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Summer Field Courses

FORS 4850/6850 - Forest Operations Study Tour

On-site examination and analysis of active forestry operations in major wood producing regions of the world, including the southern United States, North America, and other continents. Focus on industrial forestry, including forest management, harvesting, and transportation operations as well as conversion facilities such as pulp/paper mills, sawmills, engineered wood facilities, and other wood-using plants.

Class involves a week-long field trip before the beginning of fall semester. Students are expected to pay for room and board. More info

FORS5610/7610 - Prescribed Fire in the Forest Ecosystem

Applications of fire as a tool for forest management, species conservation, and ecosystem restoration in the southeastern coastal plain. Analysis of fuels, weather, and fire behavior. Fire effects on plants, animals, and soils in the longleaf pine ecosystem. Emphasis on field experience with prescribed burns.

The course will be taught as an intensive 6-day Maymester class at the Joseph W. Jones Ecological Center in Newton, GA. More info

WASR4700/6700L - Hydrology, Geology, and Soils of Georgia

This field course focuses on the physical environment of Georgia by examining the diverse geology, soils, and surface and subsurface hydrologic processes within the state. We will travel to all of Georgia's physiographic areas, visiting mines, farms, forests, wetlands, rivers, lakes, and estuaries to explore the influence of human activities on the physical environment. More info

WILD4280/6280 - Field Study in Natural History

Field studies to explore the ecology and natural history of plant and vertebrate communities in a variety of biomes and ecosystems. Identification and field study skills will be emphasized. More info

WILD4600/6600 - Field Methods in Wildlife Management and Research

Field course providing personal experience in field methods used by wildlife biologists (prescribed burning, wildlife capture/handling, population assessment, radiotelemetry, habitat surveys, necropsy techniques, sample collection, etc.). More info