FOR 373
F O R E S
T O P E R A T I O N S
315 Bray
Hall
Instructor: R.H. Germain email: rhgermai@esf.edu
Office: 316 Bray Hall Phone: 470-6698
Office
Hours: "Open Door" policy or by appointment.
OBJECTIVES:
Concepts:
(1) Introduction of the principles and
practices of timber harvesting.
(2) Introduction to and understanding of the
methodologies employed in locating, constructing, and maintaining forest roads.
(3) Appreciation for the systems approach in
analyzing and evaluating forest operations.
(4) Introduction to the assessment of the
performance & operating costs of equipment used in various phases of forest
operations.
(5) Examination of the environmental impacts
associated with forest operations and the approaches for mitigating these
impacts.
Skills:
(1) Ability to plan, layout, and supervise
timber harvesting operations.
(2) Ability to plan, layout, and maintain
forest road systems.
(3) Ability to determine operating costs
associated with forest operations.
(4) Ability to rationally assess the quality of
timber harvesting operations.
(5) Ability to specify techniques for limiting
adverse environmental impacts associated with timber harvesting and forest road
construction activities.
CLASS ATTENDANCE:
Class attendance is vital --
absences, for any reason, do not relieve the student of the responsibility for
assignments, laboratories, and lecture materials covered during the absence.
If you encounter a situation beyond
your control in which you will be missing three (3) or more days of class, you can contact the Office of
Student Life (110 Bray, 315-470-6660, Fax: 315-470-4728) and they will contact
all your instructors for you. Supportive
documentation may be required.
ACCOMMODATIONS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES:
If you have an identified
disability and will need accommodation, you should first contact Mr. Slocum in the
Office of Student Life in 110 Bray Hall.
He will discuss the ESF process and work with you to access supportive
services. If you have a learning
disability, the College will require you to provide supportive documentation
and will develop an approved accommodation sheet for you. Accommodations will not be provided until the
accommodation sheet is established and we meet to discuss its applicability to
this course. Accommodations will not be
provided retroactively. If you have any
questions about disabilities, please contact me and/or Mr. Slocum as soon as
possible. All conversations will be
confidential.
CLASSROOM LEARNING ENVIRONMENT:
To maintain the best possible
environment for learning, the following standards for acceptable behavior will
be followed by all students in this class:
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Turn off all cell
phones and pagers before entering the class.
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Be on time for
class and don't leave early.
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Don't have
conversations among yourselves during class that distract other students or the
instructor.
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Don't taunt or
belittle other students in the class.
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Don't use
vulgarity or profanity in the class.
Students who violate these
standards will be told to leave the class.
FIELD LABS:
The
lab sessions will consist of projects at
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Students must
wear boots and long pants.
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Hard hats are
required.
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Students must be
attentative and polite to our host for the day.
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Students should
try to avoid smoking tobacco products. If you must smoke, please stay away from
the group so others are not exposed to your second-hand smoke.
Students
who violate these standards will not participate in field sessions.
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY AND PLAGIARISM:
The College does not
tolerate academic dishonesty. The penalty may be a grade of zero for the
assignment, or failure of the course. If
the offense is particularly grievous, the matter will be referred to Judicial
Affairs.
Plagiarism is presenting
someone elses ideas, work, or words as if they were your own. Plagiarism
includes copying from a source without citing it, using the same words without
using quotation marks (even with a citation), or improperly paraphrasing
(re-wording) another's work. Always cite sources you consult. You must attribute words, ideas,
interpretations, information, and knowledge that is not your own to the
appropriate author or source.
As a student in this class,
you acknowledge your responsibility for abiding by the Code of Student Conduct;
and you acknowledge your understanding of academic dishonesty and the penalties
for academic dishonesty, which are applicable to both individual and group
assignments.
GRADING POLICY:
Grades will be based on the
results of a mid-term exam, final exam, research paper, timber sale project,
road location project, and field laboratory/homework assignments. All exams will be comprehensive and will
cover materials presented in lectures, handouts, and laboratories. All laboratory/homework assignments are due
at the beginning of the class on the date due. Late homework assignments
or laboratory reports will be penalized: 50% loss if turned in 1 to 24 hours late, 100% loss if turned in over
24 hours late!
All
exams will be comprehensive and will cover materials presented in lectures,
readings, and laboratories. Make-up
exams will be given only for those students who provide a written and signed
explanation of extenuating circumstances sufficient to justify their having
missed the scheduled exam.
The course grade will be
based on the following weighting and course grades will be determined based on
the following scale:
|
Item |
Weight |
|
Homework/Field Lab
Assignments |
30% |
|
Road Location Project |
10% |
|
Timber |
10% |
|
Mid-term Exam |
15% |
|
Semester Paper (draft 1) |
5% |
|
Semester Paper |
15% |
|
Final |
15% |
FOR 373 - MWF 12:45 - 1:40, Lab
Friday 1:50 - 4:55
Draft Schedule
|
Day |
Date |
Lecture # |
Lab # |
Topic |
Assignment |
|
M |
25-Aug-08 |
1 |
|
Intro - Harvest Planning |
|
|
W |
27-Aug-08 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
F |
29-Aug-08 |
|
1 |
Heiberg Introduction to |
|
|
M |
1-Sep-08 |
|
|
NO CLASSES-Labor Day |
|
|
W |
3-Sep-08 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
F |
5-Sep-08 |
|
2 |
Logging Operation Harden Furniture |
|
|
M |
8-Sep-08 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
W |
10-Sep-08 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
F |
12-Sep-08 |
|
3 |
Logging Operation Wagner Lumber |
|
|
M |
15-Sep-08 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
W |
17-Sep-08 |
7 |
|
No Class |
|
|
F |
19-Sep-08 |
|
4 |
Heiberg |
|
|
M |
22-Sep-08 |
8 |
|
BMPs |
|
|
W |
24-Sep-08 |
9 |
|
BMPs Riparian |
|
|
F |
26-Sep-08 |
|
5 |
Heiberg |
|
|
M |
29-Sep-08 |
10 |
|
Procurement systems |
|
|
W |
1-Oct-08 |
11 |
|
Independent contractors |
|
|
F |
3-Oct-08 |
|
6 |
Mill Tour Gutchess Lumber |
|
|
M |
6-Oct-08 |
12 |
|
Independent
contractors |
|
|
W |
8-Oct-08 |
13 |
|
Hazard trees Productivity |
|
|
F |
10-Oct-08 |
|
7 |
Heiberg |
|
|
M |
13-Oct-08 |
14 |
|
Supply/Logyard
Management |
|
|
W |
15-Oct-08 |
15 |
|
Harvest systems |
|
|
F |
17-Oct-08 |
|
8 |
Heiberg Road Drainage |
|
|
M |
20-Oct-08 |
16 |
|
Mid-term Exam |
|
|
W |
22-Oct-08 |
17 |
|
Harvest systems Two |
|
|
F |
24-Oct-08 |
|
9 |
Mill Tour Schuyler Pellet
Plant |
|
|
M |
27-Oct-08 |
18 |
|
Biomass Chipping
Operations |
|
|
W |
29-Oct-08 |
19 |
|
Limbing and bucking (HVIP) |
|
|
F |
31-Oct-08 |
|
10 |
Logging Operation Forecon |
|
|
M |
3-Nov-08 |
20 |
|
Cable Yarding |
|
|
W |
5-Nov-08 |
21 |
|
Productivity |
|
|
F |
7-Nov-08 |
|
11 |
Heiberg Timber |
|
|
M |
10-Nov-08 |
22 |
|
Logging costs |
1st Draft Paper |
|
W |
12-Nov-08 |
23 |
|
Financing Loggers First
Pioneer Farm Credit |
|
|
F |
14-Nov-08 |
|
12 |
Heiberg Timber |
|
|
M |
17-Nov-08 |
24 |
|
Systems Costs |
|
|
W |
19-Nov-08 |
25 |
|
Systems Costs |
|
|
F |
21-Nov-08 |
|
13 |
Heiberg Timber |
|
|
M |
24-Nov-08 |
26 |
|
Systems Costs |
|
|
W |
26-Nov-08 |
|
|
Thanksgiving |
|
|
F |
28-Nov-08 |
|
|
Thanksgiving |
|
|
M |
1-Dec-08 |
27 |
|
Timber |
|
|
W |
3-Dec-08 |
28 |
|
Course Wrap-up |
|
|
F |
5-Dec-08 |
|
|
NO CLASS--Convocation |
|
|
|
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|
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9-Dec-08 |
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FINAL EXAM Tuesday Dec 9th 2:45pm |
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