Class Assignment (Reminder)

Introduction

We are living in a global ecosystem and sustaining the natural resource base is an absolute necessity if we are to survive.

Sustainable forests:

• For what?
• What are the objectives?
• How do you achieve these objectives?
  • Biologically sound
  • Economically feasible
  • Socially and politically acceptable

Forest Management (all of the values and uses)

• Stating the objectives
• Involving people

Remember:

• "Everything goes somewhere"
• "There is no such thing as a free lunch"
  --B. Commoner

An Overview

In 300 years, the global human population has grown elevenfold-- from 500 million to more that 5.5 billion.

Global population has doubled in the last 40 years

• Economic output increased 5 times
• Oil use has grown 6 times
• Industrial wood products has doubled and is now matched in volume by the use of wood for fuel
• Use of water has tripled
• Gap between affluent and poor people has doubled

Between 1990 and 2010 the human population is expected to grow by 33%

• Fish catch is predicted to increase by 20% and on a per capita basis, it will be a 10 % decline
• There will be 17 % more irrigated land and a 12% per capital decline
• Cropland will increase 5% and there will be 21% per capital decrease
• Pastures will increase 4% for a per capita decline of 22%
• Cropland and pasture will come from forests which will decline by 7% for a per capita reduction of 30%

Think about:

• Forests occupy 15% of the earthÕs surface.
  • They account for about 50% of the solar energy captured each year by green plants
  • They contain the largest content of organic material of any global ecosystem on land
• I believe the present forest land base is at a critical minimum threshold level.
  What is presently in forest cover must remain in forests.

Virginia Tech: College of Forestry and Wildlife Resources

Academic Programs

BS Degree in Forestry and Wildlife Resources: 8 Options
• Wildlife Science
• Fisheries Science
  • Wildlife Management--Game and Non-game
  • Wildlife Habitat and Ecology
  • Wildlife Physiology
  • Raptors
  • Neotropical Migrant Birds
  • Stream Habitat Ecology
  • Freshwater Mussels
  • Aquaculture
• Forest Resource Management
• Forestry Operations
• Environmental Resource Management
• Outdoor Recreation
  • Industrial Forest Operations Cooperative
  • Growth and Yield Cooperative
  • Global Warming
  • Natural Resource Economics
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • Human Dimensions
  • Disturbed Land Reclamation
  • Wilderness and Leisure Time
  • Forest Biometrics
  • Urban and Social Forestry
  • Forest Biology
  • International Marketing
• Wood Products
• Forest Products Marketing and Management
  • Wood chemistry
  • Wood-based Composites
  • Wood Processing/Automation
  • Commonwealth Center for Wood Science and Technology
  • Center for Forest Products Marketing
  • Pallet and Container Research Laboratory
  • Biobased Materials/Recycling Center
• National Student Exchange Program

College Scholarships

• 50-60 scholarships each year
• Value of $750 to $2,000 each

Professional Organizations

• Student Chapters
• Meet other students
• Meet faculty
• Meet practicing professionals
• Take a leadership role

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