BUILDING DRONE AND REMOTE SENSING TEACHING CAPACITY FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREST RESOURCES AT ABRAHAM BALDWIN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE

Our overall objective for this proposal is to build the capacity of the natural resource management program (forestry and wildlife) to offer hands-on training and skills in remote sensing and drone technologies.Specific objectives are to:Better educate students and provide hands-on experiential learning with current equipment and technology used by landowners and foresters in the field.Improve the operational capacity for the school forest to enhance forest health monitoring, provide training on technology applications in forest management to interns, and establish meaningful outreach opportunities to the local community and natural resource managers.Provide professional development to faculty and staff to enhance course content creation and improve the quality of instruction.