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Reasonable accommodations are available for students who have a documented disability. Please notify the instructor during the first week of class of any accommodation(s) needed for the course. Late notification may mean that requested accommodations might not be available. All accommodations must be approved through Disability Support Services located in the Idaho Commons Building, Rm. 333. Phone: 885-7200, E-mail: dss@uidaho.edu, web site: Disability Support Services
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Courses
ForP 100 - Forest Products Issues and Industries (2 cr) Critical issues facing the forest products industry, manufacturing, processes, and professional career opportunities. Hands-on lab for the manufacturing and processing. Fall only.
NR 101 - Exploring Natural Resources (1 cr) Designed to acquaint you with what the College of Natural Resources is all about and with some of the options you have as a CNR student. Fall only.
ForP 230 - Forest Land Measurement (2 cr) Distance, precision and allowable error, slope and horizontal distance concepts; field book; pacing, chaining and taping; direction measurement with hand-held and staff compasses, declination and area calculations; traversing and traverse closure. Fall only.
ForP 277 - Wood Anatomy and Identification (3 cr) Anatomy and chemical composition of commercial wood species; gross and minute structural characteristics of wood leading to identification. Fall only.
ForP 337 - Physical and Mechanical Properties of Wood (3 cr). Properties of wood as they relate to physical behavior and product application; other related topics include biodeterioration, machining and adhesive technology, and strength considerations. Class reading material: Relationship between Moisture Changes and Dimensional Change in Wood Spring only.
ForP 365 - Wood Building Technology (3 cr). (Reading and homework exercises correspond to the 10th edition of Ambrose's "Simplified Engineering for Architects and Builders.") Basic structural design including elementary statics and principles and technology of wood structural design. Fall only.
ForP 425 - Forest Products Marketing (3 cr). Aspects of marketing from an industrial perspective; survey of domestic and international forest products marketing; marketing research in forest products; current issues and problems in marketing forest products. Spring only/Alt Years.
ForP 430 - Forest Engineering and Harvesting (3 cr). WSU NATRS 320. Survey of logging equipment capabilities; intro to cable logging systems, road layout, and design; cost analysis of logging systems; development of road and logging plans. Fall only.
ForP 431 - Forest Operations and Investment Analysis (3 cr). NATRS 439. Intro to production planning and cost control for timber harvesting and forest products processing operations; development and application of machine rates and system production rates; breakeven analysis; machine replacement; cash flow in investment decisions; use of microcomputers in analysis. Spring only/Alt Years.
ForP 432 - Designing Forest Access (3 cr). WSU NATRS 432. Road classification; design of forest roads; construction techniques; costing, environmental considerations, design project. Spring only/Alt Years.
ForP 434 - Forest Tractor and Cable Systems (4 cr). WSU NATRS 434. Layout, planning, and design for cable logging systems; analysis of forces involved in cable logging; crew and terrain requirements; layout and design project; cost and equipment analysis. Spring only/Alt Years
ForP 436/536 - Wood Composites (3 cr). Raw material, processes, properties, and markets for a number of wood composites made of particles and fibers. Spring only.
ForP 438 - Wood Chemistry (3 cr). Aspects of wood chemistry in relation to its application, including utilization of wood, wood residues, and pulping by-products; pulping chemistry, pulp bleaching, and cellulose derivatives. Fall only
ForP 439 - Operational Analysis in Timber Harvesting (3 cr). Address contemporary issues associated with timber harvesting; harvesting production and cost analysis; soil compaction; residual stand damage; landslides related to road construction, optimization in forest transportation, forest biomass energry, and quality control in timber harvesting. Recommended Preparation: Work experience with public agencies and private companies. Prereq: ForP 430 or perm. (Spring only/alt years).
ForP 444 - Primary Wood Products Manufacturing (3 cr). Raw materials, production methods, drying product specifications, and grading for sawn wood products; plant layout, machines, and systems analysis; plant tours. Spring only.
ForP 450 Wood Deterioration and Preservation (2 cr). Thermal, biotic, and abiotic agents that cause wood deterioration; biological control methods; design considerations; wood preservatives and preservative systems; treatability of wood; treatment mechanics; pollution control systems; preservative effectiveness; standards; environmental concerns and law. Class Reading Fall only.
ForP 491 - Biomaterial Product and Process Development Lab (1 cr). Lab to accompany ForP 490. One 3-hour lab per week. Prereq: Econ 201 or 202, and perm. Coreq: ForP 490. (Spring only).
ForP 495 Product and Process Development and Commercialization (3 cr) Same as Bus 495. May be used as core credit in J-3-4. Principles of product planning; development and commercialization; concepts testing; product-life cycle management; portfolio analysis; targeting and position; team management; and implementlng product decisions. Fall only.
ForP 522 Advanced Forest Roads (3 cr). Field layout of L-line in a forest setting; curves; slope staking and clearing limits; lab analysis of soil for subgrade; lab analysis of gravel for surfacing; stability analysis; costing of alternatives.
ForP 534 Advanced Techniques of Timber Harvesting Analysis (3 cr). Layout, planning, and cost analysis of timber harvesting systems using available computer analysis techniques and program; analysis of road cost and stability problems; cost control of logging operations.
ForP WS535 Nondestructive Testing of Structural Materials (3 cr). WSU C E 536.
ForP/Rnge/RRT 541 - Issues in Renewable Natural Resource Industries (2 cr). Overview of renewable natural resource base industries with focus on forest products, range livestock, and tourism; review of historical and economic base for industries and current social, biological, and economic issues of importance.
ForP 545 Forest Ecosystem Management: Practices and Issues (2 cr). Issues associated with integrated forest practices that can sustain forest products, restore damaged ecosystems, and maintain natural processes, including the silvicultural systems, harvest methods, and prescribed fire applications suitable for low-impact management in forest ecosystems.
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