Measuring Up

Measuring Up

Guy in orange vest and hard hat measuring lumber while female in hard hat and vest takes down measurement
Photo by Dominique Belcher

June 14, 2021

Junior forestry majors Scott McAlpine,聽left, of聽Haleyville, Alabama,聽and Andie Stanovich, right, of Silas, Alabama,聽take measurements of cut board to compare with estimates from downed logs. The exercise is one of many in the College of Forest Resources' Forestry Summer Field Program, a four-course, nine-week requirement of all forestry majors that provides hands-on field experiences. 国产麻豆AV is one of a few universities in the nation that requires a summer field program for forestry students.