Curriculum Project - Phase I

The Sustainable Forestry Partnership, in cooperation with the Pinchot Institute for Conservation, conducted a two-year project to develop a graduate-level program in Sustainable Forest Management. An advisory committee, representing public and private forest management organizations, conservation groups, universities, and professional associations, offered information and insight into the development of a graduate program. With guidance from the advisory committee, a series of focus groups will be held at schools around the US including, but not limited to, those participating in the Sustainable Forestry Partnership. The focus groups explored issues related to the content of the curriculum model, the feasibility of adoption, and steps to be taken towards instituting curricular innovation. A national conference of participants of these focus groups and forestry employers, convened to assimilate these various ideas into a comprehensive model for consideration around the country. The overall project goal is to promote the advancement of forestry education in the US to reflect the evolution of science and social values pertaining to forests and forestry.

Read the formal proposal.
Read the invitation letter.
Learn about the focus group protocol
Focus group output form
Second focus group output form
Project updates
Updated Time line for curriculum project
Conference agenda

• Adisory committee
• Focus groups
• Phase 2
• Projects