU Hours: 6 (3 lecture, 3 laboratory) Damage to forest resources caused by destructive agents. Identi cation of destructive agents, application of effec tive indirect and direct control practices. Integration of forest resource protection practices into total forest man agement. FORESTRY 28 INDEPENDENT STUDY Units: 1-3 Transfer: CSU Designed for students interested in furthering their knowledge at an independent study level in an area no speci c curriculum offering is currently available. Independent study problems might include, but are not limited to, research papers, special construction projects, and research projects. May be taken four times for See Independent Study page in catalog. FORESTRY 32 WINTER MOUNTAIN SPORTS AREA OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Units: 2 Hours: As scheduled for a total of 54 hours (27 lecture, laboratory) Overview of various ski industry employment opportuni ties. Classroom and eld sessions with emphasis upon patrol/avalanche control, ski school/races, lift operations and maintenance, heli-ski/snowboarding, slope grooming, and snow making. FORESTRY 38 AVALANCHE SAFETY Units: 4 Transfer: CSU Hours: 6 (3 lecture, 3 laboratory) Designed to help winter enthusiasts assess avalanche haz ard through eld observation of weather, terrain, and mountain snowpack. Field sessions in stability evaluation, terrain analysis, and route selection will be conducted apply theory learned in the classroom. Principles of ava lanche control and avalanche rescue will be taught. FORESTRY 39 AVALANCHE SAFETY II Units: 2 Transfer: CSU Prerequisite: Completion of Forestry 38 or equivalent Hours: As scheduled for a total of 54 hours (27 lecture, laboratory) Stability evaluation, route selection, and decisions made in a eld context relative to backcountry travel and lanche safety. FORESTRY 41 INTRODUCTION TO FOREST MENSURATION Units: 3 Transfer: CSU Prerequisite: Completion of Forestry 14 Hours: 7 (1 lecture, 6 laboratory) Field and classroom study of the principles and skills required in forest measurement. Log scaling, timber cruising and sampling procedures, log grading, and vol ume computation will be studied in detail.

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