This course provides an overview of the forestry and logging industry. Topics covered include the history and development of the industry, the types of trees used in logging, the equipment and techniques used in logging, the environmental impact of logging, and the safety regulations and procedures associated with the industry. Students will
Logging is the process of cutting, processing, and moving trees to a location for transport. It may include skidding, on-site processing, and loading of trees or logs onto trucks or skeleton cars. In forestry, the term logging is sometimes used narrowly to describe the logistics of moving wood from the stump to somewhere outside the forest, usually a sawmill or a lumber yard. In common usage, however, the term may cover a range of forestry or silviculture activities.