Prism?

Maybe the wrong forum for this breed of tree geeks, but I think it's a forester's tool to calculate/estimate board feet in a timber stand?

That's a guess based on hearsay so clarification is welcome.
 
All I know is that it tells you in and out trees. There are different factor prims with different basal factors.

Although I still have an attitude towards every Forestry Management class I have even taken for an Urban Forestry degree. Wish there were more soil classes and higher level tree structure and function classes. Or at least more credits worth.

My little rant. On with the discussion
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Maybe the wrong forum for this breed of tree geeks,

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Oh and Raven although one opinion I have the exact same thoughts.
 
Yea to each their own. There are just a few topics I wish our program would include. 1 or 2 general forestry classes is fine with me. Just at our school 2/3 of the classes we take for an urban forestry major are forestry management classes.
 
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Did that qualify you to get work as a forester?

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No because I am not getting a degree in Forestry Management just Urban. Me personally I want nothing to do with general forestry, as in being a forester marking timber/cutting. I want to look at an entire tree as a whole specimen and not at "the number of 16 foot logs can be salvaged out of it".

Trees have way more going for them than just the lumber out of the trunk.
 
That's frustrating. School is such a waste of time and money if you include lost income from your earning years. It should be more customizeable to what the student wants. A 2 year program could be done in 3 months if they'd just get to the point. Something to be said for apprentice and journeyman systems. It's all about the money.
 
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That's frustrating. School is such a waste of time and money if you include lost income from your earning years. It should be more customizeable to what the student wants. A 2 year program could be done in 3 months if they'd just get to the point. Something to be said for apprentice and journeyman systems. It's all about the money.

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Bingo

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My associates degree is way ahead of the 4 year program I am currently in. But you are right it is all about the money and not about the students education. They won't admit to it though
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Casey, I feel your pain. As a forestry major myself, I had a lot of ups and downs with the course content. However, while I fully agree with the " making 16's" comment, there is a lot of great knowledge that can be used as an arborist or urban forester. I think school is a lot of bs politics, but it really is what you make of it. Forestry/horticulture created a solid base for me to grow off of. Alohas!
 

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