Fundamentals of Forestry - Hillsborough (in person)

Course Content: 

This workshop will give loggers a better understanding of forest management and appropriate applications of silviculture.  Course content includes discussion/powerpoints on historical events, current status of New Hampshire forests, Silvicultural principles of New England, Forest types, landowner goals and objectives, tree growth/maturity/vigor, forest regeneration, wildlife habitat, harvesting systems,  and loggers function in silviculture. 

Field Sessions will include: Log scaling demonstration, Log product selection, observation of log defects and prioritizing the most profitable log product, Silvicultural field walk, discussion of management objectives, BMPS, and wildlife habitat.

Instructors: 

Steve Roberge, Michael Gagnon, George Davenport (Hillsborough)

PLP Credits: 8

SAF CEU: 6.5 CAT 2