COLLEGE OF FOREST RESOURCES
COLLEGE OF FOREST RESOURCES

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CFR 500 Graduate Orientation Seminar (1)
Introduction to graduate study at the College, student resources and services, and current research. Offered: A.

CFR 501 Forest Ecosystems-Community Ecology (5)
Community ecology of forest ecosystems. Quantitative methods of community description. Role of limiting factors, competition and disturbance in determining community composition, structure and stability. Introduction to forest ecosystem productivity. History and application of successional theory. Prerequisite: basic ecology course or permission of instructor. Offered: A.
Instructor Course Description: Andrew J. Larson James A Lutz

CFR 502 Data Collection, Analysis, and Presentation (3) Bakker
Design of scientific experiments, collection of data, and use of computers to store, analyze and present data. Limited by equipment availability to 8 students; Urban Horticulture students have priority. Offered: Sp.
Instructor Course Description: Jonathan Bakker

CFR 503 Current Issues in Restoration Ecology and Environmental Horticulture (1, max. 10)
Critical evaluation and discussion of published research in urban horticulture and restoration. Students and faculty present and discuss research methods and questions from current literature. Offered: AWSp.

CFR 504 Research Processes in Forest Resources (4)
Comprehensive survey of research processes for entering graduate students. Diagnostic and prescriptive evaluation of student research capabilities. Problem and hypothesis formulation, study design, multi-method strategies for gathering and analyzing data, and interpretation and presentation of results.

CFR 505 Introduction to Pulp. Paper, and Bioproducts (3) Hodgson, Gustafson
Introduction to pulp and paper technology for PSE graduate students who do not have a prior background in pulp and paper. Broad overview of pulp and paper technology and the pulp and paper industry. Offered: concurrently with PSE 201; A.

CFR 507 Soils and Land Use Problems (4) Harrison
Environmental concerns of soils; how soil properties control potential and reasonable possibilities of land use. Includes factors controlling soil stability, hydrology, fertility, and movement of pollutants. Field trip oriented with weekly activity summaries. Students also conduct field trips to soil-use problem sites.

CFR 509 Natural Resource Issues: Unspoken Basics (3)
Natural resource issues emerge from interactions between humans and their biophysical world. Understanding resource problems and solutions requires integration of numerous areas of knowledge and methods of discovery. Objectives include exposure to, and development of, fundamental issues and skills essential for natural resource professionals. Offered: W.
Instructor Course Description: Clare Ryan

CFR 510 Graduate Studies in Forest Soils (1-5)
Offered: AWSpS.

CFR 512 Biogeochemical Cycling in Soils and Forest Ecosystems (3) Zabowski
Elemental cycles in forests and soils. Fundamentals of processes involved in cycling are addressed along with alterations resulting from environment, vegetation, and soil types. Consideration of cycles of nutrients, metals, and other elements. Weekly discussion section reviews literature on biogeochemical cycling. Prerequisite: one soils course or permission of instructor. Offered: even years; W.

CFR 513 Advanced Soil Genesis and Classification (5) Zabowski
Soil formation, morphology, classification, and relationship to the environment. Labs and field trips illustrate properties and processes of forest and grassland soils in Washington. Requires two weekend field trips and a graduate project. Prerequisite: ESC 210 or permission of instructor. Offered: even years; Sp.

CFR 514 Advanced Forest Soil Fertility and Chemistry (4) Harrison
Chemical properties of soil, nutrient and toxic elements; supply, retention, and loss of nutrients in soils; utilization of geochemical and ecosystem models such as GEOCHEM, MAGIC, TRICLE-DOWN, and ILWAS in developing a quantitative understanding of the chemical function of forest ecosystems. Prerequisite: general chemistry and geology of soils. Offered: odd years; Sp.

CFR 515 Advanced Soil and Plant Analysis (3) Harrison
Plants and animals must acquire nutrient elements from their environment. Quantifying the composition of samples is the first step in understanding the processes in natural and manmade systems. Sampling, handling, preparation, storage, and analysis stressed. Prerequisite: one botany or plant science course, instrumental analysis, soils. Offered: even years; Sp.

CFR 519 Conducting and Publishing an Industry Performance Review (3, max. 12) Paun
Focuses on the concepts of accounting, finance, and financial statement analysis; techniques for analyzing firm performance; and conducting competitor analyses. Conduct in-depth, comparative performance analyses of U.S. and Canadian paper firms and publish the findings as a peer-reviewed manuscript in a journal. Offered: WSp

CFR 520 Geographic Information Systems in Forest Resources (5)
Applications of GIS technology to forest science and management. Fundamental of GIS systems: data sources, preprocessing, map analysis, output; remote sensing as a source of GIS data, image analysis, and classification. Emphasis on GIS as a source of management and technical information requests. Offered: AWSp.

CFR 521 Current Topics in Forest Resources (2-5, max. 10)
Critical evaluation and discussion of published research in the broad field of forest resources. Topics and requirements vary. Offered: AWSp.
Instructor Course Description: Thomas M Hinckley Thomas M Hinckley Kevin T Hodgson Regina M Rochefort Sharon L Doty

CFR 522 Plant-Microbe Interactions (1) Doty
Discusses current research related to forest tree-microbe interactions. Credit/no credit only. Offered: Sp.

CFR 525 Advanced Wildland Hydrology (4) Bolton
Advanced treatment of hydrologic cycle and basic hydrologic methods as applied to wildlands. Effects of forest management activities on hydrologic processes. Graduate focus on a detailed field or modeling hydrologic analysis. Offered: W.

CFR 526 Seminar in Advanced Silviculture (3) Ford
Seminar on current and emerging silvicultural issues and underlying biological principles. Topics include: stand management to enhance wildlife, biodiversity and high productivity in sub-tropical and tropical regions; computer simulation of stand growth; adaptation to changes in management objectives; soil conditions and productivity during stand rotation; and minimizing effects of catastrophic disruption. Prerequisite: ESRM 428. Offered: W.

CFR 527 Ecosystems Seminar (1)
Discussion by invited speakers on current research related to ecosystems. Credit/no credit only. Offered: A.

CFR 528 International Forestry (3) Gara, Greulich
Discussion on biological, social, and economic basis linked with forest practices in the world. Focuses on examples of how forests and renewable resources are both exploited and managed, with thoughts on how these resources can be sustainability managed. Emphasizes group presentations and seminar style discussion. Offered: Sp.

CFR 529 Water Center Seminar (1) Steinmann
Weekly seminars covering water resources and watershed topics with lectures from scientists on and off campus. Credit/no credit only. Offered: jointly with FISH 529/PB AF 521; AWSp.
Instructor Course Description: Anne Steinemann Daniel S Ribeiro

CFR 535 Fire Ecology (3)
Fire regime concept as applied to fire ecology. Methodology for fire history research. History and function of forest fire in western United States with emphasis on Pacific Northwest. One weekend field trip. Offered: A.

CFR 541 Advanced Landscape Ecology (5) Lawler
Investigates the causes and consequences of spatial patterns in ecology. Concentrates on applied questions and approaches, covering topics such as scaling, landscape processes, pattern measurement, biogeography, landscape modeling, and conservation planning. Prerequisite: CFR 501. Offered: W.

CFR 545 Principles of Forest Entomology (3) Gara
Historical perspective of the discipline, introduction to general entomology and taxonomy, forest insect ecology, integrated pest management concepts for defoliators, bark beetles, wood borers, and urban forestry pests. Offered: W.
Instructor Course Description: Robert I Gara

CFR 547 Stream and River Ecology (5) Naiman
Characterizations of stream and river ecosystems from a watershed perspective. Emphasis on fundamental processes affecting the structure and dynamics of aquatic communities and the riparian zone. Resource conflicts, new technologies, field trips, and class projects. Recommended: general ecology, forestry-fisheries interactions. Offered: jointly with FISH 547; Sp.

CFR 549 Urban Horticulture Seminar (1, max. 6)
Discussion by invited speakers on current topics in urban horticulture. Credit/no credit only. Offered: A.

CFR 550 Graduate Seminar (2-5, max. 10)
Graduate seminar to evaluate and discuss current research topics in forest resources. Topics and requirements vary. Offered: AWSp.
Instructor Course Description: Dorothy A Paun Joshua J Lawler Ludmila M. Moskal Sharon L Doty

CFR 554 Wildlife Seminar (1-2, max. 10) Manuwal, West
Discussion of current research and application in wildlife biology and conservation. Credit/no credit only. Offered: AWSp.
Instructor Course Description: Stephen D West

CFR 561 Public Presentation in Urban Horticulture (2) Wott
Students learn to make public presentations in scientific, professional, and popular contexts and to interpret technical information for professional and lay audiences. Support materials, such as audiovisuals and graphics are discussed. Offered: W.
Instructor Course Description: John A Wott

CFR 564 Advanced Forest Biometry (3/5) Turnblom
Classical problems in analysis of forest populations and growth theory, and principles of parametric analysis and estimation processes in forest biometry. Offered: odd years; A.

CFR 571 Resource Policy and Administration (5)
Study based on understanding of the actors, arenas, issues, and policy communities that form the context for policy development and implementation. Exploration of approaches to policy inquiry. Consideration of implications for both policy and management. Students develop a study design for course project. Offered: jointly with PB AF 592.

CFR 590 Graduate Studies (1-5, max. 5)
Study in fields for which there is not sufficient demand to warrant the organization of regular courses. Offered: AWSpS.
Instructor Course Description: Dorothy A Paun Eric Shulenberger Kristiina Vogt Peter Schiess Sandor F. Toth

CFR 591 Seminar in Resource Policy and Management (1) Ryan
Introduction and orientation for concurrent degree program between the Evans School of Public Affairs and the College of Forest Resources. Examines research and literature on contemporary issues related to the integration of natural resource science, policy, and management, through discussion among faculty, students, and invited speakers. Offered: jointly with PB AF 591; A.

CFR 592 Environmental Policy Processes (3) Cullen
Presents background to establish the need for environmental policy. Explores in a comparative manner, examining both successes and failures, various strategies that have been used or proposed to protect the environment. Offered: jointly with PB AF 590.

CFR 595 Graduate Teaching Practicum (1-5, max. 5)
Principles of teaching and learning applied to undergraduate instruction in the College of Forest Resources Development, delivery, and evaluation of lectures and homework assignments. Graduate teaching experience for CFR students only. Credit/no credit only. Offered: AWSp.

CFR 600 Independent Study or Research (*)
Offered: AWSpS.

CFR 601 Graduate Internship in Forest Resources (3-9, max. 9)
Graduate internship under the supervision of a college faculty member. Credit/no credit only. Offered: AWSpS.

CFR 700 Master's Thesis (*)
Offered: AWSpS.

CFR 800 Doctoral Dissertation (*)
Offered: AWSpS.

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