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2. Program Components

3. Program Timeline – Term 1 Monday August 20Start FRST 555 Sunday August 26 – Saturday September 1 Nelson field trip Tuesday September 4Start fall term (term 1) courses 557 lab in the afternoon Thursday September 27 – Sunday September 30 Vancouver Island field trip Monday October 8Thanksgiving holiday Monday November 12Holiday in lieu of Remembrance Day Friday November 30Last day of classes, term 1 December 5 – 19term 1 exam period

4. Program Timeline – Term 2 Monday January 7classes start Monday February 18 – Sunday February 24 reading break (no classes) Friday March 29 – Monday April 1 Easter weekend holiday Friday April 5last day of classes, term 2 Tuesday April 10 - Friday April 24 term 2 exam period May 22-29convocation period

5. TableCreditsTermTopic FRST 5553AugustFundamentals of sustainable forest management FRST 55631Land information acquisition and analysis FRST 55731Site-level forest land management FRST 52331Forest policy, globalization elective FRST 55892Landscape-level forest land management (capstone) FRST 31832Economics and administration of forestry elective 61,2Electives, Directed Study Total30 Courses

6. FRST 557 - Site Level Plan FRST 558 - Forest Level Plan Major Projects

7. 3 or 6 credits 1 or 2 terms supervised research project research paper or professional report Directed Studies o Problem statement and analysis o Review state of knowledge o Integrative discussion o Recommendations o Conclusions o Introduction o Methods o Results o Discussion o Conclusions

9. Apply to ABCFP Competency review Submit continuing education plan Complete CEP ABCFP - ASFIT

10. Program website Course website Friday 11 am seminars Individual meetings Your suggestions... Communication

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12. Questions, Discussion

13. Understand how to diagnose site and stand conditions. Know how site-level objectives and site and stand diagnoses are integrated in silviculture prescriptions. Be aware of contemporary forestry issues and how land management professionals work with stakeholders and resource information to develop site and forest level plans. FRST 555