1Describe the different approaches to forest management including: planning concepts; ecological, social and economic objectives; forest sustainability and regulation; certification programs; adaptive management; and forest decision analysis and tools (discounted cash flow, financial maturity, growth and yield estimates and projections, mathematical programming).

2Confidently develop a management plan for a property including: defining and creating useful stand delineations; assessing the condition of the land and timber; establishing objectives including the goal of long-term sustainability; defining the future forest conditions needed to achieve these objectives; creating alternative prescriptions to achieve the future conditions; and recommending a plan of action, while maintaining a record of alternatives considered, but not recommended.