When: Fall semester (September – January) 8:45am - 10:45am

Where: Hannaford Career Center 51 Charles Ave. Middlebury VT 05753 (802)-382-1012

Course Description: Students will learn how to enhance the natural landscape for the conservation of wildlife, soil, and fresh water ecosystems. Students will learn heavy equipment operation and safety, land use assessment, basic plane surveying, and soil science.

Credits: Elective (1), Math (0.5), and optional English (0.5)

Instructor: Aaron Townshend

When: Fall semester (September – January) 12:10pm – 2:10am

Where: Hannaford Career Center 51 Charles Ave. Middlebury VT 05753 (802)-382-1012

Course Description: Students will learn how to apply wildlife management principles to natural and working landscapes to enhance ecosystem productivity. Students will learn about wildlife tracking skills, fisheries science, wildlife ecology, and GIS mapping.

Credits: Elective (1), Math (0.5), and optional English (0.5)

Instructor: Aaron Townshend

When: Spring semester (January – June) 8:45am - 10:45am

Where: Hannaford Career Center 51 Charles Ave. Middlebury VT 05753 (802)-382-1012

Course Description: Students will learn fundamentals of maple syrup production, timber harvesting skills, chainsaw maintenance, tree classification and identification, log scaling, and concepts of forest ecology.

Credits: Elective (1), Science (0.5), and optional English (0.5)

Instructor: Aaron Townshend

When: Spring semester (January – June) 12:10pm – 2:10pm

Where: Hannaford Career Center 51 Charles Ave. Middlebury VT 05753 (802)-382-1012

Course Description: Students will learn advanced tree felling techniques, silvicultural practices, aspects of arboriculture, dynamics of the forest products industry, forest mensuration, plant physiology.

Credits: Elective (1), Science (0.5), and optional English (0.5)

Instructor: Aaron Townshend