Other Workshops, Seminars and
Courses
Available to You
Are you looking for a
summer professional development opportunity that will take you into forests and
mills, provide hands-on experiences with technologies used in the forest
industry, and provide fun networking opportunities with teachers statewide? If
so, then this is the program you have been looking for!
The online application and more information including sample agendas and
pictures can be viewed at
www.ncsu.edu/feop/teachers.
Mountain
Academy, based in Asheville JUNE 16-20, 2008
Coastal Academy, based in New Bern JULY 14-18, 2008
The
Sustainable Forestry Teachers’ Academy
is a four-day residential program that focuses on the social,
economic, and environmental aspects of sustainable forestry. Teachers will
visit a variety of forests and mills learning about forest management and the
manufacturing of various wood products such as paper, furniture, plywood and
lumber. Teachers participate in tours and hikes in forests under a variety of
ownership and management plans. Excursions to museums, state forests,
experimental forests, and environmental learning centers round out the
experience.
