University of Tennessee
Forestry Fall Camp

The Forestry Fall Camp is taken during the fall semester of Junior year. It is an intensive set of classes that are taken together and attended by all forestry juniors . No other classes can be taken during the Fall Block due to the long days spent in the classroom and in the field. The last month of the semester is spent in field studies at Ames Plantation and possibly, a week in Colorado.

The purpose of Spring Camp is to provide in-depth training in forestry. The majority of the learning is hands-on which provides an invaluable learning environment. The class work is different than any other class environment offered at The University of Tennessee, except for the Wildlife Spring Block, which is modeled off the Forestry Spring Block. Instead of students going to their next class, the classes come to the students. These classes are not like other classes in that they do not have set semester-long syllabi. Instead, the classes are scheduled around other classes and the fieldwork. All classes are taught intensively, so students will focus almost exclusively on one class at a time.

Students will receive hands-on training in Prescribed Burning, Forest Measurements, Statistical Layout and Analysis, Team-Building Skills and a wide variety of other forestry skills. These skills are explained in the classroom and taught in the field. Past block students feel that Fall Camp was the most important part of their education in forestry.