Emphasis of this workshop will be the understanding of important soil concepts and practical field identification of soil types and characteristics which are important for the identification of Ecosystem types and for Silvicultural Prescriptions and Surveys. This course is ideal for those who would like to upgrade their soils knowledge, or those who would like further hands-on field and soils experience. The first part of this course will be held indoors and participants will receive a package of course materials. Please bring notepaper and writing materials. The afternoon session will be held outdoors and participants are asked to bring appropriate field gear, including hard hat, raingear and appropriate footwear as well as a small water bottle for the soil texturing exercise.
Participants are responsible for their own transportation to and from the field site.
GST This course is a foundation course for the Ministry of Forests Silviculture Surveys Accreditation Process. For further details about the Silviculture Surveys Accreditation process as well as examination details, see the MoF Silviculture Surveys web page.