Course information

This short course, curated by Michigan State University's Forest Carbon and Climate Program, will develop foundational knowledge in the relationship between climate regulation, Forests, and Forest Carbon. In five modules, the course covers the 1) Carbon Cycle and Storage, 2) Humans, the Global Carbon Cycle, and Terrestrial Sinks, 3) Forest Ecosystems and Carbon Storage, 4) Forest Ecosystem Carbon Pools and Fluxes, and 5) Disturbances and their Carbon Impact. Each module will outline its respective learning objectives. Course content will include recorded presentations, links to online resources, and recommended reading.

Course start date

Course content will be accessible starting April 19.

Course pace

This course is self-paced with an expected completion time frame of up to 6 weeks. This course must be completed in sequence and each presentation must be viewed in entirety to progress to the next section. Once a section is complete participants can return to the previous section.

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of this short course, participants will:

1. Be familiar with and able to identify the carbon cycle and its connection to natural and human-caused global warming
2. Know about trends in atmospheric GHG emissions and their impact on the carbon cycle
3. Understand sources and sinks, and the role of natural forests and the forestry sector
4. Understand that forest composition, structure, and function influence carbon storage
5. Remember the pools of carbon with forested ecosystems
6. Apply knowledge of forest structure differences to forest carbon pools and fluxes by forest type
7. Be able to communicate global distribution of carbon storage in forests
8. Remember that management planning and decision-making can minimize the carbon losses from natural and human-caused disturbances

Rubric

Successful completion of the course is measured by mastering each module's quiz to assess how well you recall and apply your new knowledge. You have unlimited attempts for each quiz to master the content. Passing score for each quiz is 100%.

Course Evaluation

Participant feedback is appreciated to help course curators and subject matter experts continually improve the course for future participants.

CFEs

Upon successful completion of this course, you will earn 1.5 CFEs in Category 1. CFEs will automatically be added to your CFE record located on www.eforester.org.

Certificate

Upon successful completion of this course and course evaluation, participants may download and print a certificate verifying completion of the course and earning CFEs. CFEs will be uploaded to participant CFE records by the end of the day (11:59 pm ET).

Get Started or Return to Place in Course

Once registered for the course, access this course within your MY DASHBOARD. You can pause at any point during the course and you can return right where you last left off. Simply select the presentation you were last viewing and you will be prompted to select if you wish to start where you left off. For additional tips for success, watch the Course Tutorial Video preceding the Welcome Presentation.

Course Resources

Additional course resources are available within the Resources tab and within the Contents tab course sections.

Need Help?

For ForestEd questions, visit FAQs, email cf@safnet.org, or watch the Course Tutorial within the Contents tab. For questions about this course's content email forestc@msu.edu. For technical assistance, go to help.commpartners.com for self troubleshooting and/or live chat, or you can email help@commpartners.com.

Read the Journal of Forestry March 2019 issue and complete the 10-question quiz. Earn 4.0 Category 1 CFEs when you pass the quiz with a score of at least 70%. Earned CFEs will be added to your record shortly after you pass the quiz.

Who Are We Educating and What Should They Know? An Assessment of Forestry Education in California
E.C. Kelly and G. Brown

Local Community Agency and Vulnerability Influences on a Montana Wildfire
M.S. Carroll and T. Paveligo

Conserving Dry Old-Growth Forest in Central Oregon, USA
A. Merschel, R. Vora, and T. Spies

Socioecological Impacts of the Western Pine Beetle Outbreak in Southern California:  Lessons for the Future
C.J. Fettig

Status and Impact of Walnut Twig Beetle in Urban Forest, Orchard, and Native Forest Ecosystems
S. Seybold, W.E. Klingman, S.M. Hishinmua, T.W. Coleman, and A.D. Graves

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Read theJournal of Forestry May 2018 issue and complete the 16-question quiz. Earn 6.0 Category 1 CFEs when you pass the quiz with a score of at least 70%. Earned CFEs will be added to your record shortly after you pass the quiz. 

Crop Tree Release Guidelines for 71- to 94-Year-Old Oak Stands Based on Height and Financial Maturity
M.C. Demchik, J.L. Conrad IV, M.M. Vokoun, B. Backes, I. Schellhaass, and B.M. Demchik

Analysis of Relative Tax Burden on Nonindustrial Private Forest Landowners in the Southeastern United States
T.L. Cushing and D. Newman

Financial Trade-Offs Associated with Controlling Chinese Privet (Ligustrum sinense Lour.) in Forestlands in the Southern USA
F.J. Benez-Secanho, D.L. Grebner, A.W. Ezell, and R.K. Grala

The Economic Contribution of Stewardship Contracting: Two Case Studies from the Mount Hood National Forest
J.M. Daniels, M. Nielsen-Pincus, M. Paruszkiewicz, and N. Poage 

State Property Tax Programs Promoting Sustainable Forests in the United States: A Review of Program Structure and Administration
M.A. Kilgore, P.V. Ellefson, T.J. Funk, and G.E. Frey

Recreation Equity: Is the Forest Service Serving Its Diverse Publics?
D. Flores, G. Falco, N.S. Roberts, and F.P. Valenzuela III

Patterns in Forest Harvesting in New England and New York: Using FIA Data to Evaluate Silvicultural Outcomes
E.P. Belair and M.J. Ducey 

A Review of Changes in US Logging Businesses 1980s—Present
J.L. Conrad IV, W. Dale Greene, and P. Hiesl

Mapping and Modeling Ecological Conditions of Longleaf Pine Habitats in the Apalachicola National Forest
M.D.  Trager, J. B. Drake, A.M. Jenkins, and C.J. Petrick

View Online - Journal of Forestry May 2018 issue   

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Read the Journal of Forestry July 2018 issue and complete the 16-question quiz. Earn 5.5 Category 1 CFEs when you pass the quiz with a score of at least 70%. Earned CFEs will be added to your record shortly after you pass the quiz.

Benchmarking Scholarly Performance by Faculty in Forestry and Forest Products
R.K. Swihart, M. Sundaram, K.F. Kellner, and S. Fei

Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) Fire Science Exchange Network:  A National Evaluation of Initiative Impacts
L.D. Maletsky, W.P. Evans, L. Singletary, and L.L. Sicafuse

Applying Lidar Individual Tree Detection to Management of Structurally Diverse Forest Landscapes
S.M.A. Jeronimo, V.R. Kane, D.J. Churchill, R.J. McGaughey, and J.F. Franklin

Assessing the Economic Viability of Loggers Operating Tree-Length Harvest Systems in the Northeast
J. Regula, R. Germain, S. Bick, and L. Zhang

In Forest and Intact: Designating Future Use of Family-Forest-Owned Land
M. Markowski-Lindsay, P. Catanzaro, K. Bell, D. Kittredge, E. Markowitz, J. Leahy, B. Butler, A. Milman, and S. Allred

The Context of Place: Issues Measuring Place Attachment Across Urban Forest Contexts
C.J. Wynveen, I.E. Schneider, and A. Arnberger

Normative and Ethical Foundations of Ecological Forestry in the United States
V.A. Sample

Rethinking the Wildland Fire Management System
M.P. Thompson, D.G. MacGregor, C.J. Dunn, D.E. Calkin, and J. Phipps

Insights on the Use of Decision-Support Tools to Sustain Forest Ecosystems from a Case Study in Pennsylvania, USA
J. Rittenhouse, L. Leites, K. Derham, and S. Miller

View online - Journal of Forestry July 2018 issue

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Read the Journal of Forestry September 2018 issue and complete the 16-question quiz. Earn 6.0 Category 1 CFEs when you pass the quiz with a score of at least 70%. Earned CFEs will be added to your record shortly after you pass the quiz.

Structural Changes in the Growing Stock of Important Tree Species Groups in the Central Hardwood Region
W.G. Luppold; M.S. Bumgardner

Procurement Contracting and Forest Communities: Factors Affecting Local Business Utilization in the Inland Northwest
C.P. McIver; A.L. Metcalf; E.C. Berg

Temporal Trends in Fusiform Rust Infections and Their Relationships with Stand Structure in Pine Plantations in East Texas
Y.H. Weng; D.W. Coble; J. Grogan; J.P. Stovall

What Does the Public Believe about Tall Wood Buildings? An Exploratory Study in the US Pacific Northwest
P. Larasatie, J.E. Guerrero, K. Conroy, T.E. Hall, E. Hansen, and M.D. Nedham

Developing Adaptive Approaches to Forest Harvest Management in Boreal Alaska under Rapid Climate Change
M. Morimoto and G.P. Juday

How Today’s Professionals Prefer to Find the Science They Need to Do Their Jobs
R.W. Guldin

Using GIS and the Ecosystem Management Decision Support Tools for Forest Management on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Washington State
J. Cannon, R. Hickey, and W. Gaines

Using Best Available Science Information: Determining Best and Available
B.E. Esch, A.E.M. Waltz, T.N. Waserman, and E.L. Kalies

View Online - Journal of Forestry September 2018 Issue

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Read the Journal of Forestry November 2018 issue and complete the 16-question quiz. Earn 9.0 Category 1 CFEs when you pass the quiz with a score of at least 70%. Earned CFEs will be added to your record shortly after you pass the quiz.

Evaluation of Three Forest-Based Bioenergy Development Strategies in the Inland Northwest, United States
D. Saul, S. Newman, S. Peterson, E. Kosse, R. Jacobson, S. Devadoss, T. Laninga, J. Moroney

Economic Impacts of the Shortleaf-Bluestem Community Restoration Project
A. Shrestha and S. R. Mehmood

 Economic Contribution Analysis of the Forest Products Industry: A Comparison of the Two Methods for Multi-Sector Contribution Analysis Using IMPLAN
R. Parajuli, J.E. Henderson, S. Tanger, O. Joshi, and R. Dahal

Utilization of Low Grade Wood for Use as Animal Bedding: A Case Study of Eastern Hemlock
M.M. Smith, C.J. Park, C.P. Andam, and J.D. Aber

Family Forest Landowners and The Endangered Species Act:  Assessing Potential Incentive Programs
L.K. Ward, G.T. Green, and R.L. Izlar

Logging Pattern and Landscape Change in Southern Mexico: Identifying Potential Weaknesses and Strengthening Conservation in Community-based Management Programs through Landscape Analysis
J.A. Ascanio-Lárraga, J.L. León-Cortés, M.A. Castillo-Santiago, and E. Ramírez-Segura

Performance Metrics for Street and Park Trees in Urban Forests
E.A. North, A.W. D’Amato, and M.B. Russell

Review of the Effects of Conservation Easements on Surrounding Property Values
T. Reeves, B. Mei, P. Bettinger, and J. Siry

A Review of Research Needs for Pollinators in Managed Conifer Forests
J.W. River, S.M. Galbraith, J.H. Cane, C.B. Schultz, M.D. Ulyshen, and U.G. Kormann

VEB-Econ: A Vegetative Environmental Buffer decision support tool for environmental quality Management
J. Tyndall and J. Randall

Strategies for Successful Engagement of African American Landowners in Forestry
J. Schelhas, S. Hitchner, and P. Dwivedi

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Read the Journal of Forestry January 2019 issue and complete the 10-question quiz. Earn 4.0 Category 1 CFEs when you pass the quiz with a score of at least 70%. Earned CFEs will be added to your record shortly after you pass the quiz.

An Analysis of Costs and Cost Trends for Southern Forestry Practices
D.W. Callaghan, P.N. Khanal, and T.J. Straka

Increasing Atmospheric CO₂ Concentration Alters Stand Development in Trembling Aspen Forests: Are Outdated Density Management Guidelines in Need of Revision for All Species?
M.E. Kubiske, C.W. Woodall, and C.C. Kern

Landowner Perspectives on Reforestation following a High-Severity Wildfire in California
L.Waks, S.D. Kocher, and L. Huntsinger

An Initial Look at Contracted Wildfire Response Capacity in the American West
H. Huber-Stearns, C. Moseley, C. Bone, N. Mosurinjohn, and K.M. Lyon

History, Highlights and Perspectives of Southern Upland Hardwood Silviculture Research
C.J. Schweitzer

View Online - Journal of Forestry January 2019 Issue

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