Teaching

FW 311 - Piedmont Wildlife Ecology and Management (3 credits, summer)

Students register for NCSU summer school but live, learn, and work in an off-campus forest environment.  The objectives of the summer camp program are to: 1) Provide instruction in ecosystem concepts, structure and function of plant and animal communities, management practices, and practical field skills; 2) Expand practical knowledge in a variety of subjects related to the curriculum to enhance their ability to understand and apply subjects covered in the advanced professional courses; 3) Enhance abilities as professionals to work in teams and to assume positions of leadership; 4) Introduce students to a variety of realistic work environments and practices to enable them to better evaluate forestry or fisheries/wildlife management as a career.

FW 313 - Mountain Ecology and Management (1 credit, summer)

Students will spend one week at the Great Smoky Mountain Institute at Tremont learning about and experiencing the ecology and management of the mountains.

FW 453/553 - Principles of Wildlife Sciences (4 credits, spring)

The purpose of this course is to apply ecological principals to population growth and regulation.  The course is intended to create an understanding of population growth and composition and ways to manage these populations.  Also, species identification (wings, skulls, pictures) will be conducted.  An overnight field trip will be included during the semester.  Student discussions, research proposals, technical presentations, problem sets, exams, laboratory practical exams, and weekly quizzes will be included. 

FW 610 - Special Topics - Graduate Level Book Class (1 credit, fall)

Each week, graduate students will engage in an in-depth discussion of a book focused on wildlife and conservation issues.

Fall 2009 - Monsters of God (David Quammen)

Fall 2008 - Guns, Germs, and Steel (Jared Diamond)

Fall 2007 - Consilience (E. O. Wilson)

Links

http://bowsite.com/BOWSITE/features/articles/deer/aging/

http://mercury.bio.uaf.edu/courses/wlf419/wing_age_sex/duckplum/Duckplum.htm