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Department of Forestry and Wildland Resources at Humboldt State University

Department of Forestry and Wildland Resources at Humboldt State University. Our Forestry Program Is Known For:. Being student-centered Providing hands-on instruction Having a field orientation where almost all courses have outdoor labs Focusing on Forest Management

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Department of Forestry and Wildland Resources at Humboldt State University

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  1. Department of Forestry and Wildland Resources at Humboldt State University

  2. Our Forestry Program Is Known For: • Being student-centered • Providing hands-on instruction • Having a field orientation where almost all courses have outdoor labs • Focusing on Forest Management • Providing a variety of academic options to appeal to diverse interests • Producing highly employable graduates

  3. Course Environment • Lectures typically have 20 to 40 students • Labs typically have 12 to 24 students • Lectures and labs are taught by professors • Lecture rooms have computer and audio/visual equipment • Most courses have labs • Courses can have a mix of outdoor and indoor labs

  4. Outdoor Laboratory Experiences Fuel inventory in Redwood National Park Measuring vegetation in the Community Forest

  5. Outdoor Laboratory Experiences Learning about trees and shrubs Tree pruning in silviculture lab

  6. Outdoor Laboratory Experiences Watershed field trip Prescribed burning

  7. Indoor Laboratory Experiences Working on a capstone project at the LW Schatz Tree Farm Working on tree physiology lab

  8. Indoor Laboratory Experiences Vegetation map of a portion of Whiskeytown NRA Mill Creek, Del Norte County

  9. Our Faculty Work Closely With Students Prof. John Stuart helping a student to key out a tree species. Prof. Bill Sise giving instruction in the use of an increment borer.

  10. Forests Woodlands Parklands Shrublands Deserts Riparian Zones Foresters Work in a Variety of Ecosystems

  11. ForestsDel Norte Redwoods State Park

  12. ForestsMill Creek, Del Norte County

  13. WoodlandsWhiskeytown National Recreation Area

  14. ParklandsParker Lake, California

  15. ShrublandsWhiskeytown National Recreation Area

  16. DesertsAndreas Canyon, Santa Rosa Mountains

  17. Riparian Zones & Headwaters Canoe Creek Whiskeytown Falls

  18. What Kind of Forester Are You?

  19. We Offer a Bachelor of Science Degree With a Major in Forestry and Options in: • Forest Hydrology • Forest Production Management • Forest Resource Conservation • Forest Soils • Wildland Fire Management See our web site for specifics on each option, http://www.humboldt.edu/~fwr/

  20. Option in Forest Hydrology North Fork Caspar Creek Stream gauging station Freshwater Creek

  21. Option in Forest Production Management Recently harvested site Steve Jolley Low impact harvesting

  22. Option in Forest Resource Conservation Wilderness field trip in the Klamath Mountains Field trip to Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park

  23. Option in Forest Soils Students classifying soils Assessing forest soils for sustainable production

  24. Option in Wildland Fire Management Yellowstone crown fire (Jim Peaco) Field trip to the Canoe Fire in Humboldt Redwoods State Park

  25. We Also Offer Minors in: • Forestry • Watershed Management • Fire Ecology

  26. Resources and Facilities Available to HSU Forestry Students

  27. L. W. Schatz Demonstration Tree Farm The 385-acre tree farm is used by students for labs and capstone projects.

  28. Arcata Community Forest The 622-acre forest can be reached in a 5-minute walk from the Forestry Building.

  29. Freshwater Forest A 320-acre experimental forest only 10-minutes from campus

  30. Private Timberlands Hundred of thousands of acres of private timberlands are available for use.

  31. National and State Parks Numerous federal, state, county, and municipal parklands can be found within a 1-hour drive from campus. Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park Patrick’s Point State Park

  32. Six Rivers National Forest View from Bear Basin Butte Lookout Lake in the Trinity Alps

  33. Forestry Stockroom Forestry Herbarium Forestry Greenhouse Watershed Management Facilities Tree Physiology Lab Spatial Analysis Lab Forest Engineering Lab Forest Health/Fire Lab McLean Computer Lab Some of Our Teaching Facilities

  34. Forestry Stockroom

  35. Forestry Herbarium

  36. Forestry Greenhouse Dye translocation in redwood seedlings

  37. Watershed Management Facilities Piezometer groundwater Study field at the Schatz Tree Farm Tree interception stemflow measurement field at the Schatz Tree Farm One of our three recording streamflow turbidity and suspended sediment sampling stations in the Elk River Basin – Humboldt County, California

  38. Tree Physiology Lab Using a pressure bomb to detect water stress Nutrient Analysis

  39. Spatial Analysis Lab GIS map of the Klamath River Basin Del Norte Redwoods State Park

  40. McLean Computer LabDonated by the Mel McLean Foundation 12-station lab available for forestry students to work on assignments Working on a computation lab

  41. Forestry Building Lounge A gathering place for studying, socializing, and meetings

  42. L. W. Schatz Lecture Annual lecture sponsored by the LW Schatz Demonstration Tree Farm for the benefit of the campus community

  43. Student Activities • Student Chapter of the Society of American Foresters • Forestry Club • HSU Logging Sports Team • Student Association for Fire Ecology • Xi Sigma Pi – Honorary Academic Forestry Fraternity

  44. Student Chapter of the Society of American Foresters North American Quiz Bowl Champions Students attending national convention

  45. Student SAF chapter participating in land use decisions Jackson Demonstration State Forest Student Stakeholder Group

  46. Forestry Club • One of HSU's oldest student clubs • Strives to build teamwork skills • Learn about forestry issues • Support fellow forestry students • Open to all students irrespective of major • Serves a social and professional role.

  47. Forestry Club Activities • Parties • Halloween • Christmas • And others • Bowling • BBQ’ing • Mill tours

  48. Forestry Club Activitiescont. • Christmas tree sale • Blood drive • Guest speakers • Movie nights • Pizza feeds • Camping • Bonfires

  49. HSU Logging Sports Team • Assn. of Western Forestry Club Competitions • Logtoberfest • California conclaves

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