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Natural Resources/Heavy Equipment Operation

This two-year program provides instruction in equipment operation and safety, timber cruising, tree identification, tree care, bird and mammal identification and habitat management, tree planting and timber land management, timber stand improvement, equipment operation, trail building, and other natural resources and agriculture-related topics.

Students divide their time between the classroom laboratory and forested areas.

Program Supplies and Fees (PDF)

Technical Focus:

  • Animal Habitat Management
  • Bird Identification
  • Equipment Operation, including:
    • Backhoe
    • Chainsaw
    • Dozer
    • Dump Truck
    • Hand Tools
    • Tractor
  • Erosion Control/BMP’s
  • Fire Control and Management
  • Forest Surveying
  • Mammal Identification
  • Private Land Management
  • Safety
  • Timber Cruising/Lumber Grading
  • Trail Maintenance and Construction
  • Tree Identification

FFA

Certifications

  • National Safe Tractor & Machine Operation

College Credit Articulation

Career Opportunities:

  • Lumber Handler
  • Forestry Aid
  • Laborer
  • Materials Handler
  • Equipment Operation
  • Pallet Assembler
  • Heavy Equipment Operation*
  • Truck Driver*
  • Environmental Technician*
  • Land-Use Planner*
  • Nursery Owner/Operator*
  • Parks and Recreation Supervisor*
  • Landscaper*
  • Environmentalist*
  • Nursery Employer

*(Some Additional Training May Be Required)

 

Program Instructor:

Kevin Wagner
kwagner@thecareercenter.net