RANGE 357
Rangeland & Riparian Habitat Assessment
 Class Schedule

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Date

Topic

Assignments Due

1

Aug 26 & 28

Vegetation Attributes & Sampling Concepts

   

2

Sep 2 & 4

 Field Skills & Photographic Techniques

   
  Sep 5, 6 & 7 Field Trip
Leave @ 7:00 a.m. Friday and return by 7:00 p.m. Sunday		   

3

Sep 9 & 11

 Summarize Data & Recover from Field Trip

 

4

 Sep 16 & 18 Plot Size/Shape & Statistical Analysis

Date for Report 1
 (Sample Size 10 pts)

5

Sep 23 & 25

Frequency

Full Report 1
 (Sample Size 40 pts)

6

Sep 30 & Oct 2

Density

Report 1 - Revised
 Report 2 - Frequency Data

7

 Oct 7 & 9 Cover and Measuring Plant Structure Report 2 - Frequency

 8

 Oct 14 & Oct 16  Biomass Production (with help on regression analysis) Report 3 - Cover Estimates 
  Oct 17 & 18 Riparian Proper Functioning Condition Workshop
Friday 1–5 PM;  Field Trip Saturday 7:30 AM–3:30 PM		  

9

Oct 21 & 23

Riparian Overview & Riparian Classification

10

Oct 28 & 30

Botanical Composition

Report 4 - Herb. Biomass

11

Nov 4 & Nov 6

Dominance, Diversity & Similarity
Carrying Capacity, Utilization & Residual Biomass

Report 5 - Riparian Report

12

Nov 11 & 13

Fuels Assessment

Report 6 - Shrub Biomass & Cover

13

Nov 18 & 20

Ecological Sites & Rangeland Health

Report 7 - Nokes Part 1

 

Nov 24 to Nov 28

Fall Break (Happy Thanksgiving)

 

14

Dec 2 & 4

From GPS to GIS - Remote Sensing Options (Dec 2)
Presentation Tips (Dec 4)

Report 7 - Nokes Part 2

15

Dec 9 & 11

 Group Presentations - December 11
Final Notebooks due Friday December 12 @ 5:00 p.m.		 Report 8- Final Noke's Report
Group Presentations  &
 Reference Notebook

  

Finals Week

No Final - Stop by Karen's Office to pick up final grades and reference notebook