Introduction

Have you ever seen a logging truck traveling down a public road in Alabama? Did you ever wonder what strategies were used to get the logs on the truck?

Great consideration and time is taken to ensure that the harvested logs on the truck are cut using Best Management Practices, or BMPs.

In this lesson, you will have an opportunity to learn about forestry BMPs.

a log truck transporting logs
Image provided by Richard F. Billings, Texas A&M Forest Service, Bugwood.org
under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Lesson Objectives

Following successful completion of this lesson, students will be able to...

  • Identify the best management practices for harvesting forest trees.

Essential Questions

  • How are forests managed by private land owners in Alabama?

Enduring Understandings

  • Each job, career and profession has a set of preparation requirements, career exploration experiences and different opportunities for personal and professional growth and satisfaction.
  • Proper forest management is vital in creating a balance that not only protects forests and related habitats, but also allows for the use of renewable natural resources.

The above objectives correspond with the Alabama Course of Study: Career Tech: Forestry standard: 8.