2024 Recorded CEC Session

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Please follow along to the recorded sessions and answers the questions below to receive 4 MD/DE Master Logger continuing education credits.

If you are experiencing any issues, please contact Taylor at 443-446-4267 or taylormr@umd.edu.

The entire video playlist can be found at: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL39t6QYfJB9N5bXfH-jsJgiF1Ppd0QLUJ&si=FO0i04tBdLAl5XXn

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Section 1: Long-eared Bat Endangered Species Listing

Section 1 video can be found here.

Select the best answer for each of the questions below.

What prompted the endangered listing of the northern long-eared bat?

1 point

Habitat loss

White-nose syndrome

Beech leaf disease

Spotted lanternfly

Clear selection

Why is it important to protect bat species such as the northern long-eared bat and similar species in the genus of bats known as Myotis?

1 point

Bats help reduce insect pests for farmers

Bats eat spotted lanternflies and other invasive insects

Bats create necessary habitat in the forests for other animals

Bats scare deer out of the forest, helping tree seedlings

Clear selection

The endangered species act has been helping species on the brink of extinction since 1973. Which of the following species has benefited from listing as an endangered species?

1 point

Bald eagle

Delmarva fox squirrel

Whooping crane

All of the above

Clear selection

Northern long-eared bats are relatively long lived species in the wild. Despite this, which of the following reasons affect the bat's population?

1 point

Bats only eat at night.

Bats compete with flying squirrels for roosts.

Bats have poor vision.

Bats only can have one offspring per year.

Clear selection

Section 2: The Trouble with Oaks

Section 2 video can be found here

Select the best answer for each of the questions below.

Which of the following is a reason for a decrease in oaks in Maryland?

1 point

Red maples (Acer rubrum) are more competitive

The increase in wildfires across the region is a disadvantage to oaks

Changes in resource management and land use do not favor oaks

Deer and other wildlife are eating too many acorns

Clear selection

Tree harvesting promotes favorable growth in the forest to oak regeneration because

1 point

Opens up the canopy to provide more sunlight to seedlings

Removes all the red maple that prohibit acorns from germinating

hawks are able to find more wildlife that eat acorns

dries forest soils to allow more acorns to sprout

Clear selection

Slash in a harvest area can benefit oak seedlings because

1 point

it can protect the seedlings from deer browse

provides carbon to the young seedlings as they develop

prevents red maples from reestablishing in the area

prevents equipment from crushing young regenerating seedlings

Clear selection

Arguably, oak is the most important tree type in our forests. Oak is the most important hardwood timber species and

1 point

is great for baseball bats.

was replaced by plastic for whiskey barrels.

supports more pollinating insects than any other type of tree.

produce edible drupes important to wildlife.

Clear selection

Section 3: Invasives

Section 3 videos can be found here

Select the best answer for each of the questions below.

Spotted lanternfly is

1 point

a beautiful insect

an invasive insect from Asia

is another name for fireflies or lightning bugs

is a devastating tree killing insect that affects more than 70 tree species

Clear selection

I am logging/working within an area where spotted lanternfly is active. I am subject to the quarantine. Which of the following is true?

1 point

I do not have to check my vehicle since SLF is already in the area.

Only the vehicle leaving the quarantine zone needs to be checked for insects.

I am leaving the quarantine area; everything that is with me needs to be checked for insects and egg masses.

I should wear insect repellent to keep the insect from stinging me.

Clear selection

Beech leaf disease is

1 point

a new disease where the leaves are eaten by invasive caterpillars.

not in the state of Maryland.

is similar to beech bark disease.

a new disease caused by tiny invasive worms unseen by the eye that kills beech trees.

Clear selection

Invasive insect species can be devastating to our forests and agriculture. I can

1 point

learn what I can do to help stop the spread of invasive insects.

nothing; they are everywhere and I am only one person.

blame foreign countries; they are part of a grand conspiracy!

only move firewood and other wood products in areas not under quarantine.

Clear selection

Section 4: Habitat

Section 4 video can be found here

Select the best answer for each of the questions below.

What is the bottom line in the relationship between wildlife habitat and logging?

1 point

Good logging costs more than bad logging

Tree cavities in dead snags do not benefit wildlife

Harvesting mimics natural disturbance

A lack of sound management can lead to degraded habitat

Clear selection

A lack of sound management can lead to

1 point

high grading

exploitation

eardrum damage

white-nose syndrome

Clear selection

The need for young forests in Maryland

1 point

is increasing over time without harvesting

is decreasing over time as forests become mature

increases the likelihood that younger people will hike

we don't need young forests in Maryland

Clear selection

The availability of sunlight to the plants in the forest can be a limiting factor to the growth of vegetation in the forest because

1 point

tall trees are able to steal mineral nutrients from shorter plants

sunlight is critical to plants for making their own food

smaller shrubs and trees learn to live without sunlight

too much moisture causes flooding that will slow growth

Clear selection

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