ENVIRON 806
Duke Forest Practicum
Sari Palmroth
Description from DukeHub
Designed to focus on practical skills required of land managers in a variety of settings, including conservation organizations, government, and industrial and non-industrial forestland ownerships. The management plan of the Duke Forest will serve as a guide and example for specific resource and administrative considerations. Classroom and field settings provide hands-on experience with range of topics, including elements of a forest management plan, certification and best management practices, timber sales planning and administration, conservation easements, wildlife management, and recreation management. Open only to MEM and MF students. Instructor consent required.
Skills
- fieldworktitle: "duke forest"
AI-resilient: 2 of 5
- Yes: Physical, lab or field work · "duke forest"
- No: Live work with people
- No: Judgment someone is accountable for
- No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
- Yes: Small, in-person format · title: "practicum"
The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works
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