LEARN TO WORK WITH — AND MANAGE — VERMONT'S FORESTS
Forestry & Land Management combines field-based learning with the science and technical skills needed to understand, manage, and responsibly use forest resources. Students gain hands-on experience in forest ecology, tree identification, timber harvesting, soils, mapping, wildlife management, invasive species, maple operations, and natural resource management.
INDUSTRY CREDENTIALS
Game of Logging Levels I–IV
LEAP — Logger Education to Advance Professionalism
Logger First Aid / CPR with AED
OSHA-10
COLLEGE CREDIT
8 Vermont State University Credits
AGR 1062 — Timber Harvesting — 4 credits
AGR 2130 — Dendrology — 4 credits
Eligible second-year students earn these articulated credits as part of the program's embedded curriculum.
HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT
3 Forestry & Land Management elective credits
Professional English
Technical Math
Global Citizenship
Tree Anatomy
Technical PE
Technical Art*
Technical Health*
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
Students spend significant time learning in the field, developing both the technical skills of professional forestry and an understanding of the natural systems they are managing.
FORESTRY & NATURAL RESOURCES
- Tree identification and dendrology
- Forest ecology
- Forest inventory and measurement
- Soils and water analysis
- Mapping and field data collection
- Wildlife management
- Invasive species
- Maple operations
TIMBER & FOREST MANAGEMENT
- Safe timber harvesting
- Chainsaw operation
- Sawmill work
- Forest and land management
- Wood and forest products
- Applied problem-solving in the field
- Safe use of forestry tools and equipment
SKILLS FOR THE WORKPLACE
Forestry requires much more than knowing how to operate equipment. Students learn to collect and interpret field data, solve problems outdoors, work safely with professional equipment, communicate technical information, and work effectively as part of a field team. Safety, professionalism, teamwork, leadership, and active participation are built into the program's field-based learning.
Students also participate in FFA, including leadership activities, natural-resource competitions, and supervised agricultural experience projects.
IS FORESTRY & LAND MANAGEMENT A GOOD FIT FOR YOU?
Forestry & Land Management may be a good fit for students who enjoy working outdoors, learning by doing, understanding natural systems, and taking on physically demanding work.
Students should be prepared to:
- Work confidently with whole numbers, fractions, and decimals
- Use customary and metric measurements
- Understand area, volume, and weight
- Read and work with material at approximately a 10th–12th-grade level
- Perform physical work for extended periods
- Work both independently and as part of a team
- Lift up to 50 pounds
- Walk 3–5 miles over rough terrain
- Work outdoors in a variety of weather conditions
WHERE CAN FORESTRY & LAND MANAGEMENT TAKE YOU?
ENTER THE WORKFORCE
Build skills and credentials relevant to forestry, logging, forest products, conservation, maple production, and other natural-resource careers. The program maintains connections with foresters, loggers, conservation organizations, mills, and maple producers.
CONTINUE YOUR EDUCATION
Earn up to 8 Vermont State University credits while building a foundation for further study in forestry, wildlife biology, environmental science, and natural resource management.
LEARN IN THE FIELD
Develop real experience through highly authentic field-based instruction, industry connections, and opportunities for work-based learning.
READY TO TAKE YOUR LEARNING OUTDOORS?
Interested in Forestry & Land Management? Learn more about applying to Green Mountain Tech and start building the skills to work with Vermont's forests and natural resources.
Program Location:
Forestry Building (Forestry & Land Management Program): 433 N. Main St., Hardwick, VT 05843
Learn more about Program Instructor Corey Hathaway at the link below:
Rooted in Purpose: How Forestry Instructor Corey Hathaway Found His Calling at Green Mountain Tech