Instructor:     Leonard Johnson,  Room 102E

            Office Hours:   Monday and Wednesday - 2:00 to 4:00

                      (other hours available)

Course Outline and Material

Grading:  Tests (3 plus final)                      (about 60%)

Quizzes   .  .  .  .  .  .                                  (about 10%)

Homework and Project assignments  .  .    (about 30%)

MAJOR PROJECT ASSIGNMENTS:  Logging Plan and Road Design

            You will plan the harvest of a small timbered area on the University of Idaho Experimental Forest.  You will have inventory information available and will plan for the tractor and cable logging in that area.  You will also lay out roads for access to the area.  As a separate project you will design in detail a small section (about 1/4 mile) of one of the roads.  The harvest plan will include layout (on a scale map) of temporary roads, landings, skid trails, and skid directions; calculation of production time and logging costs; scheduling of operation; and determination of the total cost of the harvest.

            You will work in teams on the logging plan and road design.  Each member of the team is to share equally in the work on the assignment since each will share equally in the assignment grade.  At the end of the semester you will be asked to evaluate the percent contribution each member made toward work on the assignments.  Assignments will be graded on the basis of content, format of presentation, accuracy of calculations, and correct use of the English language.

REQUIRED TEST:     Harvesting Systems & Equipment in British 
                                Columbia by A.J. MacDonald

 
OPTIONAL TEXT:      Logging Practices, Steve Conway

FIELD TRIPS:            Field layout and survey of road. 

   Harvest operations on University forest

   Cable logging operations (optional, location to be determined)

COURSE OUTLINE:

I.     Introduction to harvesting systems (Conway, Chapters 1,4,5)

            A.    Survey of logging equipment and methods with description of the normal working conditions of alternative logging systems
            B.    Types and layout of cable systems.      
            C.    Consideration in logging road layout.

II.    Components of logging system - a closer look

    A.   Felling (Conway, Chapters 6,7,8)

    B.   Bucking

    C.   Skidding and Yarding (Conway, Chapters 9,10,11,15)

    D.   Loading and Hauling (Conway, Chapters 16,17)

III.    Logging System Evaluation (Conway, Chapter 19)

     A.   Cost calculations for logging equipment

     B.   Production calculations for logging systems

     C.   Comparison of alternative logging methods

     D.   Basic calculations of stumpage value and timber sale contracts

IV.    Logging Plan - components and considerations

     A.   Methods of calculating cost

     B.   Scheduling operations

V.     Forest Roads (Designing Woodland Roads, OSU)

      A.        Road classification and standards

      B.         Design, layout, and construction terminology

      C.         Layout of low standard roads

 ForPr 430  -  Forest Engineering and Harvesting

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

(1)               Logging Systems:

(a)        The student will be able to identify common logging systems and equipment and the situations in which they normally work.

(b)        The student will recognize the environmental implications of using particular types of logging equipment.

(c)        The student will evaluate and compare alternative logging systems in various settings.

(d)        Given timber sale information about a specific area, the student will integrate this information, the road system layout, and logging system evaluation into the design of a plan for logging the area.

            (2)        Forest Roads:

(a)        The student will know the common terminology used in road design, layout and construction.

(b)        Using maps and photos the student will formulate the layout of a forest road based on criteria for width, grade, and curvature.

            (3)        Timber Sale Contracts:

(a)    The student will be able to calculate the minimum bid price on the appraisal sheet of a timber contract.