Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences
Montana State University-Bozeman
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Land Resources & Environmental Sciences, LRES 110

Introduction 
    B. Maxwell

Course Objectives
    Course Description
     Course Grades
Course Schedule (see below)

Course Evaluation

Course instructor and content evaluation

Land Resources Analysis and Management

Soil and Water Science

Environmental Biology

Land Rehabilitation

Agroecology

Final Exam

Lecture Schedule 

Fall Semester, 1999 Lecture Schedule Class Meets in 346 LJH from 10:00 to 10:50 am

Date Day Instructor Lecture: Readings (will be periodically updated) Quizzes & Assignment
Topic Section 1: Land Resources Analysis & Management
8-30 Mon Maxwell Class Introduction    
9-1 Wed Montagne LRAM Overview   Identify Questions
9-3 Fri Nielsen Precision Management GPS/Internet Intro. Take-home
9-6 Mon   Labor Day Holiday - NO CLASS    
9-8 Wed Bussan Precision Pest Mgmt.   Take-home due
9-10 Fri Maxwell Decision Support Systems    
9-13 Mon Long GPS Applications   Paper Assignment
9-15 Wed Lawrence Remote Sensing    
9-17 Fri   No Class, Field Trip 4-7 pm   Field Trip Assignment
9-20 Mon All Discussion   Quiz
Topic Section 2: Soil & Water Science
9-22 Wed Wraith Hydrologic Cycle: A Roadmap for Drips   Paper Due
9-24 Fri Wraith Hydrologic Cycle: Water In Soils   Quiz
9-27 Mon Hook Landscape Processes: Land use and runoff   Quiz, Field Trip Assignment Due
9-29 Wed Hook Landscape processes: Riparian buffers   Quiz
10-1 Fri Inskeep Chemical Fate & Transport: Who &What   Quiz
10-4 Mon Inskeep Chemical Fate & Transport: Process Integration and Models   Quiz
10-6 Wed All Summary & Discussion    
10-8 Fri   No Class    
10-9 Sat   Field Trip 8 am to 4 pm    
Topic Section 3: Environmental Biology
10-11 Mon McDermott Soil Biology and Ecosystem Function    
10-13 Wed McDermott Microorganisms in Agriculture   S&W C. Study Due
10-15 Fri McDermott Microorganisms in Bioremediation    
10-18 Mon Ward Yellowstone’s Diverse Microorganisms    
10-20 Wed Ward The value of thermophilic microorganisms   PCR mini-description due
10-22 Fri Varley Yellowstone's bioprospecting approach Yellowstone and environmentalist articles Varley question due
10-25 Mon Ward Discussion of LRES Environmental Biology Option   Letter to congressional representative due
Topic Section 4: Land Rehabilitation & Restoration Ecology
10-27 Wed Dollhopf Land Disturbance in the U.S. "The Significance and Responsibility of Rehabilitating Drastically Disturbed Land"   
10-29 Fri Dollhopf Influence of Environmental Law Arco Environmental Action Plan  
11-1 Mon Dollhopf Soil Remediation Science   Phytoremediation Problem  (Due November 3) 
11-3 Wed Dollhopf Plant Establishment Science   Phytostabilization Problem  (Due November 8 At Class Time)
11-5 Fri Sheley Distribution & Impacts of Noxious Weeds Chpt. 2 In Biology & Mgmt. of Nox. Weeds  
11-8 Mon Sheley Future of Noxious Weed Mgmt. on Rangelands    
11-10 Wed Hook Exotic Weeds Effect On Water & Soil    
11-12 Fri Hook Exotic Animals Effect On & Wetlands Nutria, Beaver, and Wetlands  
11-15 Mon All Discussion    
11-17 Wed   Quiz   Writing Due
Topic Section 5: Agroecology
11-19 Fri Maxwell Introduction: Can we feed the world? Gliessman, p. 1-28 Assignments
11-22 Mon Maxwell Applying Ecological Principles to Ag. Gliessman, p. 176-296  
11-24 Wed   No Class    
11-26 Fri   No Class - Thanksgiving Holiday    
11-29 Mon Miller Cropping Systems Cook & Ves. p.137-144 Assignment 5-1 Due
12-1 Wed Montagne Soil Health    
12-3 Fri Graumlich Global Warming Impacts on Agroecosys. EPA Global Warming Site and EPA - Climate Change in Montana  
12-6 Mon All Panel Discussion/Debate    
12-8 Wed All General Synthesis    
12-10 Fri Maxwell Evaluation & Review for Final   Assignment 5-2 Due
12-14 Tue All Final Exam 8-9:50am 346 LJH   Final Exam

 

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