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Stephen Eric Peairs

Assistant Professor | School of Natural Resources

Specialization: Extension Specialist - silviculture

Overview

Upland and bottomland hardwood silviculture & forest herbicide applications

Courses
Below are courses taught during the current or past three academic years. Consult Timetable for the most current listing of courses and instructor(s).
AGNR 512 - Teaching Internship in Agriculture and Natural Resources
1 credit hour(s)

Supervised experience in teaching - test preparation and evaluation of agriculture students.

Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 2 hours for MS students and maximum 4 hours for PhD students.

Other Instructors: Eash, Neal | McLean, Kyle | Yu, Edward | Kojima, Cheryl Jean | Edwards, J. Lannett

Semesters Offered: Spring
FORS 329 - Forest Resource Inventory
3 credit hour(s)

Tree, log, and lumber scaling and grading. Land inventory and stand mapping. Volume estimation.

(RE) Prerequisite(s) : FWF 313.
(RE) Corequisite(s): FORS 323.

Other Instructors: Hodges, Donald G

Semesters Offered: Fall
FORS 580 - Advanced Silviculture
3 credit hour(s)

Silvical characteristics, silvicultural practices and systems applied to commercially important hardwoods and softwoods. In-depth analyses of silvicultural principles involved and tools used, prescribed fire, pesticides, in regeneration and management; computer modeling of stand dynamics, structure, growth/yield.

Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours and 1 lab.
Recommended Background: Silviculture course.

Semesters Offered: Spring
FORS 590 - Advanced Topics in Forestry
1 - 3 credit hours

Recent advances and concepts; research techniques and analysis of current problems.

Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.

Other Instructors: Jean-Philippe, Sharon | Sharp, Ryan Leonard

Semesters Offered: Spring
FORS 593 - Independent Study in Forestry
1 - 4 credit hours

Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.

Other Instructors: Assogba, Perceval

Semesters Offered: Spring
FWF 312 - Principles of Silviculture
3 credit hour(s)

Principles for treating forest stands to achieve selected objectives. Satisfies General Education Requirement through the 2021-2022 academic catalog: (WC).
Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours and 1 lab.
(RE) Prerequisite(s) : FWF 212 or consent of instructor; and ENGL 102, ENGL 132, ENGL 290, or ENGL 298. (DE) Corequisite(s): FWF 313.

Semesters Offered: Spring
FWF 490 - Topics in Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries
1 - 3 credit hours

Current issues and problems in forestry, wildlife, and fisheries.

Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.

Other Instructors: Muller, Lisa Irene | Franklin, Jennifer Anne | Phillips, Lindsey Morgan | Chitwood, Anthony

Semesters Offered: Spring
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865-974-7990

speairs@tennessee.edu

461 Agriculture and Natural Resource Building
2431 Joe Johnson Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996
Education and Training
  • PhD, Natural Resources and Conservation, Other, Univ of Tennessee Knoxville*, 2018

Stephen Eric Peairs

Assistant Professor | School of Natural Resources
Picture of Stephen Eric Peairs image

865-974-7990

speairs@tennessee.edu

461 Agriculture and Natural Resource Building
2431 Joe Johnson Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996
Education and Training
  • PhD, Natural Resources and Conservation, Other, Univ of Tennessee Knoxville*, 2018
Overview

Upland and bottomland hardwood silviculture & forest herbicide applications

Courses
Below are courses taught during the current or past three academic years. Consult Timetable for the most current listing of courses and instructor(s).
AGNR 512 - Teaching Internship in Agriculture and Natural Resources
1 credit hour(s)

Supervised experience in teaching - test preparation and evaluation of agriculture students.

Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 2 hours for MS students and maximum 4 hours for PhD students.

Other Instructors: Eash, Neal | McLean, Kyle | Yu, Edward | Kojima, Cheryl Jean | Edwards, J. Lannett

Semesters Offered: Spring
FORS 329 - Forest Resource Inventory
3 credit hour(s)

Tree, log, and lumber scaling and grading. Land inventory and stand mapping. Volume estimation.

(RE) Prerequisite(s) : FWF 313.
(RE) Corequisite(s): FORS 323.

Other Instructors: Hodges, Donald G

Semesters Offered: Fall
FORS 580 - Advanced Silviculture
3 credit hour(s)

Silvical characteristics, silvicultural practices and systems applied to commercially important hardwoods and softwoods. In-depth analyses of silvicultural principles involved and tools used, prescribed fire, pesticides, in regeneration and management; computer modeling of stand dynamics, structure, growth/yield.

Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours and 1 lab.
Recommended Background: Silviculture course.

Semesters Offered: Spring
FORS 590 - Advanced Topics in Forestry
1 - 3 credit hours

Recent advances and concepts; research techniques and analysis of current problems.

Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.

Other Instructors: Jean-Philippe, Sharon | Sharp, Ryan Leonard

Semesters Offered: Spring
FORS 593 - Independent Study in Forestry
1 - 4 credit hours

Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.

Other Instructors: Assogba, Perceval

Semesters Offered: Spring
FWF 312 - Principles of Silviculture
3 credit hour(s)

Principles for treating forest stands to achieve selected objectives. Satisfies General Education Requirement through the 2021-2022 academic catalog: (WC).
Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours and 1 lab.
(RE) Prerequisite(s) : FWF 212 or consent of instructor; and ENGL 102, ENGL 132, ENGL 290, or ENGL 298. (DE) Corequisite(s): FWF 313.

Semesters Offered: Spring
FWF 490 - Topics in Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries
1 - 3 credit hours

Current issues and problems in forestry, wildlife, and fisheries.

Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.

Other Instructors: Muller, Lisa Irene | Franklin, Jennifer Anne | Phillips, Lindsey Morgan | Chitwood, Anthony

Semesters Offered: Spring