Year Three,
Specialized Timber Harvesting
 This course provides students with the skills and knowledge
necessary for obtaining an entry-level job in timber harvesting or
continuing on in a related postsecondary program. Students are
required to complete a capstone project where they develop and carry
out a harvesting plan on a small wood lot with the input of the
owner. Student groups interview the owner to determine their
management goals for the lot, collect data from it, develop
and present a contract based on the goals and data they have
gathered, and finally gain skill in felling, processing, bucking,
and hauling trees.
Curriculum for this course is in the form of teacher planning guides
that include the competencies necessary to plan and complete the
harvesting operation. Planning guides are included that will assist
the teacher in developing lesson plans for:
- determining the land owners goals
- developing a cruise report and
erosion/sedimentation plan
- felling and processing trees
- skidding and bucking felled trees
- loading and hauling logs
- performing a cost analysis and
determining profit-loss.
Another option, for the more capable
and motivated students, is studying to prepare for college advanced
credit. Self paced, individualized modules have been developed for
use by individuals or small groups of students interested in this
option. For information about these materials
click here.
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