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As the importance of forests continues to increase in the Northwest, the complexity of management—including pest
management—also increases. With the shift from mature forests already in place at the time of settlement to second-growth forests
and plantations, opportunities for pest problems arise. Simple direct solutions to such problems are neither feasible nor appropriate,
and integrated preventive approaches designed to accommodate multiple resource values and ecological functions are becoming more
important.
This curriculum is designed to provide interdisciplinary knowledge needed for developing solutions to the complex
array of pests (insects, diseases, weeds, vertebrates) and their interactions with abiotic factors (fire, wind, drought, pollution, and
soil conditions) and management practices (harvesting, silviculture, recreational use).
M.S. students take the three courses listed below for all students, plus one course from each of four of the six
disciplinary areas that follow. One course must be in Forest Ecology. At least one course must be in either Silviculture or Resource
Management. FS 550 counts for only one discipline area, and only if taken for graduate credit.
Ph.D. students take the three courses below and one course from each of the six disciplinary areas.
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