Spring 2027

Silviculture: Applied Forest Ecology

Silviculture: Applied Forest Ecology covers ecologically-based management principles for sustainable timber production, biodiversity, and site productivity.

offering recorded3–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 George Meindl4.0/5Nick Balster3.3/5

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.31 GPA, 56.2% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.19 GPA, 50.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.25 GPA, 50.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Describe stand dynamics, including concepts of stand structure, function, establishment, growth, composition, health, and quality.

  • Explain the ecological underpinnings and technical considerations for common regeneration, establishment, and intermediate treatments that comprise modern silvicultural systems.

  • Develop data-driven, time- and space-bounded prescriptions for forest stands considering ecological, economic, and societal aspects of management decisions in an ethical context.

  • Communicate technical material using text, tables, graphs, and maps, including logical rationale supporting management decisions.

  • Create solutions to real-world forest management challenges by applying higher-order thinking skills to their knowledge of silviculture.

  • Survey current scientific literature on a particular topic relevant to management of forests in WI under changing conditions, summarize current knowledge and knowledge gaps, and recommend next steps in research to improve management.

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Prerequisites

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ZOOLOGY/​BOTANY 460,F&W ECOL 550, or graduate/professional standing (or FW ECOL 460 prior to Fall 2026)

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Professors

Spring 2027

George Meindl

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Raw average: 4.80/5 from 10 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 3.25 GPA, 50.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

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Raw average: 3.20/5 from 64 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.31 GPA, 56.2% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.19 GPA, 50.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.25 GPA, 50.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

GEORGE MEINDL is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

NICK BALSTER is recorded teaching in Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 240
LAB 301Classroom Instruction0 / 240

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.31 GPA, 56.2% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.19 GPA, 50.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.25 GPA, 50.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Even-aged and uneven-aged management, reforestation principles, and ecological restoration techniques.
  • Stand dynamics, structure, function, establishment, growth, composition, health, and quality.
  • Ecological underpinnings and technical considerations for regeneration, establishment, and intermediate treatments.

Skills

  • Apply ecologically-based forest management principles for sustainable timber production and biodiversity.
  • Develop data-driven forest stand prescriptions considering ecological, economic, and societal aspects.
  • Communicate technical forest management material using text, tables, graphs, and maps.

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F&WECOL 410 · Spring 2027

Silviculture: Applied Forest Ecology

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Recorded 2026-10-14

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