Task

Task #1

Let's say all these things are true:

  • You have been working as a Consulting Forester in Alabama
  • You own 55 acres of forestland, which have been contracted to harvest
  • The harvest method is to be clearcut
  • Your objectives as the landowner is timber production for financial gain and restoration
  • You have decided to reforest your land with longleaf pine seedlings
  • The method of reforestation you have chosen will be hand-planting
  • You will buy the longleaf seedlings yourself
  • You will also hire your own planting team

For the 3.07 Reforestation assignment, create a presentation that describes how to protect, plant, and establish (ensure the survival) your new longleaf pine seedlings.

Your presentation should include:

  • a title slide at the beginning
  • at least one slide with information, including at least one image, on how to care for seedlings
  • at least one slide with information, including at least one image, on how to plant the seedlings
  • at least one slide with information, including at least one image, on how to establish the seedlings
  • be sure to include where you plan to purchase your seedlings and who you plan to hire to plant them (this information may be on one of the other slides)
  • a citation slide at the end

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Be sure to look at the 3.07 Reforestation scoring guide to see how you'll be graded.