Welcome to the Home Page for the
2003 Southeastern Region Teachers' Tour
June 18-21, 2003
This tour was based in Fernandina Beach on Amelia Island, just north of Jacksonville, Florida. The forest products industry is based primarily on pine products. Throughout this tour we learned much about southern pine ecosystems and issues and considerations regarding silviculture and management in this area. For a quick identification guide of some of the more common pines we saw, check out this page, put together by Morgan Holen.
For some background statistics on the Forest and Paper industry in Florida,
read the American Forest & Paper Association's, Florida
Forest & Paper Industry At a Glance publication (you will need Adobe's
Acrobat Reader 
to view).
Teachers may also find the following links helpful for further information and educational tools:
- Florida's Project Learning Tree home page
- Trees of Florida-from Florida's Division of Forestry
- University of Florida's School of Forest Resources and Conservation home page, with information about forest ecosystems, new extension publications, and quizzes.
- The School of Forest Resources and Conservation's Florida Forestry Stewardship home page.
Lodging and Transportation
Tour participants will be lodged at the Amelia Island Hampton
Inn and Suites in Fernandina Beach, Florida.
Transportation will be by motor coach provided by Astro Travel
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