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 16-19, 2009.
SPONSOR A TEACHER
Please consider the opportunity to send a teacher to the 2009 Forestry Teachers Tour. In recognition of the tough economic times, the sponsorship fee has been reduced from $450 to $350. A carry-over amount from funds in previous years enables the sponsorship fee reduction. Your sponsorship provides the resources needed to pay travel, hotel and resource materials for the tour.
The 2009 tour will be held June 16-19 in northeast Florida. 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 our story.
Tour Sponsors - 2009
Association of Consulting Foresters (1)
Buckeye Florida (1)
Coastal Plywood Company (1)
Ed and Ruth Cole (1)
A.B. Crews & Sons, Inc. (1)
Don and Michele Curtis (1)
Jim Doescher (1)
Greg & Martina Driskell (1)
Florida Division of Forestry (10)
Florida Society of American Foresters (1)
Friends of Florida State Forests (2)
Foley Timber and Land Company (1)
Forest Investment Associates (1)
Mike & Diane Gaff (1)
Gator Timber and Land Co. (1)
Georgia-Pacific Corporation (3)
Land & Timber Services Group (1)
The Langdale Company (2)
M&M Trucking, Inc. (1)
North Florida Lumber (1)
North Florida Woodlands (1)
Plum Creek (6)
PSC Phosphate - White Springs (1)
Rayonier (3)
Rex Lumber Co. (1)
SFRC (1)
