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Forestry for Non-Foresters Parts 1 and 2
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Agenda
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
| Time |
Event |
| 8:00 a.m. |
Registration |
8:30
|
Welcome to Forestry for Non-Foresters
|
| 9:00 |
From forest use to forest management: historical and economic perspectives
|
| 10:00 |
Break |
| 10:15 |
Forestry: terms and concepts behind the science
|
| Noon |
Lunch (included in registration fee) |
| 1:00 p.m. |
Field Activities (outside)
|
| 3:00 |
Break |
| 3:15 |
Silviculture Field Tour
|
| 5:00 |
Adjourn |
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
| Time |
Event |
| 8:00 a.m. |
More forestry terms & concepts!
|
| 10:00 |
Break |
| 10:15 |
Timber cruise exercise (outside) |
| Noon |
Lunch (included)
|
| 1:00 p.m. |
Growth & yield of forest stands
|
| 2:00 |
Wildlife management
|
| 3:15 |
Break |
| 3:30 |
Introduction to forest ecology and dendrology (outside)
|
| 5:00 |
Adjourn |
Thursday, October 22, 2015
| Time |
Event |
| 8:00 a.m. |
Mapping the forest: GPS and GIS applications
|
| 8:30 |
GPS field exercise (outside) |
| 10:00 |
Break |
| 10:15 |
Continue GPS field exercise (outside)
|
| 11:30 |
Lunch (included in registration fee) |
| 12:30 p.m. |
Forest health: A checkup of the South
|
| 1:30 |
Timber taxation and other issues: terms & concepts
|
| 3:15 |
Evaluations |
| 3:30 |
Wrap-Up and Adjourn
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