TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

LECTURES, DISCUSSIONS, LABS, AND FIELDTRIPS

 

WK
DATE

LECTURES AND DISCUSSIONS

LABS AND FIELDTRIPS
1
M Sept 30

Introduction to course

Arboretum Lab: Species List 1

T Oct 1

Introduction to 1st field trip

Arboretum Lab: Species List 1

W Oct 2

Species List 1

TH Oct 3

1st Field Trip:

1st Field Trip: Chinook Pass

F Oct 4

Architecture, Buds & Modules

2
M Oct 7

Species List 2

Arboretum Lab: Species List 2

T Oct 8

Introduction to 2nd field trip (web) (ppt) (detailed instructions )

Arboretum Lab: Species List 2

W Oct 9

Natural variation and its sources

 

TH Oct 10

2nd Field Trip (detailed instructions )

2nd Field Trip: Pack Forest

F Oct 11

Mechanisms of Evolution

3
M Oct 14

Species List 3

Arboretum Lab: Species List 3

T Oct 15

Report evaluations, recommendations: Introduction to 3rd field trip

Arboretum Lab: Species List 3

W Oct 16

What is a Species?

 

TH Oct 17

3rd Field Trip

3rd Field Trip: East Cascade Mountains

F Oct 18

Adaptive Geometry

 

4
M Oct 21

Species List 4

Arboretum Lab: Species List 4

T Oct 22

Wenatchee Mt assignment

Arboretum Lab: Species List 4

W Oct 23

Reproductive Strategies

 
TH Oct 24

NO FIELD TRIP

No Field Trip

F Oct 25

Tree Defenses

5
M Oct 28

Species List 5

Arboretum Lab: Species List 5

T Oct 29

Dendrology review

Arboretum Lab: Species List 5

W Oct 30

Conifer Adaptations

TH Oct 31

NO FIELD TRIP

No Field Trip

F Nov 1

DENDROLOGY MIDTERM

6
M Nov 4
 Introduction to Autecology  
T Nov 5

Cottonwood Field trip

 

W Nov 6

Exam Dendrology

 

Th Nov 7

3rd Field Trip

4th Field Trip: Cottonwood Plantation & Snoqualmie River

F Nov 8

Concepts

Autecology Lecture 2

 

7
M Nov 11

No Class - Veterans Day

Lab (?)

T Nov 12

Growth and Development

Autecology Lecture 3

Lab

W Nov 13

Growth and Development (cont)

 

Th Nov 14

 

No Field Trip

F Nov 15

Growth and Development (cont)

 

8
M Nov 18
 RFS: Tree Domestication Lab
T Nov 18
 Class discussion on biotechnology, etc. (CRITICAL) Lab
W Nov 20
 Processes I
Th Nov 21
 No Class - Thanksgiving
F Nov 22
 No Class - Thanksgiving
9
M Nov 25

Processes II

Autecology Lecture 4

Lab
T Nov 26
 Processes III Lab
W Nov 27
 Processes IV
Th Nov 28

No Field Trip

F Nov 29

Processes V

Autecology Lecture 5

10
M Dec 2
 Processes V (cont)
T Dec 3

Environmental Stresses

Autecology Lecture 6

W Dec 4
 Environmental Stresses, (cont)

Special Assignment - Description

Special Assignment - Data File
Th Dec 5
  

No Field Trip

F Dec 6
 Environmental Stresses, (cont)
11
M Dec 9

Special Problems

Autecology Lecture 7

T Dec 10
 Special Problems
W Dec 11

Synthesis and Review

Autecology Lecture 8

Th Dec 12
F Dec 13
 Final Exam - 8:30-10:20 a.m.

GRADING 

Quizzes:

Dendrology Lab (4 quizzes, 7-8 points each)

30

Dendrology Exam

50

Autecology Exam and Presentation

80

Field Trip Reports

 

1st Field Trip: Chinook Pass (2-3 pages) due October 9

15

2nd Field Trip: Iron Creek (3-4 pages) due October 25

20

3rd Field Trip: Snoqualmie Tree Farm (7-8 pages) due December 11

40

4th Field Trip: Cottonwwod Plantation & Snoqualmie River (2-3 pages) due November 15
15

Total

250

Additional points not included in total (5)

Grade will be determined by sum of required points plus optional points all divided by 250. This numeric value is then plotted for all students and compared. Grades are then assigned.


EXAMPLE DENDROLOGY MIDTERM