Full course description
Forest Management Planning Fundamentals (this is not a self-paced course)
February 2 – 13, 2026
This course provides an introduction to forest management planning and its core concepts, to lay solid foundations for the upcoming weeks.
Students will:
- Define and discuss what forest management planning is.
- Refresh their knowledge of the natural processes driving forest dynamics.
- Draw connections between forest dynamics, forest management and the requirements of a management plan.
- Understand and discuss the history of forest management planning, in Europe and BC. Learn and discuss core forest management planning concepts.
- Learn, apply and discuss “classic” methods of forest regulation and sustained yield estimation.