Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources, Grade 9 - 12, Forestry, 2009
1.) List employment opportunities in forestry.
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2.) Identify potential hazards in Alabama forests, including topographical hazards, stinging insects, venomous spiders and snakes, and poisonous plants.
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3.) Describe historical events that have influenced forestry in Alabama and the United States.
• Comparing roles of Alabama forestry agencies
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4.) Describe major parts of a tree and their functions.
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5.) Identify common forest trees of Alabama.
• Comparing hardwood and softwood trees
• Comparing gymnosperms and angiosperms
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6.) Demonstrate the use of tree measurement tools.
Examples: Biltmore stick, hypsometer, clinometer, tree calipers, tree diameter tape
• Describing techniques for measuring diameter at breast height (DBH)
• Describing techniques for measuring total tree height
• Describing techniques for measuring pulpwood at marketable height
• Describing techniques for measuring sawlogs
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7.) Determine the volume of standing timber.
Examples: using Doyle Log Rule, Scribner Log Rule, and International Log Rule
• Calculating forest product value using cords, board feet, and cubic feet
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8.) Describe various methods for cruising timber.
Examples: line plot, strip, total
• Grading a tree for defects, size, and type to determine possible products
• Determining techniques for timber stand improvement (TSI)
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9.) Interpret map characteristics and features.
• Locating various positions on a map
• Using a scale to determine distance on maps
• Identifying markings on a map
Examples: colors, symbols, contour lines
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10.) Demonstrate the use of mapping tools, including direction, elevation, and distance reading tools.
• Locating land corners and boundaries
• Determining acreage using a legal land description, topographic map, and a hand compass
• Describing how topographical maps combined with aerial photographs are used to identify the location of specific property
• Describing uses of a global positional system (GPS) in forestry
• Describing a legal land description, including townships, ranges, and sections
• Comparing systems of land surveying
Examples: rectangular, metes and bounds
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11.) Compare methods of harvesting timber, including seed tree cutting, clear cutting, selection cutting, and shelter wood cutting.
• Identifying common harvesting techniques in forestry
Examples: felling, bucking, skidding, loading
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12.) Compare artificial and natural reforestation methods.
• Identifying sources of tree seedlings
• Selecting methods for the handling and care of seedlings
• Evaluating tree planting methods
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13.) Explain the importance of prescribed burning.
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14.) Describe chemical and physical properties of wood.
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15.) Identify lumber, timber, and paper products produced from wood.
• Describing the process by which various forest products are made
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16.) Analyze characteristics of lumber to determine grade.
Examples: decay splits, milling defects, knots, stains
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17.) Describe wood treatment processes.
Examples: preservative oils, water-borne salts, pressure treatment techniques
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18.) Identify causes of forest fires.
• Identifying fire fighting tools and methods
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