C&G Phase III Amenity Forestry

[Husky D]

Hi David, dug out my old college notes and they say topics covered were: Silvicultural practice, forest protection, rural land use, forest inventory, utilization, supervisory management, mechanisation management, forest management, business studies, marketing and forest roads and bulidings. No wonder the mind goes blank after all that!

 

Just been looking through my notes on silvicultural practice and they included structure of the earth, forestry mapping, soil systems, geology and climate.

 

Timber utilization - Preserving and seasoning timber

 

Forest management - Assortments, silvicultural systems/classification, Yield class, Thinning control and intentsity and production forecasts and tariffing.

 

Aerial photography.

 

There is more but I think this will jog the memory now or bring back painful ones!

 

I undertook this as a 5 week block and had to complete an assessment on woodland protection as well. Did you do yours full time or block release as I started (then dropped out at a later date:blushing:)

[David Humphries]

Hello Husky, thanks for taking the time to jot that all down.

 

I did mine at Capel Manor on a day release from work over an academic year.

 

Where did you do yours/

[Husky D]

Hi David, I did mine at Holme lacy college near Hereford around 92/3 ish. Managed to pass part A of the course and then it was supposed to be distance learning which I found hard. I was living on my own and found after working all day trying to get your head around coursework in the evening difficult and there being no one there to push you either! I submitted some coursework on a planting scheme and the tutor didn't agree with much of what i'd done and i lost interest in trying to work it out with him so never completed part B. Really wish i'd work harder at it and its one of those things that still erk me today over not completing.