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Ethics for Registered Foresters

The Ethics course is one hour of time spent online viewing a presentation and answering scenarios on what you have learned. Once you have registered for the course, you will receive access and instructions on how to view the materials online. You will only have access for 30 days. You will receive a certificate of completion once you finish the course.

Fee: $59.00 (must be received before access granted)

CFE credits - you will earn 1.0 Category I CFE for this course.

For more information contact: Dixie Cartwright
Phone: 662-325-9191
Fax: 662-325-8666
Email:dcartwright@aoce.msstate.edu
Mail: P. O. Box 5247, Mississippi State, MS 39762

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Forest Resource Practices and Principles: Study Guide Lecture Series for the Mississippi BORF Exam.

This study guide lecture series covers subjects that will be covered in the Mississippi BORF Exam. Once you have registered for the course, you will receive access and instructions on how to view the materials online. You will only have access for 30 days. Topics covered include:

• silviculture
• Management
• Measurements
• Economics
• Fire
• Insects
• Disease & Harvest

Fee: $150.00 (must be received before access granted)

For more information contact: Dixie Cartwright
Phone: 662-325-9191
Fax: 662-325-8666
Email:dcartwright@aoce.msstate.edu
Mail: P. O. Box 5247, Mississippi State, MS 39762

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Prescribed Burning Short Course

This hybrid (online and face to face) short course consists of approximately 21 hours of class room and field work in addition to the completion of the S-290, 32 hour online pre-course. The S-290 online pre-course MUST be completed prior to attending the face to face portion of this course.

Participants completing the online S-290, Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior and Prescribed Burning Short course will understand:

• the state laws regarding your liability in applying a prescribe fire
• the benefits, limitations and risks of applying prescribe fire
• forest fuels and fuel classification
• how weather and fuel moisture affect fire behavior
• a variety of ignition techniques
• methods for managing smoke
• how to properly plan and execute a prescribe burn

Fee: $250 (Must be received before access is granted)

Class Dates:April 24-26, 2012
Registration Fee: $250
Location: Mississippi State University, Starkville

For more information contact: Dixie Cartwright
Phone: 662-325-9191
Fax: 662-325-8666
Email:dcartwright@aoce.msstate.edu
Mail: P. O. Box 5247, Mississippi State, MS 39762

Information to access the online portion of the course will be sent once participants register for the course.

Upon completion of the S-290, Wildland Intermediate Fire Behavior and the Prescribed Burning Short course you will earn 54 hours of CFE credit and will qualify to take the Mississippi Certified Managers exam.