Vince Kuzdak, Natural Resources Consultant
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High School Courses
Performing forestry surveys involves data collection, interpreting aerial photos and hands-on work, so make sure you have university entrance math and sciences. Certainly take Biology, Ecology, Earth Sciences - things of that nature.
A scientific perspective on wildlife and foliage is important too. These courses will give you the background to use tools like compasses, increment bores, Global Positioning Systems, your eyes, data books and pencils in the field.
Editor's Note: An increment bore is a tool that drills a hole in a tree trunk to take a sample for analyzing the age of the tree and growth performance by looking at the rings.