The Florida Forestry Teachers' Tour brings 45 teachers from across the state to Fernandina Beach each June to see firsthand how forestry works in Florida. Participants visite a research forest, a privately-owned tree farm, a paper mill, a saw mill and a chemical lab that manufactures frangrances from tree by-products.They see all aspects forestry practices, from the planting and growing processes, to the mills and finally to the end products. Learning that over 5,000 products are made from trees, the teachers see how chemical by-products from the paper-making process are used in products like soap, fabrics and even food. They learn how the industry works hard to see that no part of a tree goes to waste.

Dates for the tour are June 15-18, 2010.

 

The 2010 Teacher Tour Application can be downloaded here.

 

SPONSOR A TEACHER

Please consider the opportunity to send a teacher to the 2010 Forestry Teachers Tour. Your $450 sponsorship provides the resources needed to pay travel, hotel and resource materials for the tour. If you would like to be a sponsor, please email jdoran@forestfla.org and we will send you an invoice. We appreciate your generosity and the support that gives Florida teachers a chance to hear the greenest story on earth!