WHEN: July 14 - 17, 2008

CONTACT:
Alabama Forestry Association,
Kathy Clements
tcw@alaforestry.org
334.481.2100

The Teachers Conservation Workshop is held every summer, typically in Auburn/Opelika area. Lead organizations are the Alabama Forestry Foundation and the Auburn University School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences. Co-sponsors vary from year to year but include forest industry, loggers, and private landowners. Industry support is not 'required' but does carry a good bit of finances for the workshop. Teachers pay a small registration fee. 2006 is the 37th year of the Alabama Teachers Conservation Workshop.

WHEN: June 24 - 26, 2008

CONTACT:
Alabama Forestry Association,
Kathy Clements
tcw@alaforestry.org
334.481.2100

In 2006 the Alabama Forestry Foundation will sponsor the South Alabama Conservation Workshop in Mobile. This will consist of field trips, lectures, and hands-on activities to teach about forestry and other related topics. Official sponsorships are solicited. Teachers pay a small registration fee.

WHEN: June 16 - 20, 2008

CONTACT:
Arkansas Forestry Association
Rob Beadel
501.374.2441
rbeadel@arkforests.org
www.arkforests.org

Established educational program in conjunction with the University of Arkansas at Monticello, the "Teacher Conservation Workshop" is good for three graduate-level credit hours for school teachers at any grade level. Classroom lectures are complemented with field visits. Forest industry support in terms of financial assistance or to help with field stops is welcome.

WHEN: July 13 - 19, 2008

CONTACT:
Northern California Society of American Foresters
Heather Morrison
800.738.TREE (800.738.8733)
ncsaf@mcn.org http://www.forestryinstitute.org

The Northern California Society of American Foresters has held a teachers tour program, its Forestry Institute for Teachers (or F.I.T.) at three locations—Meadow Valley, Manton, and Arcata—annually since 1993, with strong California public agency cooperation. The project, mostly foundation-supported, actively seeks outside financial assistance and volunteers (foresters, biologists, etc.) to help.

WHEN: June 22 - 28, 2008

CONTACT:
Northern California Society of American Foresters
Heather Morrison
800.738.TREE (800.738.8733)
ncsaf@mcn.org http://www.forestryinstitute.org

WHEN: June 15 - 21, 2008

CONTACT:
Northern California Society of American Foresters
Heather Morrison
800.738.TREE (800.738.8733)
ncsaf@mcn.org http://www.forestryinstitute.org

WHEN: July 6 - 12, 2008

CONTACT:
Northern California Society of American Foresters
Heather Morrison
800.738.TREE (800.738.8733)
ncsaf@mcn.org http://www.forestryinstitute.org

WHEN: June 17 - 20, 2008

CONTACT:
Florida Forestry Association
850.222.5646
info@forestfla.org

Annual teachers tour in the Fernandina Beach area organized by the Florida Forestry Association, and the Florida Division of Forestry. Sponsored by various members of the Florida forest industry, including SSCC, GP, IP, and Rayonier. Financial support is always welcome; the cost of sponsoring a teacher's participation is $450.

The Florida Forestry Teachers' Tour gives teachers from across the state the opportunity to see sustainable forestry practices firsthand—from the planting to the growing processes, to the mills, and finally to the end products. Tour stops include a research forest, a privately-owned forest, a paper mill, a saw mill, and a chemical lab that manufactures fragrances from tree by-products. This tour is a must for science, biology, and environmental studies teachers.

WHEN: June 23 - 27, 2008

CONTACT:
Georgia Forestry Association
Carla Rapp
478/992-8110
carla@gfagrow.org
www.gfagrow.org

The Georgia Forestry Association is pleased to announce its 4th annual Teacher Conservation Workshop: "Exploring Forests and Wildlife in Georgia," to be held June 23-27, 2008. We will be focusing on conservation topics related to the benefits of forestry, including the cycle of growing trees, utilization of trees for products, and how trees are managed for wildlife habitat. We will be teaming up with the Georgia Forestry Commission and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources to host the event at the Charlie Elliott Wildlife Conference Center in Mansfield. Our sponsors include many organizations and companies from the forestry and wildlife communities.

Any Georgia teacher of grades 5-12 may apply. Registration is limited to 30 participants. Applications due by April 15, 2008. $25 registration fee. Check these websites www.gfagrow.org or www.eealliance.org. Or contact Carla Rapp at 478-992-8110 or carla@gfagrow.org.

WHEN: June 25 - 28, 2008

CONTACT:
Idaho Forest Products Commission
208.334.4061 (toll-free at 800.ID.WOODS)
plt@idahoforest.org
www.idahoforest.org

Modeled on the popular Temperate Forest Foundation Intermountain Teachers' Tour. The Idaho Forest Products Commission offers the Sustainable Forestry Tour with support from forest product businesses, higher education, and agencies in the state. Forty-two teachers (about two thirds from Idaho, about one third from surrounding states, with emphasis on population centers) will explore the beautiful forests of north-central Idaho. Financial support is required for teacher attendance. Sponsorship of each teacher's participation is $300 plus travel expenses.

WHEN: June 9 - 13, 2008

CONTACT:

Louisiana Forestry Association
Wade Dubea
225.925.4500
wdubea@ldaf.state.la.us
www.laforestry.com

The Louisiana Forestry Association and the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, joined by the U.S. Forest Service, LSU School of Agriculture, SSCC, IP, Weyerhaeuser, and private landowners and businesses have sponsored this annual tour, based in Alexandria, since 1998. Financial support is always welcome; the cost of sponsoring a teacher's participation is $475. Contact Louisiana Forestry Association's Debra Jordan: 318/443-2558 or the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry's Wade Dubea: 225/925-4500.

WHEN: July 15 - 18, 2008

CONTACT:
Maine TREE Foundation
153 Hospital Street
P.O. Box 5470
Augusta, ME 04332
207.621.9872
info@mainetreefoundation.org
www.mainetreefoundation.org

At least 60 teachers participate at the Little Lyford Pond/Moosehead Lake, Twin Pines/Mt. Katahdin area, or Leen's Lodge/ West Grand Lake locations each year; since 1998, the program has hosted more than 500 teachers. The tours start on Tuesday at 1 pm with a Project Learning Tree workshop; Wednesday and Thursday are in the field/mill, etc., and Friday morning is wrap-up, evaluation etc. According to Sherry Huber, "The teachers are transformed. I don't think that's too strong a word. Plus they have fun!"

WHEN: July 15 - 18, 2008

CONTACT:
Maine TREE Foundation
153 Hospital Street
P.O. Box 5470
Augusta, ME 04332
207.621.9872
info@mainetreefoundation.org
www.mainetreefoundation.org

At least 60 teachers participate at the Little Lyford Pond/Moosehead Lake, Twin Pines/Mt. Katahdin area, or Leen's Lodge/ West Grand Lake locations each year; since 1998, the program has hosted more than 500 teachers. The tours start on Tuesday at 1 pm with a Project Learning Tree workshop; Wednesday and Thursday are in the field/mill, etc., and Friday morning is wrap-up, evaluation etc. According to Sherry Huber, "The teachers are transformed. I don't think that's too strong a word. Plus they have fun!"

WHEN: July 16 - 19, 2008

CONTACT:
Lisa Leonard
Temperate Forest Foundation
503.579.6762
lleonard@forestinfo.org
www.forestinfo.org

Each summer the Temperate Forest Foundation (TFF) organizes a series of Forestry Teachers' Tours throughout North America. These Teachers' Tours consist of 3-day intensive mill and forest-based learning experiences with a focus on sustainable forest practices. Participants, usually third- to eighth-grade science and social studies teachers, leave with an indepth knowledge of a region's culture, economy, and ecology. The Tours qualify for two undergraduate or graduate credits from the University of Idaho. Teachers are sponsored by local businesses that pay for their registration and travel expenses. For a schedule of the Michigan Tour, please visit www.forestinfo.org/Teachers/2008/ lstt.htm

WHEN: June 3 - 6, 2008

CONTACT:
Lisa Leonard
Temperate Forest Foundation
503.579.6762
lleonard@forestinfo.org
www.forestinfo.org

Each summer the Temperate Forest Foundation (TFF) organizes a series of Forestry Teachers' Tours throughout North America. These Teachers' Tours consist of 3-day intensive mill and forest-based learning experiences with a focus on sustainable forest practices. Participants, usually third- to eighth-grade science and social studies teachers, leave with an indepth knowledge of a region's culture, economy, and ecology. The Tours qualify for two undergraduate or graduate credits from the University of Idaho. Teachers are sponsored by local businesses that pay for their registration and travel expenses. For a schedule of the Mississippi Tour, please visit www.forestinfo.org/Teachers/2008/ sctt.htm

WHEN: June 1 - 6, 2008

CONTACT:
Mississippi Forestry Association
Tom Monaghan
662.325.1785
tomm@msforestry.net
www.msforestry.net

Mississippi's comprehensive "Teachers Conservation Workshop" program, which includes several field components, is now in its 43rd year. The Southern program runs in cooperation with Jones Junior College; the Northern program runs in cooperation with North East Community College. Each full-week program offers teachers either continuing education or graduate-level credit and charges participants a $50 fee, although most expenses are borne by industry cooperators. New industry cooperators are always welcome, both for financial support and to develop and staff Tour stops. Contact MFA's Tom Monaghan

WHEN: June 15 - 20, 2008

CONTACT:
Mississippi Forestry Association
Tom Monaghan
662.325.1785
tomm@msforestry.net
www.msforestry.net

Mississippi's comprehensive "Teachers Conservation Workshop" program, which includes several field components, is now in its 43rd year. The Southern program runs in cooperation with Jones Junior College; the Northern program runs in cooperation with North East Community College. Each full-week program offers teachers either continuing education or graduate-level credit and charges participants a $50 fee, although most expenses are borne by industry cooperators. New industry cooperators are always welcome, both for financial support and to develop and staff Tour stops. Contact MFA's Tom Monaghan

WHEN: July 28 - August 1, 2008

CONTACT:
The Catskill Center of Conservation & Development
Aaron Bennett
Director of Education
845.586.2611
abennett@catskillcenter.org
www.catskillcenter.org

The Watershed Forestry Institute for Teachers (WFIT) began in 1999 as a partnership between the Watershed Forestry Program of the Watershed Agricultural Council, the Catskill Forest Association, USDA Forest Service, and the NYC Department of Environmental Protection to provide educators with the knowledge and skills necessary to explore the connection between watershed forests and water quality. In 2006, the Institute will be held at the Menla Mountain Retreat and Conference Center in Woodland Valley, near Phoenicia. For more information on the 2006 program, please visit www.catskillcenter.org/wfit/menla.html

WHEN: August 3 - 6, 2008

CONTACT:
Lisa Leonard
Temperate Forest Foundation
503.579.6762
lleonard@forestinfo.org
www.forestinfo.org

Each summer the Temperate Forest Foundation (TFF) organizes a series of Forestry Teachers' Tours throughout North America. These Teachers' Tours consist of 3-day intensive mill and forest-based learning experiences with a focus on sustainable forest practices. Participants, usually third- to eighth-grade science and social studies teachers, leave with an indepth knowledge of a region's culture, economy, and ecology. The Tours qualify for two undergraduate or graduate credits from the University of Idaho. Teachers are sponsored by local businesses that pay for their registration and travel expenses. For a schedule of the New York Tour, please visit www.forestinfo.org/Teachers/2008/ nett.htm

WHEN: June 16-20, 2008

CONTACT:
North Carolina Forestry Association
Jennifer Grantham
919.834.3943 x30
jgrantham@ncforestry.org
www.ces.ncsu.edu/nreos/forest/feop/ teachers/index.html

Susan Moore
Foretry & Environmental Outreach Program
NC State University
919.515.3184
susan_moore@ncsu.edu

The NCFA program, administered in cooperation with North Carolina State University, originated in 1997 through a Temperate Forest Foundation initiative. Both the New Bern and Asheville programs run Monday morning through Friday noon. Industry support, for the 2006 program or future program, is welcome; Jennifer Grantham at NCFA (919/834-3943; jgrantham@ncforestry.org) is the contact person for all Tour-related purposes.

WHEN: July 14 - 18, 2008

CONTACT:
North Carolina Forestry Association
Jennifer Grantham
919.834.3943 x30
jgrantham@ncforestry.org
www.ces.ncsu.edu/nreos/forest/feop/ teachers/index.html

Susan Moore
Foretry & Environmental Outreach Program
NC State University
919.515.3184
susan_moore@ncsu.edu

The NCFA program, administered in cooperation with North Carolina State University, originated in 1997 through a Temperate Forest Foundation initiative. Both the New Bern and Asheville programs run Monday morning through Friday noon. Industry support, for the 2006 program or future program, is welcome; Jennifer Grantham at NCFA (919/834-3943; jgrantham@ncforestry.org) is the contact person for all Tour-related purposes.

WHEN: August 11 - 14, 2008

CONTACT:
Canadian Woodlands Forum
902.897.2568
probichaud@cwfcof.org
www.cwfcof.org

"Forests Worth Knowing" - the English-language Atlantic Teachers' Tour will be offered in Pictou, Nova Scotia this year. The Tour will provide teachers from all grade levels with a tremendous professional development opportunity by helping them gain a balanced understanding of forest management issues and allow them to put a face on the forest industry, all in the best classroom there is—the great outdoors! The program seeks companies and organizations interested in sponsoring individual teachers' participation.

A New Brunswick high school teacher has commented, "All my perceptions have been newly formed as a result of this experience. I understand more the complexities, and the goals of the industry—sustainability and balancing of the forest."

WHEN: July 14 - 20, 2008

CONTACT:
World Forestry Center International Educators Institute (IEI)
Rick Zenn
Education Director
503.228.1367 x103
rzennwfc@aol.com

The International Educators Institute (IEI) is an intensive, 8-day study tour that brings together some of the most successful classroom teachers in the US and abroad to the World Forestry Center (WFC) to exchange information about utilizing best practices in forestry education. Participants in IEI return to their classrooms with new tools, new inspiration, and an active global network of colleagues and resources specialists. To date, participants have come from 13 countries and 24 states. For information on IEI please contact Rick Zenn rzennwfc@aol.com or Angie DiSalvo adisalvo@worldforestry.org 503/488- 2137.

WHEN: June 24 - 27, 2008

CONTACT:
Temperate Forest Foundation
Lisa Leonard
503-579-6762
lleonard@forestinfo.org
www.forestinfo.org

Each summer the Temperate Forest Foundation (TFF) organizes a series of Forestry Teachers' Tours throughout North America. These Teachers' Tours consist of 3-day intensive mill and forest-based learning experiences with a focus on sustainable forest practices. Participants, usually third- to eighth-grade science and social studies teachers, leave with an indepth knowledge of a region's culture, economy, and ecology. The Tours qualify for two undergraduate or graduate credits from the University of Idaho. Teachers are sponsored by local businesses that pay for their registration and travel expenses. For a schedule of the Oregon Tour, please visit www.forestinfo.org/Teachers/2008/ wctt.htm.

WHEN: June 22 - 27, 2008

CONTACT:
Tennessee Forestry Association
615.883.3832
info@tnforestry.com
www.tnforestry.com

Free, week-long workshop, held at two locations each summer, is coordinated with the University of Tennessee; graduate, undergraduate, or continuing education credit may be obtained if UT tuition is paid. To support the program, financially or logistically, contact TFA's Candace Dinwiddie (615/883-3832; cdinwiddie@tnforestry.com).

WHEN: July 13 - 18, 2008

CONTACT:
Tennessee Forestry Association
615.883.3832
info@tnforestry.com
www.tnforestry.com

Free, week-long workshop, held at two locations each summer, is coordinated with the University of Tennessee; graduate, undergraduate, or continuing education credit may be obtained if UT tuition is paid. To support the program, financially or logistically, contact TFA's Candace Dinwiddie (615/883-3832; cdinwiddie@tnforestry.com).

WHEN: Two Sessions:
July 6-11, 2008
July 13-18, 2008

CONTACT
Texas Forestry Association
Cheryl Stanco
Education Director
936/632-8733
cstanco@texasforestry.org
cstanco@texasforestry.org

The Texas Forestry Association's "Teachers' Conservation Workshop" has a beginning (Phase I) and an advanced (Phase II) curriculum. Phase I, entitled "A Complete Natural Resource Cycle," has two sessions, on sequential weeks, and it is open to any educator, from classroom teachers to informal educators. Each session can take up to 30 teachers, each of whom pays a $100 registration fee.

This interdisciplinary workshop focuses on the environmental, economic, and social well-being of the state that comes through scientific stewardship of its natural resources. Field trips include a forest nursery and seed orchard, a logging operation, a sawmill, a tree farm and the Texas Forestry Museum.

Phase II, for which completion of Phase I in a prior year or having taken a Teachers' Tour in a surrounding state is a prerequisite, is entitled "Inquiry and Field Investigations in the Forest." Registration fee is $125. See other Texas entry for more details.

Teachers receive certification in Project Learning Tree and Project WILD, classroom materials, 45 SBEC continuing professional education hours and TEEAC hours. Graduate credit and Gifted/Talented credit are available.

The Program's primary sponsors are the Cain Foundation, Murphy-Payne Charitable Trust, as well as the Texas Forestry Association. Corporate sponsors include Cal-Tex Lumber Co., Hancock Forest Management, Norbord Texas (Nacogdoches) Inc., Resource Management Service LLC, Temple-Inland, and TimberStar Southwest Manager LLC. Additional financial support is welcome, as is help in marketing the program to teachers.

WHEN: June 22-27, 2008

CONTACT
Texas Forestry Association
Cheryl Stanco
Education Director
936/632-8733
cstanco@texasforestry.org
cstanco@texasforestry.org

The Texas Forestry Association's "Teachers' Conservation Workshop" has a beginning (Phase I) and an advanced (Phase II) curriculum. Phase I, entitled "A Complete Natural Resource Cycle," has two sessions, on sequential weeks, and it is open to any educator, from classroom teachers to informal educators. Each session can take up to 30 teachers, each of whom pays a $100 registration. See other Texas entry for more details.

Phase II, for which completion of Phase I (in a prior year) or having taken a Teachers' Tour in a surrounding state is a prerequisite, is entitled "Inquiry and Field Investigations in the Forest." Phase II is a comprehensive look at East Texas forest ecology with some of the best foresters, anthropologists, wildlife biologists and education experts in Texas. Join other graduates from TCI Phase I for field investigations in water quality, best management practices, vegetation surveys, special wildlife management areas and a close look at cultural impacts on the forest. Teachers become certified as Project Learning Tree Facilitators.

Teachers receive certification classroom materials, 45 SBEC continuing professional education hours and TEEAC hours. Graduate credit and Gifted/Talented credit are available. Registration fee is $125.

The Program's primary sponsors are the Cain Foundation, Murphy-Payne Charitable Trust, as well as the Texas Forestry Association. Corporate sponsors include Cal-Tex Lumber Co., Hancock Forest Management, Norbord Texas (Nacogdoches) Inc., Resource Management Service LLC, Temple-Inland, and TimberStar Southwest Manager LLC. Additional financial support is welcome, as is help in marketing the program to teachers.