Forest Technology

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2 years Year 1
ACCREDITATION: SEMESTER 1
Diploma Course Name Credit
ENVR 150 Hydrology I On Campus 3
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ENVR 160 Surveying & Field Measurements On Campus 4
Castlegar Campus
ENVR 162 Applied Botany and Ecosystem Classification On Campus 3
Located in the beautiful West Kootenays, Selkirk ENVR 164 Soil and Earth Sciences On Campus 3
College’s highly regarded Forest Technology program ENVR 190 Computer Applications I On Campus iT
has been providing forest sector employers with ; ;
skilled graduates for over fifty years. Our program is MATH 160 Technical Math Review On Campus 3
nationally accredited and upon graduation, students TWC 150 Introduction to Technical Communications I On Campus 3
are eligible to enrol to become Registered Forest
Technologists with the Association of BC Forest Total 20
Professionals. SEMESTER 2
Selkirk College’s Forest Technology program provides Course Name Credit
an ideal starting point for learners excited by the ENVR 154 = Maps and Navigation On Campus 2
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comninee’ carcer cna enges oF Woking nm C's ENVR 158 Introduction to Geomatics On Campus 2
rugged outdoors and finding modern solutions to
current forest management issues. Our primary ENVR 163 Terrestrial Ecology and Biology On Campus 4
goal is to provide job-ready graduates to potential ENVR170 Fish and Wildlife Ecology On Campus 3
employers in both private industry and government. —
MATH 190 Resource Statistics I On Campus 3
Our program focuses on the following principles in ; ; .
order to optimize our students’ learning experience: TWC 151 Introduction to Technical Writing and Communications II On Campus 3
— Instruction by practicing resource professionals FOR 278 Forestry Field School On Campus 2
— Maximization of outdoor learning opportunities in Total 19
real forest environments
— Collaboration with industry professionals to Year 2
provide exposure to current practices in all SEMESTER 3
aspects of forest management;
— Familiarization with current forest technology Course Name Credit
used by industry employers FOR 250 Silviculture I On Campus 4
— Commitment to student success in a fun and close- FOR 260 Applied Forest Hydrology and Engineering On Campus 4
knit learning environment FOR 265 Forest Measurements On Campus 3
Graduates will gain proficiency in all of the following FOR 271 Applied Ecology and Range Management On Campus 3
in the specific context of British Columbia forestry:
FOR 274 Forest Health On Campus 4
— Forest ecology ;
— Forest road location FOR 280 Applied Research On Campus 1
— Harvesting techniques Total 19
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— Wildlife habitat identification
_ Course Name Credit
— Silviculture systems
. ENVR 250 Indigenous Peoples of Canada and Environmental On Campus 3
— Surveying
Management
— Timber cruisin . .
3 FOR 200 Field Trip Study On Campus 1
— Hydrology
FOR 251 Silviculture IL On Campus 4
— Forest health
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— Wildfire management ;
— Digital mapping FOR 261 Forest Harvesting On Campus 3
— Data management ENVR 290 Computer Applications in Resource Management On Campus 2
— Forest policy Total 6
— Relationship-building with First Nations
communities

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