Phase I: Planting and Management
Classroom: Site considerations and planting guidelines for successfully growing American chestnuts on forestlands
Phase II: Pre- and postmonitoring techniques for restoration
Outdoors: Site selection, forest mensuration and monitoring of forest plantings.
Phase III: Biology of the American chestnut
Classroom: Chestnut identification, reproduction, breeding and genetics.
Phase IV: Field ID
Outdoors: Species ID, site indicators and mapping.