Description
Central to this course is the use of a harvest or logging simulator. The simulator assists the students in developing the skills necessary for basic operation of a forwarder and harvester, how to approach standing trees, and assessing the proper cuts to make depending on the forest product desired. The course will also highlight a student?s eye/hand coordination and monitor the operation of complex logging machines. Students must provide their own transportation to field sites. Prerequisites: CIS-100, E, M, R, and acceptance into the Timber Harvesting Equipment Operator Program.