Ellen Crocker
207 Thomas Poe Cooper Building
730 Rose Street
Lexington, KY 40546-0073
Last Revised: May 22nd, 2023
Professional Biography
Woodland Health Threats
HealthyWoods App
TreeSnap
Extension Responsibilities
- Tree and Forest Health
- Invasive Plants
- Insect Pests and Pathogens of Trees
- Mushrooms
Research Interests
- Forest health and sustainable forest management
- Forest pathology
- Invasive plant biology and management
- Plant-soil feedbacks
Course Instruction
FOR 310:
Intro to Forest Health and Protection
(1)
Course Description: Introduction to common forest health challenges in the central Appalachians. Identify symptoms associated with common biotic agents (e.g., hemlock woolly adelgid, emerald ash borer, chestnut blight, etc.) and abiotic stressors that affect the health of forested ecosystems. Understand and assess the effects these problems have on ecosystem processes and different methods for conserving forest resources while addressing the impacts. Course incorporates components of forest entomology, forest pathology, abiotic stressors, and invasive species. Class will be conducted in an outdoor forest setting often in steep terrain and inclement weather.
Term(s) Taught: Spring
Term(s) Taught: Spring
FOR 602:
Renewable Natural Resources in a Global Perspective
(3)
Course Description: An advanced course that examines world and transboundary issues related to renewable natural resources. Students will attend a series of lectures, discuss assigned readings, and identify issues for further study. Student research papers related to those issues will be presented and discussed in a seminar format.
Term(s) Taught: Fall
Term(s) Taught: Fall