Forestry & Agriculture

Imagine Yourself...

  • Managing an apple orchard or christmas tree plantation

  • Operating a chainsaw and harvesting timber

  • Studying hydroponics and managing a greenhouse

What will I learn...

If you are interested in the environment and like to get outside working with your hands in the soil, the Natural Resources Forestry program may be just for you.  Students are offered a unique opportunity to experience the science, technology and management of the school's greenhouses and woodlands.  Student labs model the real world.  Students have access to heavy equipment orchards and woodlands for a living laboratory.

Additionally...

  • Students gain skills in timber management and logging

  • Participate in the Game of Logging to learn chain saw skills

  • Learn and operate heavy equipment as well as a variety of hand and power tools

  • Harvest and produce maple syrup in the school sugarhouse

  • Production and marketing of seasonal plantings

  • Earn OSHA 10 certification and CPR/First Aid

Advisory Committee

The Center for Technology has long-standing partnerships with businesses and industry leaders through program advisory committees.  The goal of these committees is to ensure that CTE's programs meet and exceed industry standards.  Advisory Committees meet twice per year.  Posted below are the most recent minutes.

Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes Fall 2023

Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes / Warning / Agenda Spring 2023

Advisory Committee Meeting Warning & Agenda Nov.11, 2022

Advisory Committee Meeting Warning & Agenda Spring 2022

Email Brian JappNatural Resources Forestry Instructor 
Email Justin FrawleyNatural Resources - Forestry Lab Supervisor
Email Lindsay Ackley, CTE Counseling Coordinator
Email Kate McDonald, Career & Tech Ed Special Populations Coordinator

Program Time 10:05 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. 
Phone: (802) 857-7945

High School Credits Earned

Math (1 credit)
Science (1 credit)
English (1 credit)
Electives (3 credits)

Certifications

OSHA 10 Agriculture
National Safe Tractor & Machinery Operation Program
First Aid / CPR

What's Next / Employment in the Field

Graduates from this program prepare for careers in the management, use and preservation of land, soil and water, greenhouse managment and the environmental fields.