BUS 6460
Forest
Conservation Qualified Professional Training (4 CEUs)
Tuition: $260.00 Fees: $44.00
This
course will provide training for landscape designers,
surveyors, realtors, foresters, and others interested in
securing Maryland licensing as a Forest Conservation
Qualified Professional. Topics for this training include
conducting a forest stand delineation in full compliance
with Maryland state law through analysis of forest
composition from mapping and published remotely sensed data,
forest measurements, quantitative data convention
techniques, and basic dendrology. Also included is
instruction in the Maryland Forest Conservation Act and site
planning which includes program history, law, regulations,
forestry, ecology, land use, site design principles,
construction impact mitigation techniques, and species
selection and planting techniques. Upon completion of this
course, participants can apply for "Qualified Professional"
status with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
Upon completion of this
course, students should be able to:
1.
Take quantitative and
qualitative measurements of forest characteristics including
size, composition, and structure.
2.
Develop a site map and a
sample scheme demonstrating forest sampling techniques
(basal area, estimating cover, plot concept) and tools of
the trade.
3.
Identify native Maryland
plants and forest types in an effort to develop
afforestation and reforestation plans.
4.
Describe the pertinent
information of the Maryland Forest Conservation Act.
5.
Assess forest
and specimen tree quality.
6. Prepare
reforestation plans and integrate forest conservation values
into new development.
7. Perform
forest stand delineation in compliance with the Maryland
State Forest Conservation Manual.
8. Explain
the concerns over sediment and nutrient run-off from
different forms of land use and their impact on the Bay.
For a
complete listing of courses that CSM offers, please refer to
the
Continuing Education Schedule of Courses
Or, for more information about Business, Economics and Legal Studies, please contact:
Tresa Sullivan
E-mail: tresas@csmd.edu
Tel: 301-934-7557
-or-
301-884-8131, ext. 7557
301-933-9177, ext. 7557
301-870-3008, ext. 7557
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