In order to carry out any forest harvest operation in Maryland's forests, Loggers must be aware of the animals and plant in the forest, especially the endangered and threatened ones. Getting the word out about the good job Loggers are doing is also a role many good Logger take. The Sustainable Forestry III: Threatened and Endangered Species, Logger Activism course will also help you find ways to influence public opinion. Topics including Endangered Species of Maryland and Tools of Activism, such as letter writing and social media. The completion of this training requires the viewing of all modules of this class and completing a short assessment test.

Prospective MD-DE Master Loggers will receive MD-DE Master Logger credits for this class as part of their core training toward their MD-DE Master Logger training and current MD-DE Master Loggers will receive four (4) MD-DE Master Logger CEUs. This is a UMD non-credit course. Non-credit courses and Continuing Education Units (CEUs) do not post to the University ofMaryland transcript and do not count towards a student's academic record. Neither a grade nor credit is earned.Students do not receive a University ID card and will not be granted access to University facilities such as recreation,transportation, and campus events. Non-credit students may access UMD Libraries as Visitors; see https://www.lib.umd.edu/about/visitors.