Distance-delivered classes offered this spring

Students may take distance-delivered classes with the School
of Natural Resources and Extension this spring on horticulture, GIS
programming, nutrition and soil chemistry. The graduate
natural resources management seminar will also be distance-delivered.

All are offered through UAF eLearning and Distance Education
or from SNRE directly.

Classes through eLearning include horticulture, GIS and
nutrition. Emeritus Horticulture Professor Pat Holloway will teach two
one-credit horticulture classes, Plant Propagation I, Seeds and Seed
Germination, and Plant Propagation II, Vegetative Propagation. Professor Dave
Verbyla will teach GIS Programming and Professor Roxie Dinstel will teach
Nutrition Across the Lifecycle, which are three-credit classes.

Plant Propagation I, NRM 150, will run from Jan. 17 to Feb.
28 and will cover the botany of seeds from flowering to seed development,
methods of seed germination, and the germination of wild and cultivated seeds.
A course in basic biology, botany or plant science is recommended as
background.

Plant Propagation II, NRM 151, will run March 21 to May 2.
The course will cover the principles and practices of plant propagation useful
in horticulture botany, forestry, agronomy, vegetation and land reclamation
projects and plants research. The course will cover propagation methods and
will emphasize Alaska native and economically useful plants. A high school
course in biology is recommended as background.

Holloway will also teach the one-credit Plant Propagation
Practicum from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 8-11, which will not be distance delivered.

GIS Programming, NRM 638, will include programming for
ArcView, Arc/Info and ArcGIS. It will include programming techniques for
customizing GIS, efficient batch processing, and development of custom tools
for GIS display and analysis. An introductory GIS course such as NRM F338 or
equivalent is a prerequisite.

Nutrition Across the Lifecycle, NRM 393, will explore
nutritional information based on age groups of people. It uses current research
to explain the nutritional foundations necessary for the growth, development
and normal functioning of individuals in each stage of their lifespan.

See more information about the classes at
https://elearning.uaf.edu/courses/. Anyone interested in the eLearning classes
may register through eLearning or through UAOnline.

Other SNRE distance-delivered classes offered through UAF
this spring include:

• NRM F692 Natural Resources Management Graduate Seminar

• NRM F466, Environmental Soil Chemistry