Tree Farm Technician

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Colorado Tree Farmers are a network of land- owners that share forestry resources.

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If you would like to join our tours, question our experts, or share information on forest ecology and management with our members, click on the link above.

Landowners who become certified Tree Farmers in 2009 will receive the Colorado Tree Farmers forest management manual, Saving Your Forest.

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Tree Farm Technician
Hours

Classroom

Field

Basic Forest Mensuration

Forest Inventory
1 1

Scaling
0 2

Basic Silviculture
2 0

Road Construction    0 1

Basic Insect and Disease Management 0 1

Tree and Major Shrub Identification   0 .5

Land Ownership and Measurement    .5 .5

How a Tree Grows   0 .5

Best Forest Management Practices 1 0

Site Preparation 0 1

Forest Regeneration 0 .5

Slash Treatment Alternatives 1 1

Wildfire Hazard Reduction-Burn Plan .5 0

Fire Control—Suppression and Reporting .5 0

TREE FARM TECHNICIAN   TOTALS 8 8

Field Session Info for Topics Listed Above

Master Course

Colorado Tree Farmers are a network of land- owners that share forestry resources.

Join Us If you would like to join our tours, question our experts, or share information on forest ecology and management with our members, click on the link above.

Join Us
If you would like to join our tours, question our experts, or share information on forest ecology and management with our members, click on the link above.