Discussion should include
- using a model forest operation with possible calculation of profit/loss, cost of operation, taxes, depreciation, marketing product, and stumpage cost
- keeping records
- completing basic financial documents
- explaining opportunity cost.
Teacher Resource: National FFA Forestry Handbook
Process/Skill Questions:
- What practices or processes have affected timber sales and/or markets in your region?
- What are some issues that urban foresters face?
- What forestry BMPs are used in your state, and why?
- What is the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), and what do they have in common?
- What is woody biomass? What are the positives and negatives of producing woody biomass?