Silviculture
 
Forestry 3162C/6164C
Student Info Page and Online Syllabus

Instructors:
Position Professor Teaching Assistant Teaching Assistant
Name Dr. Eric Jokela Ethan Sadowski  
Title Professor of Silviculture Graduate Student  
Office 353 Newins-Ziegler 370 Newins-Ziegler  
Telephone 846-0890    
Email ejokela@ufl.edu rangerv8@ufl.edu  
Office Hours      
Class Meeting Times and Locations:
M, W, F 3rd Period (Lecture)
M 6-9th Period (Lab)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

    I. SYLLABUS: 3162C and 6164C


    II.GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR LABORATORY WRITE-UPS
     

    III. DEFINITIONS

        A. SILVICULTURE
        B. GENERAL FORESTRY
     

    IV. LECTURE NOTES SUPPLEMENTS

        A. OBJECTIVES OF SILIVICULTURAL PRACTICES
        B. INTERMEDIATE CUTTINGS
        C. THINNING CONCEPTS
        D. IMPROVEMENT AND SALVAGE CUTTINGS, PRUNINGS
        E. PROPER PLANTING METHODS AND WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE SOUTH
        F. SEED CHARACTERISTICS, DISPERSAL DISTANCES OF SELECTED SPECIES AND DIAGRAMS OF REPRODUCTION METHODS
        G. THE SELECTION SYSTEM
        H. THE DAUERWALD IN PICTURES - National Woodlands Magazine - April 2003
        I. APPLICATION OF UNEVEN-AGED SILVICULTURE
        J. Opportunities for Uneven-Aged Management in Second Growth Longleaf Pine Stands in Florida

        K. Overview of Silvicultural Reproduction Methods

     

    V. LABORATORY EXERCISES
     

        A. SILVICAL SUMMARIES WORKSHEET
        B. STAND STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITION
        C. FOREST SITE: THE CONCEPT AND ITS MEASUREMENT - - SITE QUALITY EVALUATION
        D. THE EFFECTS OF THINNING ON ROTATION
        E. A THINNING OPERATION IN SLASH PINE
        F. REGENERATION SURVEY and Driving Directions
        G. SILVICULTURE FIELD TRIPS
          1. JOSEPH JONES ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTER. - OVERNIGHT TRIP
          2. PLUM CREEK TIMBER COMPANY, INC. - DAY TRIP
          3. RAYONIER - SOUTHEAST FOREST RESOURCES - DAY TRIP
             
                         H. SILVICULTURE EXAMINATION AND PRESCRIPTION
                   HANDBOOK
          1. APPENDIX A -- FIELD TATUM GUIDE
     

     VI. MISCELLANEOUS HANDOUTS AND REFERENCES

        A. HOW TO USE AN INCREMENT BORER
        B. MEASURING TREE HEIGHTS USING AN CLINOMETER
        C. RIGHTS OF OWNERSHIP ANALYSIS
        D. WEB BASED LINKS TO THE USDA FOREST SERVICE RESEARCH STATIONS
                1.  NORTHEASTERN RESEARCH STATION -- http://www.fs.fed.us/ne/
                2.  SOUTHERN RESEARCH STATION -- http://www.srs.fs.fed.us/
                3.  NORTH CENTRAL RESEARCH STAION -- http://www.ncrs.fs.fed.us/
                4.  ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STAION -- http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/
                5.  PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION -- http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/
                6.  FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY -- http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/
                7.  PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION -- http://www.psw.fs.fed.us/
                8.  INSTITUTE OF PACIFIC ISLANDS FORESTRY -- http://www.psw.fs.fed.us/ipif/
                9.  INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL FORESTRY-- http://www.fs.fed.us/global/iitf/
                10. WASHINGTON OFFICE -- http://www.fs.fed.us/research/
         
    VII. IMPORTANT SILVICULTURE LINKS
     
      A. MISC

        1. SILVICS OF NORTH AMERICA
        2. TALL TIMBERS RESEARCH STATION
        3. STAND VISUALIZATION SYSTEM
        4. USING SOILS FOR FERTILIZER RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SOUTHERN PINES
        5. SAVANNAH FORESTRY EQUIPMENT INCORPORATED (SITE PREPARATION)
        6. NRCS SOILS INFORMATION

        7. NRCS SOIL TAXONOMY

        8. NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY: Soil Science Links
        7. SFRC GIS DATABASE

        8. Slash pine: still growing and growing! Proceedings of the slash pine symposium

        9. Southern Forest Science: Past, Present and Future. H. Michael Rauscher and Kurt Johnsen, Editors

       

      B. HERBICIDE LINKS
       

        1.  HERBICIDE TOXICITIES
        2.  HERBICIDES LABELED FOR FORESTRY USE IN FLORIDA
        3.  CONTROLLING UNDESIRABLE TREES, SHRUBS AND VINES
        4.  ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY OF FORESTRY HERBICIDES
        5.  PROPERTIES OF HERBICIDES REGISTERED FOR FORESTRY USE
        6.  FORESTRY HERBICIDE FACTS
        7.  BUGWOOD

        8.  INTENSIVE MANAGEMENT OF HYBRID POPLARS
        9.  PESTICIDE SAFETY AND USE PRESENTATIONS: (use UFAD username and password to access)

VIII. IMAGES, PRESENTATIONS and AUDIO

A. The Natural Georgia Series: The Fire Forest - Longleaf Pine-Wiregrass Ecosystem
B. Plum Creek Silviculture Field Tour - March 22nd, 2004

C. Greenwood Plantation near Thomasville - March 24th, 2004

D. JOSEPH JONES ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTER - Pictures - March 29th, 2004

E. JOSEPH JONES ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTER. - MP3 Audio (large file 60MB) - March 29th, 2004

 

 

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      Date last updated:  January 04, 2007