Forestry
PURPOSE
The purpose of the Forestry CDE is to stimulate student interest and to promote forestry instruction in the agricultural education curriculum and to provide recognition for those who have demonstrated skills and competencies as a result of forestry instruction.
OBJECTIVES
A. understand and use forestry terms.
B. promote an understanding of the economic impact of the forest environment and the forest industry to the American economy.
C. recognize multiple use opportunities in the forests.
D. recognize environmental and social factors affecting the management of forests.
E. identify major species of trees of economic importance to the United States and internationally.
F. identify hand tools, equipment and their uses in forestry management
G. recognize and understand approved silvicultural practices in the United States.
H. take a forest inventory.
I. utilize marketing management strategies.
J. recognize safety practices in forest management.
The purpose of the Forestry CDE is to stimulate student interest and to promote forestry instruction in the agricultural education curriculum and to provide recognition for those who have demonstrated skills and competencies as a result of forestry instruction.
OBJECTIVES
A. understand and use forestry terms.
B. promote an understanding of the economic impact of the forest environment and the forest industry to the American economy.
C. recognize multiple use opportunities in the forests.
D. recognize environmental and social factors affecting the management of forests.
E. identify major species of trees of economic importance to the United States and internationally.
F. identify hand tools, equipment and their uses in forestry management
G. recognize and understand approved silvicultural practices in the United States.
H. take a forest inventory.
I. utilize marketing management strategies.
J. recognize safety practices in forest management.