Lakehead University

Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

Looking to elevate your organization, and bring it to the next level? Bring on students from Lakehead University to be your student-consultants, in a project-based experience. Students will work on one main project over the course of the semester, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools. Students in this program will study the methods, systems and organizations employed in the harvesting of wood, and the planning of harvesting operations. The layout and planning of forest roads, as well as the secondary transportation of wood are also dealt with. Common practices from around the country and the world will be discussed but emphasis will be placed on harvesting in the Boreal and Great Lakes - St. Lawrence forests. The Occupational Health and Safety Act and legislation related to harvesting operations are reviewed. Laboratory assignments will form an integral part of the course and will give first-hand experience with operational planning of harvesting operations.