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Sustainable Forestry Tour
June 25-28, 2008
Explore North Central Idaho's Forests

Outstanding Educational Opportunity for Teachers and Counselors!!

Explore Idaho's forests and learn about sustainable forestry--A trip of a lifetime! Tour is based out of Lewiston, Idaho.

Tour & Travel Expenses Paid - VIP Treatment - Two Credits Available

What will you do on the tour?

Explore some of the most beautiful forests in the world • Travel where Lewis & Clark traveled • Learn which trees grow where and why • Investigate the elements of sustainable forest management • Tour a high-tech sawmill • See logs being peeled and made into plywood • Network with other educators • Interact with foresters, biologists, technology specialists and mill workers who care for our forests and make products you use every day • Learn about potential careers for your students • Touch the future forest at a seedling nursery • See toilet paper being made • Sit in a timber harvester • See how helicopters fight wildfires • Eat well • Touch a huge western white pine (Idaho's state tree) • Reflect in an ancient cedar grove • See the full-circle process of making products out of trees while sustaining forest ecosystems.

To apply for a spot on the tour, complete our online application form (below), or download the PDF version of the application form and return it via fax (Fax: 208-334-3449) or mail to:

IFPC
350 N 9th St., #304
Boise ID 83702

Teacher Application Deadline: 3/31/08. All applicants will be notified by 4/30/08.
For more information:
Check out the FAQs before completing the application or contact us at plt@idahoforests.org, or contact us by phone at 208-334-4061.

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    Sustainable Forestry Tour Information and APPLICATION FORM

    Through the Sustainable Forestry Tour, June 25-28, 2008, participants immerse themselves in the social, economic and ecological aspects of sustainable forestry. During the 3-day program, they'll visit private, state and federal forests; tour a sawmill, plywood mill, paper mill, and seedling nursery; visit a fish hatchery; see a firefighting demonstration; and visit an ancient cedar grove. Throughout the tour, they learn directly from the natural resource professionals who care for our forests, and those who provide products we all use every day. Participants leave with abundant information and resources to explore sustainable forestry with their students.

    Participants need to register anytime between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 25. Tour begins at 3 pm on Wed., 6/25 and ends at 10 am on Sat. 6/28. An optional jet-boat ride on the Snake River, including lunch, will take place on Saturday, ending at 5 pm. The tour operates out of, and participants lodge at, the Red Lion Hotel in Lewiston, Idaho.

    Tour costs are covered by a consortium of agency, individual and business sponsors. All tour expenses are paid, including transportation to/from the tour, meals, lodging, tour travel, and materials.

    Two graduate credits (for recertification) are available from University of Idaho at the participants' own cost. (Idaho: $86/credit. Outside Idaho: $227/credit. Thirty Washington ESD 101 clock hours are available for a total of $60). Credit registration takes place during the tour.

    Interested teachers or counselors:
        Check out the FAQs before completing the application, then
        complete the application form and send it electronically or return it to the address below.

    Click here to PRINT this application in PDF   (Get free PDF reader here).

    Please submit the following information:
    First Name: 
    Last Name: 
    Street Address: 
    City: 
    State: 
    ZIP Code: 
    Home phone: 
    Email Address:  Email address you most use
    Retype Email Address:  for accuracy
    * Please add "plt@idahoforests.org" to your acceptable email list! 
    School Name: 
    School City: 
    School State: 
    School ZIP: 
    School Phone #: 
    School FAX: 
    Grades Taught: 
    Subjects Taught: 
    # of years Teaching: 
    Special Needs
    (dietary, medical): 
    Emergency
    contact name & phone #: 
    Please write a short paragraph on why you would like to attend the Forest Tour and how you will use the information gained:

      
    • Click here to PRINT this application in PDF.   (Get free PDF reader here)

    Please click "Submit Application" or return printed application by 3/31/08 to:
    IFPC, 350 N 9th St. #304, Boise, ID. 83702
    or FAX to 208-334-3449.


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