森林生態系部門は、２つの地域フィールド（ブランチ）を母体に構成されています。天竜ブランチ（上阿多古）では里山域や都市近郊域における森林の景観生態や管理に関する教育研究を行い、南アルプスブランチ（中川根）では山岳域における森林環境の保全・復元に関する教育研究を行なっています。
この他、林野庁静岡森林管理署との学術協定の下、富士山国有林全域を教育・研究・技術開発等に利用できるサイトの富士ブランチがあります。これらのフィールドは優れた自然教育素材に富み、本学学生への教育研究のみならず、国内外の幅広い大学の学生に教育・研究の場を提供します。
《フィールド分布図》
The Forest Ecosystem Division comprises two regional branches located west and central of Shizuoka prefecture. At the Tenryu Branch (in Kamiatago), we conduct education and research related to the management of timber plantations in suburban regions, while our education and research at the Southern Alps Branch (in Nakakawane) including species rich natural forests is related to conserving and restoring forest ecosystems in mountainous areas. In addition, as a part of an academic partnership with the Shizuoka Forest Management Office of the Forestry Agency—an agency of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries—we have the Fuji Branch, which allows us to use all of the Mount Fuji National Forest for education, research, technology development, and other purposes.
These fields cover the representative forest vegetation in Japan from warm temperate zone to Alpine timber line, and are abound with excellent, natural educational materials. Educational Joint Use Centers’ work is to take advantage of the features of each of these fields, and provide various educational experiences to a wide range of university students from Japan and abroad including “Field lecture in temperate forests around Mt. Fuji” a ten-day international field seminar, by meeting multiple needs from introductory education to advanced practical training concerning forestry science.
Our Fields
Forest ecosystem section, Center for education and research in field science, Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University