Promoting youth leadership in forestry and environmental enterpreneurship
Petega novembra so gozdarji Novomeške območne enote v okviru Erasmu projekta Green path predstavili delo Zavoda za gozdove dijakom lesarskega tehnika na Šolskem centru Novo mesto.
Dan smo začeli v učilnici, kjer smo dijakom predstavili gozdove v Sloveniji, področja delovanja Zavoda za gozdove, nevarnosti s katerimi se srečujemo pri delu ter opremo ki jo uporabljamo pri svojem delu. Ker smo gozdarji terenski ljudje, smo se kaj kmalu premaknili v bližnji gozd. Tam smo spoznali značilnosti nekaj drevesnih vrst, si ogledali žarišče podlubnikov in spoznali invazivno rastlino barvilnico. Opravili smo tudi premerbo stalne vzorčne ploskve, kjer smo ocenjevali kakovost vseh dreves, kar nam je prav prišlo kasneje, ko smo se vrnili v učilnico. Tam smo glede na ocenjeno kakovost, izmerjene prsne premere ter aktualen cenik izračunali vrednost vseh dreves na ploskvi. Na koncu pa so se nam pridružili še predstavniki oddelka za gozdarstvo Biotehniške fakultete, ki so dijakom predstavili študij gozdarstva in dijaški gozdarski tabor. Tako smo dijakom lesarstva približali gozd in les iz drugega vidika, ter jim predstavili možnost nadaljevanja šolanja v sorodni smeri. Spoznali so poklice, ki so v povezavi z gozdarstvom in opcije sodelovanja s fakultetami in Zavodom za gozdove.
On November 5, foresters from the Novo mesto Regional Unit presented the work of the Slovenia Forest Service to students of the Wood Technician programme at the School Centre Novo mesto, within the framework of the Erasmus+ project Green Path.
The day began in the classroom, where the students were introduced to forests in Slovenia, the fields of work of the Slovenia Forest Service, the risks encountered in forestry work, and the equipment used in daily practice. As foresters are primarily field-based professionals, we soon moved to a nearby forest.
There, the students learned about the characteristics of several tree species, observed an infestation site of bark beetles, and became familiar with the invasive plant dyer’s greenweed. We also carried out a measurement of a permanent sample plot, assessing the quality of all trees, which later proved useful when we returned to the classroom.
Based on the assessed quality, measured diameter at breast height (DBH), and the current price list, we calculated the economic value of all trees on the plot. At the end of the day, representatives of the Department of Forestry at the Biotechnical Faculty joined us and presented the forestry study programme as well as the secondary-school forestry camp.
In this way, we introduced forestry students to the forest and wood from a different perspective and presented them with opportunities to continue their education in a related field. The students became familiar with professions connected to forestry and learned about possibilities for cooperation with faculties and the Slovenia Forest Service.
