ADVANCED CLUSTER CURRICULUM
FORESTRY AND NATURAL
RESOURCES
Unit
1 Introduction to Natural Resources
Lesson 1 What
is a Natural Resource?
Lesson 2 Use
of Natural Resources by People
Lesson 3 Key
Concepts in Ecology
Lesson 4 California's
Bioregions
Unit
2 Soils
Lesson 1 Soil Characteristics
Lesson 2 Properties
of Soils
Lesson 3 Classification of Soils
Lesson 4 Soil
Surveys and Soil Maps
Lesson 5 Soil
Conservation
Lesson 6 Nutrients
for Plant Growth
Lesson 7 Function
of Nutrients in Plant Growth
Unit
3 Water
Lesson 1 Water
Distribution
Lesson 2 The
Hydrologic Cycle
Lesson 3 Water
Quality
Lesson 4 Water
Quality Monitoring
Lesson 5 Stream
Biology
Unit
4 Air
Lesson 1 Composition
of the Atmosphere-
Lesson 2 Air
Pollution
Lesson 3 Prevention of Air Pollution
Unit 5 Energy, Minerals and Metals
Lesson 1 Fossil
Fuel Resources
Lesson 2 Non-Fossil
Fuel Energy Sources
Lesson 3 Metals and Minerals
Lesson 4 Management
and Conservation
Unit
6 Vegetation Resources
Lesson
1 Forests
Lesson
2 Rangelands
Lesson 3 Wetlands
Unit 7 Fish and Wildlife Resources
Lesson 1 History
of Fisheries and Wildlife Management
Lesson 2 Population
Dynamics
Unit 8 Fisheries Management
Lesson 1 Inland Fisheries and Warm Water Fish
Lesson 2 Trout
Lesson 3 Anadramous Fish
Unit 9 Aquaculture
Lesson 1 Aquaculture
and Fish Hatchery Management
Lesson 2 Raising
Trout
Lesson 3 Employment
Opportunities in Aquaculture
Unit 10 Management of Game Species
Lesson
1 Game Species in
California
Lesson 2 Furbearers
in California
Lesson
3 Upland Game in
California
Lesson 4 California
Waterfowl
Unit 11 Upland Game Bird Production and Management
Lesson 1 Overview
of the Game Bird Business
Lesson 2 Steps
in Raising Game Birds
Lesson 3 Processing
Game Birds
Unit 12 Managing Predators and Non-Game Species
Lesson 1 Non-Game
Animals
Lesson 2 Endangered
Species
Lesson 3 California
Predators
Unit 13 Forest Ecology
Lesson
1 Forest Ecology
Lesson
2 Forests of the World
Lesson 3 Forests
of North America
Lesson
4 California Forest
Communities
Unit
14 Forest Management
Lesson
1 Forest Management
Plans
Lesson
2 Reproducing the Forest
Lesson
3 Silviculture
Lesson 4
Employment and Educational
Opportunities in Forestry-
Unit 15
Plant Biology
Lesson
1 Introduction to Plant
Classification
Lesson 2 Practical
Taxonomy
Lesson 3 Use
of Plant Identification Key
Lesson
4 Characteristics of
Leaves
Lesson
5 Characteristics of
Roots and Shoots
Lesson 6 Reproductive
Parts of a Plant
Unit 16
Forest Protection
Lesson 1 Insects
as a Forest Pest
Lesson 2 Mammals
as Forest Pests
Lesson 3 Forest
Diseases
Lesson 4 Fire
Ecology
Lesson 5 Human
Threats to the Forest
Unit
17
Forest Management for Multiple and Sustainable Uses
Lesson 1 Watershed
Management
Lesson 2 Wildlife
and Conservation Management
Lesson 3 Outdoor
Recreation and Wilderness Management
Unit 18 Outdoor Safety and Survival Skills
Lesson 1 Emergency
Management
Lesson
2 First Aid
Lesson
3 Survival Skills
Unit
19 Rural Recreation
Lesson 1 National
Park Service
Lesson 2 California
State Parks
Lesson 3 Law
Enforcement
Lesson 4 California
Fish and Sport/Commercial Fishing
Lesson
5 California Hunting
Lesson
6 Camping, Hunting and
Backpacking
Unit 20 Timber Production
Lesson 1 Timber
Harvesting Methods and Logging Methods
Lesson 2 Timber Harvesting Methods and Logging Methods
Lesson 3 Wood
Products
Unit 21 Surveying
Lesson 1 Uses
of Surveying
Lesson 2 Types
of Levels and Rods
Lesson 3 Setting-up
an Instrument
Lesson 4 Legal Description of Land
Unit 22 Urban and Community Forestry
Lesson 1 Forestry
Urban and Community
Lesson 2 Species
Commonly Used in California
Lesson
3 Urban Pressure
Lesson 4 Managing
Our Urban Forest
Unit
23: Geographical Information Systems
and GPS
Lesson
1 Introduction to
Geographical Information Systems
Lesson
2 Using a Geographical
Positioning System
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