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Nov 24, 2024
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NRES 345 - Range and Forest Plants (3 units)
Identification, distribution, and management of the major range plants and forest trees occurring in the western U.S.
Units of Lecture: 3
Units of Laboratory/Studio: 2
Offered: Every Fall
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course:
1. Students will be able to identify, through field trips and lab studies, dominant plants in three major ecosystems in our region (montane, sagebrush/foothills, salt desert), and demonstrate familiarity with plants that grow in riparian areas.
2. Students will be able to sight identify about 70 important species from these ecosystems.
3. Students will be able to describe major characteristics of about 50 plant families and recognize major families by sight.
4. Students will be able to demonstrate skills needed to key unknown plants to family.
5. Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the basics of plant naming conventions, plant evolution, and systematics.
6. Students will be able to show familiarity with practical issues surrounding plants, including toxins and poisonous plants, edible plants, rare plant conservation, and native plant horticulture and restoration.
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