Online Course Offered for Virginia Forest Landowners
BLACKSBURG, Va., Jan. 3, 2011 – Virginia forest landowners looking to gain an understanding of how to keep their woods healthy and productive can do so in the comfort of their own home. Virginia Cooperative Extension (http://www.ext.vt.edu) and the Virginia Forest Landowner Education Program (http://www.cnre.vt.edu/forestupdate/) in Virginia Tech’s College of Natural Resources and Environment (http://www.cnre.vt.edu) are offering an online course to help private landowners become better stewards of their land...
The 12-week Online Woodland Options for Landowners
course, which runs from March 1 to May 21, teaches basic management
principles and techniques for both novice and veteran private forest
landowners. Materials provided include reference books and CDs in
addition to online reading materials and assignments. Natural resource
professionals and experienced landowners will serve as mentors for the
students and help with questions via the course Group Discussion Board.
Participants may also attend an optional end-of-semester field trip.
The
registration fee is $45 per family. Participants must have access to a
computer with a Web browser and an e-mail account; access to a printer
is strongly recommended.
* Register for the course online
* Find more detailed information, including computer requirements and the complete syllabus, on the Virginia Forest Landowner Update website
For additional information, e-mail Jennifer Gagnon or call (540) 231-6391.
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elements of natural resources and the environment, and instill in
students a sense of stewardship, land-use ethics, and large-scale
systems problem solving. Areas of study include environmental resource
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wood science and forest products, geography, and international
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The College of Natural Resources and Environment at Virginia Tech consistently ranks among the top five programs of its
kind in the nation. Faculty members stress both the technical and human
elements of natural resources and instill in students a sense of
stewardship, land-use ethics, and large-scale problem solving. As a
land-grant university, Virginia Tech serves the Commonwealth of Virginia
in teaching, research, and Virginia Cooperative Extension
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