Stafford Technical Center

Forestry,Natural Resources & Horticulture

The Forestry Program allows students to gain practical skills through introductory experiences with forest products, production and manufacturing, forest recreation, soil and water quality analysis, urban tree management and landscape design/installation.

Units:

• Applied Environmental Services
• Forest Recreation
• Wildlife Management
• Forest Products and Manufacturing
• Land Surveying
• Landscape and Nursery Production
• Greenhouse Management
• Multiple Use Land Management
• Arboriculture and Urban Forestry
• Agriculture

Class Activities:

• Outdoor laboratories, 4,000 acre Rutland City Watershed, 918 acre Aiken State Forest, and various private lands.
• Career Exploration and related college guidance
• Meet professionals through site visits, field trips, competitions and community service activities.
• Learn about residential landscaping as part of the Student Craft house project.
• Raise seasonal vegetables and landscape plants in the greenhouse.

Sample of Job Opportunities:

• Logger/Timber Scaler
• Landscaper
• Environmental Researcher
• Nursery Technician
• Tree Service Operator/Arborist
• Saw Mill Operator
• Forest Technician
• Forester
• Surveyor/Technician
• Business Owner
• Agicultural Careers

Sample credits/schedule: (*Indicates Department of Education mandated academic embedded credit.  All other embedded credits are the recommendation of Stafford Technical Center and are granted at the discretion of the student’s sending school.)

        4 Forestry/Natural Resources

          1 English
          1 Environmental Science* or 1 Applied Math     

Articulation:

• Paul Smith College – up to 9 credits in Forestry and Natural Resources Program. 
• Unity College – up to 6 credits

Certification Opportunities:

• US Dept. of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Adm. (OSHA ) 10 Hour Construction Safety Certification.
• Heartsaver CPR
• Wilderness First Aid Certification.
• Game of Logging Certification
• Students completing 90% of the Core Competencies will receive a certificate from STAFFORD TECHNICAL CENTER.