2018 COURSE SCHEDULE
Week 1 ♦-♦-♦ Jan 16 ♦-♦-♦ Range Management Overview
Week 2-5 ♦-♦-♦ Jan 17 – Feb 09 ♦-♦-♦ Plant-Animal Interactions
» Effects of grazing and fire on plant
Test 1- Friday, January 26
» Nutritional ecology of grazing animals
Test 2 – Friday, February 9
Week 6-9 ♦-♦-♦ Feb 11 – Mar 9 ♦-♦-♦ Grazing Principles
» Setting an appropriate stocking rate
» Selecting season and system of grazing
**Test 3 – Friday, February 23
» Animal behavior and habitat selection
** Test 4 – Friday, March 9
March 11-17 Spring Break
Week 10-12 ♦-♦-♦ Mar. 18- April 6 ♦-♦-♦ Integrating and Managing Rangeland Resources
» Wildlife-Livestock Interactions
» Managing Wildlife Habitat
» Managing Riparian Areas
» Wildland Fire & Grazing Interactions
» Grazing Effects on Watershed
» Invasive Exotics… Integrated Weed Management
» Forest & Orchard Grazing
» Recreation Impacts and Management
» Effects of Removing Livestock
**Test 5- Monday, April 6
Field trip ~~~ Choose 1 Field Trip of two options:
Wednesday (April 11) through Saturday (April 14)
or Wednesday (April 18) through Saturday (April 21)
~~~Choose 1 Field Trip~~~
Week 15 -16 ♦-♦-♦ April 22 – May 4 ♦-♦-♦ Putting It All Together
» Integrating Resource Plans
» Conflict and Collaboration
» Economic Considerations
Week 17 ♦-♦-♦ May 9 ♦-♦-♦ Final Project Due