Person

Wayne K Clatterbuck

Assistant Professor | School of Natural Resources

Specialization: Forest Management & Hardwood Silviculture

Overview

Dr. Wayne K. Clatterbuck is a Professor of Silviculture and Forest Management at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. He holds an appointment with UT Extension. His responsibilities are in forest management education and include assistance to the county extension network in forestry, coordinator of the Tennessee Master Logger Program, forest landowner education, and continuing education for forestry professionals. He has been with the university since 1995. The primary research interest of Dr. Clatterbuck is in forest stand dynamics focusing on the ecological changes in species composition, stand structure and development during forest succession and following forest disturbance. His studies center in hardwood silviculture, particularly oak species, from obtaining regeneration to intermediate stand treatments and rehabilitating undesirable cutover stands. He is also interested in mixed shortleaf pine-hardwood silviculture including disturbance ecology. He directs several graduate students and is the instructor for the undergraduate and graduate silviculture classes.

Outreach Focus

Plan, conduct & evaluate forestry education programs for forest landowners and continuing education programs for extension & forestry professionals that emphasize current forest mgmt. technologies and implementation of Best Management Practices-BMPs

Teaching Focus

FWF 312 - Practices of Silviculture (lecture & lab) - undergraduates FOR 580 - Advanced Silviculture - undergraduates & graduates FOR 630 - Forest Growth and Development (Stand Dynamics) - graduates

Research Focus

Forest stand dynamics focusing on the ecological changes in species composition, stand structure and development during forest succession and following forest disturbance including rehabilitating undesirable, cutover stands.

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 | Kojima, Cheryl Jean | Yang, Sheng-I | McLean, Kyle | Yu, Edward | Mathew, Daniel J | Duncan, Lori Allison

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.

FORS 630 - Forest Growth and Development
3 credit hour(s)

Forest stand dynamics, analysis of changes in species composition and forest stand structure (physical and temporal) during forest succession, response of stands to disturbances (anthropogenic and natural), modeling techniques to make predictions of future stand development.

Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours and 1 lab.
Recommended Background: Undergraduate course in silviculture.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level -graduate.

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.

Picture of Wayne K Clatterbuck
207 Third Creek Building
2415 Fletcher Luck Lane
Knoxville, TN 37996
Education and Training
  • Doctorate, Forestry, General, Mississippi State University, 1985

Wayne K Clatterbuck

Assistant Professor | School of Natural Resources
Picture of Wayne K Clatterbuck image
207 Third Creek Building
2415 Fletcher Luck Lane
Knoxville, TN 37996
Education and Training
  • Doctorate, Forestry, General, Mississippi State University, 1985
Overview

Dr. Wayne K. Clatterbuck is a Professor of Silviculture and Forest Management at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. He holds an appointment with UT Extension. His responsibilities are in forest management education and include assistance to the county extension network in forestry, coordinator of the Tennessee Master Logger Program, forest landowner education, and continuing education for forestry professionals. He has been with the university since 1995. The primary research interest of Dr. Clatterbuck is in forest stand dynamics focusing on the ecological changes in species composition, stand structure and development during forest succession and following forest disturbance. His studies center in hardwood silviculture, particularly oak species, from obtaining regeneration to intermediate stand treatments and rehabilitating undesirable cutover stands. He is also interested in mixed shortleaf pine-hardwood silviculture including disturbance ecology. He directs several graduate students and is the instructor for the undergraduate and graduate silviculture classes.

Outreach Focus

Plan, conduct & evaluate forestry education programs for forest landowners and continuing education programs for extension & forestry professionals that emphasize current forest mgmt. technologies and implementation of Best Management Practices-BMPs

Teaching Focus

FWF 312 - Practices of Silviculture (lecture & lab) - undergraduates FOR 580 - Advanced Silviculture - undergraduates & graduates FOR 630 - Forest Growth and Development (Stand Dynamics) - graduates

Research Focus

Forest stand dynamics focusing on the ecological changes in species composition, stand structure and development during forest succession and following forest disturbance including rehabilitating undesirable, cutover stands.

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 | Kojima, Cheryl Jean | Yang, Sheng-I | McLean, Kyle | Yu, Edward | Mathew, Daniel J | Duncan, Lori Allison

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.

FORS 630 - Forest Growth and Development
3 credit hour(s)

Forest stand dynamics, analysis of changes in species composition and forest stand structure (physical and temporal) during forest succession, response of stands to disturbances (anthropogenic and natural), modeling techniques to make predictions of future stand development.

Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours and 1 lab.
Recommended Background: Undergraduate course in silviculture.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level -graduate.

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.