How To Navigate This Course
This course is broken down into 5 modules, like chapters in a book. The courses are only available once you have completed the registration and payment process.
To begin, under Module 1, select the first unit. Once you have completed the unit, select the Mark As Complete button and then select the Next Unit button. Should you need to navigate back a unit, just click Previous Unit.
There will be a short quiz at the end of the module. You will not be able to navigate back to the units during the quiz without losing your answers. Once you have selected the answers to the quiz, click Submit Answers. When you pass the course, the next module will be unlocked.
| Module 1 | Harvest Planning & Layout |
| Unit 1 | Harvest Planning & Layout |
| Unit 2 | Why BMPs Are Important |
| Unit 3 | You Can Help |
| Unit 4 | Harvest Planning & Layout |
| Unit 5 | Aerial Imagery |
| Unit 6 | Topographic Maps |
| Unit 7 | NRCS Soil Surveys |
| Unit 8 | Site Reconnaissance |
| Unit 9 | Landowner Maps |
| Unit 10 | Harvest Planning & Layout Quiz |
| Module 2 | General Harvest & Site Prep Guidelines |
| Unit 1 | General Harvest & Site Prep Guidelines |
| Unit 2 | Harvesting |
| Unit 3 | Harvesting Within The SMZ |
| Unit 4 | Site Prep |
| Unit 5 | General Harvest & Site Prep Guidelines Quiz |
| Module 3 | Forest Roads |
| Unit 1 | Welcome to Forest Roads |
| Unit 2 | Permanent Roads VS Temporary Roads |
| Unit 3 | Permanent Roads |
| Unit 4 | Temporary Roads |
| Unit 5 | Water Control Structures & Road Building Techniques |
| Unit 6 | Water Control Structures |
| Unit 7 | Water Bars |
| Unit 8 | Broad-Based Dips |
| Unit 9 | Rolling Dips |
| Unit 10 | Cross Drain Culverts |
| Unit 11 | Wing Ditches |
| Unit 12 | Other Water Control Devices |
| Unit 13 | Road Construction |
| Unit 14 | Road Placement |
| Unit 15 | Road Placement - Yellow Line |
| Unit 16 | Road Placement - Green Line |
| Unit 17 | Road Placement - Black Line |
| Unit 18 | Forest Roads Quiz |
| Module 4 | Stream Crossings |
| Unit 1 | Welcome To Stream Crossings |
| Unit 2 | Stream Crossings |
| Unit 3 | Factors To Consider When Planning A Crossing |
| Unit 4 | Selecting An Ideal Stream Crossing Location |
| Unit 5 | Permanent VS Temporary Crossings |
| Unit 6 | Types of Stream Crossings |
| Unit 7 | Culvert Crossings |
| Unit 8 | Low Water Crossings or Fords |
| Unit 9 | Bridges |
| Unit 10 | Portable Bridges or Mats |
| Unit 11 | Temporary Fill (Logs) |
| Unit 12 | Stream Crossings Quiz |
| Module 5 | Streamside Management Zones (SMZs) |
| Unit 1 | Welcome To Streamside Management Zones |
| Unit 2 | Perennial Streams |
| Unit 3 | Intermittent Streams |
| Unit 4 | Ephemeral Streams |
| Unit 5 | Streamside Management Zones Quiz |
| Module 6 | Rutting |
| Unit 1 | Welcome To Rutting |
| Unit 2 | Rutting Guidlines |
| Unit 3 | Rutting Quiz |
| Module 7 | Wetlands & Wetland Like Areas |
| Unit 1 | Wetlands & Wetland Like Areas |
| Unit 2 | What Is A Wetland? |
| Unit 3 | Mandatory Wetland BMPs |
| Unit 4 | Six Federal Requirements for Site Preparation in Wetlands |
| Unit 5 | Activities Requiring Permits |
| Unit 6 | Established Silvicultural Operations |
| Unit 7 | 15 Mandatory BMPs |
| Unit 8 | Wetlands and Wetland Like Areas |
