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This document lists the topics covered in the Woodland Advisor curriculum. There are 10 core topics and a number of electives, as there were previously. For workshop offerings, visit the class calendar. If you’re not sure which upcoming workshops satisfy which topics, email the workshop contact for help.
Core topics
Forest History and Ecology (WAC1)
Class example: Minnesota Woodlands and Climate Change
Keywords: Forest ecology, forest history, soils, forest types, climate change, invasive species.
Lead person: Eli Sagor
Forest Health (WAC2)
Class example: Insects, Disease, and How Trees Grow
Keywords: Invasive species, insect & disease outbreaks, tree growth, tree decline, invasive species,
Lead person: Angie Gupta
Silviculture: Approaches & theory (WAC3)
Class example: Growing and Tending Your Forest, Part 1 (classroom)
Keywords: Growing & tending your forest, silviculture, forest management options, crop tree management, thinning, tree planting, vegetation control, Regeneration, tree planting, seedlings, vegetation control, direct seeding, tree species selection, post-harvest, releasing seedlings, timber stand improvement, timber marking
Lead person: Eli Sagor
Silviculture: Field applications (WAC4)
Class example: Growing and Tending Your Forest, Part 2 (field)
Keywords: Tree marking, growing & tending your forest, silviculture, forest management options, crop tree management, thinning, tree planting, vegetation control, field site visits, field applications
Lead person: Eli Sagor
Nontimber forest products (WAC5)
Class example: Nontimber Forest Products
Keywords: NTFP production, NTFP processing, maple, mushrooms, birch bark, lycopodium, character wood, marketing, sustainable harvesting, woody florals
Lead person: Dave Wilsey and Julie Miedtke
Harvesting & Selling Timber (WAC6)
Keywords: Timber harvest contracts, choosing a logger, choosing a forester, selling timber, marketing timber, logging equipment
Lead person: Angie Gupta
Class example: Nuts & Bolts of Timber Sales
Woodland Wildlife (WAC7)
Class example: Managing Your Land for Wildlife
Keywords: Game wildlife, nongame wildlife, songbirds, deer, grouse, wildlife openings, management strategies to benefit wildlife
Lead person: Gary Wyatt
Tree Identification & Selection (WAC8n)
Class example: Tree Identification, Choosing the Right Tree Species
Keywords: Indicator species, dendrology, tree & shrub ID, choosing the right species to plant, ecological classification system, habitat typing
Lead person: Angie Gupta
Measuring & Reading Your Forest (WAC9)
Class example: Measuring and Reading Your Forest
Keywords: Forest measurement, statistics, mensuration, volume estimation, value estimation
Lead person: Mike Reichenbach
Legal & Financial Considerations (WAC10)
Class example: Income Taxes & Family Forests
Keywords: Intergenerational land transfer, estate planning, income taxes, property taxes, SFIA, conservation easements, land protection, carbon credits, business management, family business
Lead person: Mike Reichenbach
Elective topics
Woodland Trails & Roads (WAE1)
Class example: Recreational Trail Design
Keywords: Forest roads, skid trails, road construction, road layout, timber harvest road, skid road, recreational trails, trail design, sustainable, trail construction, aesthetics, recreation.
Lead person: Mel Baughman
Fire management (WAE5)
Class example: Firewise (in collaboration with MN DNR)
Keywords: Wildfire, firewise, forest fire, woodland fire, fire protection, defensible space, planning
Lead person: Diomy Zamora
Forest Hydrology (WAE6)
Class example: Lakeshore Management (with Extension shoreland team); Riparian Forestry
Keywords: Erosion control, best practices, riparian management, riparian forestry, riparian management zone, water quality, guidelines, timber harvest
Lead person: Diomy Zamora
Wood products (WAE8)
Keywords: Mills, portable mills, wood processing, timber, local wood processing, wood products, value-added processing
Lead person: Mike Reichenbach
Forest certification (WAE9)
Keywords: Forest certification, FSC, Tree Farm, SFI, group certification, certification system, Forest Stewardship Council, Sustainable Forest Initiative
Lead person: Eli Sagor
Volunteering (WAE10)
Class example: How to Be a Successful Volunteer
Keywords: Volunteering, outreach, service, assistance, neighbors, projects
Lead person: Angie Gupta
Woodland Advisor Conference (WAE12)
Keywords: Conference, annual conference
Lead person: Gary Wyatt
Special Topics (WAE13)
Keywords: Special topics, catchall
Lead person: None.
Women in the Woods (WAE14)
Keywords: Women
Lead person: Angie Gupta
Small Woodlot Stewardship (WAE15)
Class example: Living on a Few Acres or Small Woodland Management
Keywords: Small parcels, backyard woods, backyard forestry, small-scale
Lead person: Angie Gupta
Mapping & Technology (WAE16)
Class example: Accessing Online Airphotos and Maps, Introduction to GPS, Beginner and Advanced Landview (offered by MLEP)
Keywords: GPS, global positioning systems, mapping, trails, location, navigation, airphoto, aerial photo, geographic information, online maps, Landview, airphotos online
Lead person: Eli Sagor, Charlie Blinn, & Dave Chura
Woods in Agricultural Landscapes (WAE17)
Class examples: Energy Saving Landscapes; Productive Conservation Systems
Keywords: Silvopasture, energy saving landscapes, windbreak, shelterbelt, productive conservation, agroforestry
Lead person: Gary Wyatt and Diomy Zamora
Oct 20th 2009
