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Forestry and Wildlife Sciences

Lurleen B. Wallace Community College

Associate's Degree

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Forestry and Wildlife Sciences program prepares students for careers as forestry technicians and conservation aides. Coursework includes silviculture, forest measurements, wildlife management, GIS, and natural resource management.

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In-Person

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  • Alabama

    Alabama

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Critical ThinkingMonitoringReading ComprehensionActive ListeningSpeakingJudgment and Decision MakingActive LearningCoordinationTime ManagementSocial Perceptiveness

Knowledge

Public Safety and SecurityEnglish LanguageCustomer and Personal ServiceGeographyAdministration and ManagementLaw and Government

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionProblem SensitivityOral ExpressionDeductive ReasoningStatic StrengthFlexibility of ClosureMultilimb CoordinationDynamic StrengthTrunk StrengthStaminaInformation OrderingWritten ComprehensionInductive ReasoningNear VisionFar VisionVisualization

Tasks

  • Check equipment to ensure that it is operating properly.
  • Fight forest fires or perform prescribed burning tasks under the direction of fire suppression offic
  • Perform fire protection or suppression duties, such as constructing fire breaks or disposing of brus
  • Create field maps using geographic information systems technology.
  • Thin and space trees and control weeds and undergrowth, using manual tools and chemicals, or supervi
  • Train and lead forest and conservation workers in seasonal activities, such as planting tree seedlin
  • Provide information about, and enforce, regulations, such as those concerning environmental protecti
  • Develop contracts related to operations.
  • Monitor environmental conditions such as temperature or humidity.
  • Operate and manage drone technology for aerial surveys and mapping, wildlife monitoring, and forest health assessments.
  • Write reports on forestry or conservation activities.

Technology

Data base user interface and query softwareMap creation softwareGeographic information systemSpreadsheet softwareElectronic mail softwareAnalytical or scientific softwareInventory management softwareComputer aided design CAD software

Tools

BackhoesBackpack sprayersBrush hogsChain sawsClaw hammersDibblersDirectional compassesDump trucksElectronic measuring devicesEpicormic knivesFire plowsFire trucksFour wheel drive 4WD vehiclesGeodetic ground global positioning system GPS receiversHand sawsAerial bucket trucksAirboatsAll terrain vehicles ATVAltimetersAmphibious excavatorsAquatic weed harvestersAxesBasal area factor BAF prismsBoatsBrush hooksBrush trucksBulldozersCalipers

Work Values

RelationshipsIndependenceAchievementSupportWorking ConditionsRecognition
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Forest and Conservation Workers45-4011.00
  • Forest and Conservation Technicians19-4071.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Associate's Degree)

  • Chainsaw work at the bucking and limbing level — operate safely with documented S-212 training.
  • Brush-saw, weed-whip, and herbicide-application equipment — operate per the applicator's plan.
  • Tree planting at production pace and quality — perform reliably across a season.
  • Trail and erosion-control structures — build per design and BMPs.
  • Prescribed-fire support tasks (firing, holding, mop-up) — execute under a burn boss's direction.
  • Junior workers and new crews — train on safety, technique, and pace.
  • Equipment maintenance (saws, vehicles, hand tools) — perform daily and weekly.
  • Routine GPS-and-compass navigation — execute confidently on unfamiliar units.
  • Wildlife and TES species protocols — follow per the unit's management plan.
  • Customer-and-agency interactions — conduct on routine field visits.

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