Field Skills in Land Stewardship

Graduate / Professional

A seminar that comprises the documentation of land use history and zoning, mapping and interpretation, and the collection and analysis of socioeconomic, biological, and physical information for the construction of management plans. Field skills are gained in assessing soils, hydrology, vegetation, and wildlife habitat. Plans are constructed for private small-holders within the Quiet Corner Initiative partnership managed by the Yale School Forests. In the past plans have been completed for the Nature Conservancy; Massachusetts Trustees of Reservations; town land trusts; city parks and woodlands of New Haven, New York, and Boston; The National Park Service, and the Appalachian Mountain Club. Ten days fieldwork. Must also take ENV 954 in same semester. Prerequisite: ENV 659b, 660a, or permission of the instructor. 3 Course cr MW 1pm-2:20pm