Course Overview
Why are forests so important to us? In this course, you’ll learn about the social, economic, and environmental significance of forests. You’ll also explore the impact that society and individuals have on our forests and discover how forests have been used historically by Indigenous peoples and European and Asian settlers.
The Forests and Society course has been developed by ADLC and the Woodland Operations Learning Foundation (WOLF).
Forests and Society (FOR 1010) is a 10-level, one-credit course that includes nine units of study:
Unit 1: The Historical Use of Forests
Unit 2: Ecosystems
Unit 3: The Environmental Importance of Forests
Unit 4: The Economic Importance of Forests
Unit 5: The Social Importance of Forests
Unit 6: Forest Management Strategies
Unit 7: How Forests are Valued
Unit 8: Personal Action
Unit 9: Applying What You Have learned
Course Overview
Take a walk in the woods! In this course, you’ll learn about past and present forest development. You’ll also explore some of the major conservation methods involved in the sustainable development of forests and research career options for forest management.
The Forest Use and Protection course has been developed by ADLC and the Woodland Operations Learning Foundation (WOLF).
Forest Use and Protection (FOR 1100) is a 10-level, 1 credit course, that includes 8 units of study:
Unit 1: The Importance of Canada’s Forests
Unit 2:Ownership of Canada’s Forests
Unit 3: The History of Forest Use and Management
Unit 4: Managing Canada’s Forests Today
Unit 5: Sustainable Forest Management (SFM)
Unit 6: Forest Protection
Unit 7: Canada’s Forests in the Future
Unit 8: Career Choices Involving Forest Management
Course Overview
There’s more to saving a forest than just planting a tree. In this course, you’ll learn about the development of forest resources and the need for continued research. You’ll also learn about the major components of research plans and how research activities are currently coordinated in Alberta.
The Forest Use and Protection course has been developed by ADLC and the Woodland Operations Learning Foundation (WOLF).
Forest Research and Development (FOR 3080) is a 30-level, one-credit course that includes eight units of study:
Unit 1: History of Forest Research
Unit 2: Canada’s Modern Forest Research Network
Unit 3: Research Tools
Unit 4: Topics of Forest Research in Canada
Unit 5: Putting Research into Action: Past Applications
Unit 6: Current Applications of Research and Development
Unit 7: Research and Development: Emerging Applications
Unit 8: Career Choices in Forest Research and Development
Course Overview
Are you passionate about the environment? In Forest Protection and Stewardship, you’ll learn about the protection of forests and what responsible environmental stewardship means in the context of Alberta. Examine the Land-use Framework and Alberta Land Stewardship Act as it relates to forestry, and find out what measures are being taken to promote environmental stewardship.
The Forest Protection and Stewardship course has been developed by ADLC and the Woodland Operations Learning Foundation (WOLF).
Forest Protection and Stewardship is a 20-level, one-credit course that includes eight units of study:
Unit 1: Alberta’s Integrated Resource Planning
Unit 2: Forest Stewardship— What is It?
Unit 3: Demands on Forests and Needs of Forest Users
Unit 4: What Good Forest Stewardship Gives Us
Unit 5: Alberta’s Land-Use Framework
Unit 6: The Alberta Land Stewardship Act
Unit 7: Environmental Stewardship and You
Unit 8: Careers Involving Protection and Stewardship
Course Overview
What’s the fuss about saving trees? Find the answer to that question, and more, in this course. Investigate forest ecosystems across the country, and learn about the structure and function of trees in relation to life processes. Learn to identify the factors that determine the distribution of forests, and research the different species of forests around Canada.
The Forest Ecology in Regions of Canada course has been developed by ADLC and the Woodland Operations Learning Foundation (WOLF).
Forest Ecology in Regions of Canada (FOR 1020) is a 10-level, one-credit course that includes nine units of study:
Unit 1: Trees and Forest Plants
Unit 2: Vital Life Processes of a Tree
Unit 3: The Forest Ecosystem
Unit 4:The Web of Life in a Forest Ecosystem
Unit 5: The Role of Trees in the Forest Ecosystem
Unit 6: Health of the Forest Ecosystem
Unit 7: Forest Regions
Unit 8: A Local Forest Ecosystem
Unit 9: Applying what you have learned