IN THIS INTEGRATED PROJECT WE WILL DEVELOP AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL, ONLINE LEARNING IN APPLIED FORESTRY (OLAF), THAT PROVIDES SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED FOREST LANDOWNERS THE ABILITY TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL OF BASIC LAND AND TREE MEASUREMENTS. THE RELEVANCE OF THE PROJECT TO THE PROGRAM AREA IS IN DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE TOOLS TO ASSIST SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED FOREST OWNERS IN MANAGING THEIR TIMBERLAND. OBJECTIVES ARE: (1) DEVELOP OLAF, A LEARNING SYSTEM TO ASSIST LANDOWNERS IN UNDERSTANDING HOW LAND AND TREES ARE MEASURED, (2) PERFORM A SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OLAF TO ENHANCE MANAGEMENT CAPACITY AND BEHAVIOR OF LANDOWNERS. OLAF WILL CONSIST OF SEVEN SECTIONS (MODULES) WHEREBY PARTICIPANTS CAN GAIN KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL IN LAND SURVEY SYSTEMS, LAND MEASUREMENTS, TREE MEASUREMENTS, FIXED AREA SAMPLING, POINT SAMPLING, BASIC STATISTICS, AND BASIC FOREST ECONOMICS. RESEARCH WILL INVOLVE CONDUCTING PHYSICAL WORKSHOPS/MEETINGS TO ENGAGE FOREST LANDOWNERS AND OTHERS IN THE USE OF OLAF, AND ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OLAF IN MEETING NEEDS OF FOREST LANDOWNERS. THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES WILL IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF OLAF AND INCREASE END-USER SATISFACTION OF THE STAKEHOLDERS. THIS WORK IS RELEVANT TO THE GOALS OF THE AFRI PROGRAM IN THAT 55% OF FOREST PRODUCTS IN THE U.S. COME FROM SOUTHERN FORESTS, AND 70% OF THIS ARISES FROM NON-INDUSTRIAL PRIVATE LANDS. AN ADVISORY TEAM WILL BE INVOLVED IN EVALUATING THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT. OUTCOMES INCLUDE THE OLAF SYSTEM, PUBLICATIONS, CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS, AND ONE STEM GRADUATE. FOREST LANDOWNERS WILL BENEFIT FROM INTERACTING WITH OLAF THROUGH IMPROVED DECISION-MAKING CAPACITY AND MANAGEMENT EFFICIENCY.