Group Project: Developing a Forest Management Plan 2026 Spring

Group Project: Developing a Forest Management Plan (this is not a self-paced course) 

March 30 – April 10, 2026

This project-based course will lead students to bring together all the knowledge acquired around forest management and planning in this program, and combine it with their existing knowledge and professional experience.

Students will work in small groups to:

• Analyze and understand stakeholders’ expectations for a case study based on a virtual forest.
• Define and compare management scenarios and their impact on the different ecosystem services provided by this forest.
• Formulate management recommendations for this forest.
• Develop a (shortened version of a) forest management plan for this forest.
• Review and provide feedback on plans submitted by other groups, receive feedback on their own plan, and learn from this experience.