NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 10
CONSERVATION OF FOREST AND WILDLAND RESOURCES
Summer, 1996
INSTRUCTOR:
JOEL NEUBERG
Office: Room 2096 - Lark Hall
Hours: MTWTh 6:00-7:30 AM
email: jneuberg@floyd.santarosa.edu
Phone: 527-4649
CLASS MEETING:
MTWTh 7:30-9:30 a.m. (Santa Rosa) MTWTh 12:30-2:30 p.m. (Petaluma)
TEXTBOOK:
America's Renewable Resources - Historical Trends and Current Challenges. Kenneth
Frederick and Roger Sedjo, Editors
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
An introductory course in the management principles and techniques of forests and
other wildland resources as related to the needs of society for wood, water, forage,
and recreation and wilderness. Emphasis on general principles and contemporary issues
affecting the management of the nation's renewable natural resources.
REQUIREMENTS: Total Points
Two midterms at 100 points each 200
Final Exam 100
One term paper (6-8 typed pages) Due Monday, 100
July, 5 PM see handout
Seven magazine articles with summaries 100
(15 pts. each - see handout)
Five unannounced quizzes at 20 points each 100
Total Points 600
GRADING:
A 100 - 90 %
B 89 - 80 %
C 79 - 65 %
D 64 - 55 %
(A total of your forty lowest points from the magazine articles and/or unannounced
quizzes will be dropped in computing your final grade)
DUE DATES ON
MAGAZINE ARTICLES:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
6/19 6/26 7/3 7/8 7/10 7/17 7/24
COURSE OUTLINE OF MAJOR SUBJECT HEADINGS
I. INTRODUCTION
A. Natural Resources
1.Definition
2.Values and importance
B.Wilderness Resource - an example
1.Wilderness Act of 1964 - Provisions
2.Definition of Wilderness
3.RARE process - setting aside wilderness areas
4.How much wilderness/national parks is enough
II.NATURAL RESOURCE CLASSIFICATION - AN OVERVIEW
A.Inexhaustible Resources - unlimited in supply (quantity)
1.Sunlight
2.Water in the hydrologic cycle
3.Atmosphere
B.Renewable Resources - manageable
1.Water in a specific location
2.Soil
3.Wildlife and fish
4.Rangeland
5.Forests
C.Non-Renewable Resources - wasting resources
1.Minerals
a.metals
b.fossil fuels
c.other minerals
2.Wilderness
III.THE MEANING OF CONSERVATION - A CONFLICT OF DEFINITIONS
A.Wise Use
1.Sustained yield/annual allowable cut
2.U.S. Forest Service Timber Sale Program
a.determination of sustained yield capacity (amount)
b.implementation of sustained yield policy (timber sale program)
B.Preservation
1.Environmental groups and the National Park Service
2.Hetch-Hetchy project - Muir vs. Pinchot
IV.HISTORY OF CONSERVATION/RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES
A.Public Domain Lands
1.Definition
2.Acreage
B.Federal Land Policies
1.Acquisition of public domain land
a.methods of acquisition-specific items
b.the public land survey system
2.Disposal of the public domain
a.philosophy of disposal
b.methods of disposal
3.Reservation of public domain lands
a.Yellowstone National Act
b.Forest Reserve Act of 1891
4.Custodial management - land management agencies
a.federal agencies
1.U.S. Forest Service/National Forest System
2.National Park Service/ National Park System
3.Fish & Wildlife Service/Federal Refuge System
4.Bureau of Land Management/Public Domain
b.State of California - Resources Agency
1.Department of Forestry
2.Department of Parks & Recreation
3.Department of Fish & Game
4.Department of Water Resources
5.Department of Conservation
6.Department of Boating & Waterways
5.Intensive/scientific management of resources
a.1930's socio-economic events
b.specific programs implemented during the 1930's
6.Public involvement in resource decision-making
a.environmental organizations
b.initiative/political process
c.regulatory process
V.WATER MANAGEMENT
A.Introduction
1.water supply and quality issues
2.water issues in arid western U.S.
B.Terminology and measurement of water
C.Uses of water
1. domestic and municipal
2.waste transportation
3. manufacturing and processing
4. food production
5.power
6.recreation
7.fish and wildlife
8.navigation
D.Water projects in California
1.The Central Valley Project
2.The State Water Project
E.Flood Control
VI.SOIL MANAGEMENT
A.Introduction - problems
1.erosion
2.soil fertility
B.Soil Development Process
1.parent material
2.climate
3.organisms
4.topography
5.time
C.Soil Characteristics
1.texture
2.structure
3.moisture
4.aeration
5.biota
6.fertility
7.stratification
D.Land Use and Soil Management
1.erosion control
2.soil classification
3.administration of soil conservation programs
VII.RANGE MANAGEMENT
A.Historical Perspective
1.pre-settlement conditions
2.development of the livestock industry
3.rangeland deteoriation-overgrazing
4.stability and range improvement
5.administration of public domain grassland
B.Range Management
1.cause of range damage
2.range biology and concept of carrying capacity
3.measurement of range condition and range trend
4.livestock management practices to improve range condition
VIII.FOREST MANAGEMENT
A.Introduction
1.commercial forest land
2.ownership of commercial forest land
3.growth and harvest rates
4.conversion of forest land to other uses
B.Forest Management and Silviculture
1.intensive forestry - growth of new forests
2.extensive forestry - harvesting the forests
3.mortality factors in forest stands
4.tree improvement programs
C.Current Issues in Forestry
1.clearcutting
2.old growth
3.use of herbicides
4.slash burning
5.species diversity
6.maintenance of forest productivity to meet society's needs
IX.WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
A.Definitions and History of Ideas
1.Basic terms and concepts
a.definition of wildlife management
b.the triangle of interests
c.history of degrees of control
B.Population Characteristics and Principles
1.Population increases
a.biotic potential
b.environmental resistance
c.the "S" shaped population growth curve
2.Population limits
a.habitat
b.habitat requirement
c.interspersion
d.maximum limits
3.Annual Population Cycle
a.annual cycle
b.the population turnover
c.the harvestable surplus
4.Population Manipulation for a Higher Long Term Yield
C.Management and Administrative Problems
1.the public
2.the dollar (economics)
3.politics
4.education
D.The Importance of the Fish and Game Resource
1.For recreation
a.the intangible values
b.the tangible values
2.For food
E.Wildlife Restoration and Habitat Improvement
1.Endangered Species Act
2.wetland habitat improvement techniques
3.upland habitat improvement techniques
X.FISHERIES MANAGEMENT
A.Historical
1.fresh water
2.salt water
B.Aquatic Ecology
1.fresh water
2.marine
C.Fishery Management
1.Commercial
a.anadromaic fish
b.ocean fish
c.pelagic mammals
2.Sports Fishery Management
D.Fisheries Restoration and Habitat Improvement
1.stream habitat improvement techniques
2.lake habitat improvement techniques
XI.RECREATION AND WILDERNESS MANAGEMENT
A.Definition and Introduction
B.Types of Land for Recreation
1.private
2.public
3.National Park Service
4.wilderness
a.what is wilderness?
b.the remnants
c.why have it?
XII.THE POPULATION PROBLEM
A.Distribution of the World's Population
B.The Increase in Population
C.The Dynamics of Population Growth
D.Control of Population Size
XIII.CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS OF RESOURCE UTILIZATION
A.Energy
1.Historical background
2.Patterns of current and future use
a.available resources
b.future alternatives
3.Energy Conservation Measures
B.Food Supply
1.The World Situation
2.Dependence on American agriculture
3.The Green Revolution
C.Mineral Resources Availability
D.Resource Pollution
1.water pollution
2.air pollution
3.pesticides
E.Urbanization
F.Preservation of Cultural and Ethnic Diversity
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