Blog Synthesis

This blog experience has helped me in recognizing the importance of the communication aspect of the Forestry field. I’ve become increasingly interested in this field everyday and when I first got to Michigan State I had a completely different idea of the types of communication used by foresters. There is a lot more writing in this field intensive job and the ability to communicate with others is of highest importance. The types of communication used in the job aim towards the goals, ethics, and beliefs that every forester has. Every forester has a high level of appreciation for nature and this fuels his or her desire to conserve a natural resource that everyone depends on to live. They are able to conserve this natural resource and their actions serve as the biggest communicator in this field.

Forest management and conservation is at the center of every forestry job and this depends on the complete utilization of everything a forest has to offer. Mainly through classes, but also from specific interviews during this blog project, I’ve become better aware of the techniques to adequately obtain and use forest resources. There is a common goal among foresters to maintain efficiency in their work. Utilizing all of a forest’s trees helps conserve this valuable natural resource. Great measurements and communication among different foresters ensures accuracy and precision that helps utilize all of a forest’s resources.

Derived from communication among workers and customers, foresters must listen as well as portray ideas on forest management that will benefit everyone. In my interview with a professional, he made it very clear to listen to the customer and meet their needs before enacting any training a forester would want to implement immediately. Taking everything into consideration, foresters develop plans that meet the needs of the customer while also protecting and conserving the environment. Their goals and ethics are met along with the customers and everyone is content.

Looking back on my previous posts and thinking back to my knowledge level at the beginning of the semester, there is a significant change in the way I look at forests in general. I’m developing that appreciation that all foresters have for forests and that has changed from a simple enjoyment and aesthetic reward that I got from always being outdoors. It seems like in every lab I’m able to identify more species of trees and increase my precision and accuracy when using measurement tools. Forestry demands a low percentage of error for both of these techniques because of the amount of data collected. This data needs to be understandable to everyone and when this is communicated to others, the numbers need to be correct. There are a lot of variations of trees and this can provide difficulty to obtain accurate measurements. The only way to overcome this obstacle is with field experience and a lot of practice taking measurements. Precise measurements are key and are an ethical goal for all foresters. I think that I’m developing these ceratin goals and ethics that every forester possesses.

I’m beginning to realize how important it is for other people to understand forest’s impact on everyone. It is a common goal among forester’s to spread this awareness through different types of communication. The importance of forester’s beliefs and ethics coincides with this idea of forest importance or a forest’s impact on us as human beings. Michigan State has taught me to exercise this awareness of forest’s importance through my actions. This is the biggest type of communication, excelling in my field; this shows the people that I interact with the significance of forests and provides a better overall understanding of forestry. As a relatively new field, forestry is still unknown by most but this does not limit the significance of forestry and forest management.