Sustainable Forestry Tour

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Sustainable Forestry Tour · Idaho Forests Products Commission The Sustainable Forestry Tour for Teachers and Counselors includes beautiful forests, high-tech mills, passionate people, delicious food, proven activities for the classroom, networking with colleagues, VIP treatment and a full-circle experience of modern sustainable forestry.

It's the final day of our Sustainable Forestry Tour for teachers and counselors and today we wrapped things up with a discussion about how to apply the SFT at school as well as a discussion about students and the future of natural resources. We had such a great time sharing the amazing people and places in Idaho's forest products industry! Thank you to all of our sponsors including The Molpus Woodlands Group, Associated Loggers Exchange, idahoforestgroup.com, Vaagen Brothers Lumber Manulife Investment Management, Inland Empire Paper, Idaho Department of Lands, Stimson Lumber Company, and University of Idaho College of Natural Resources. Learn more about Idaho's beautiful and sustainable forests at IdahoForests.org.

It's day 3 of the in-person Sustainable Forestry Tour for teachers and counselors and we have been busy! Today we're headed to idahoforestgroup.com and clearwaterpaper.com to get an inside look at these incredibly modern and high tech sawmill and paper mill operations in Lewiston, ID. Then it's off to the University of Idaho ICCU arena (otherwise known as the "Woodshed") for a discussion with staff from the University of Idaho College of Natural Resources. Our day ends with a visit to an Idaho tree farm and a discussion about forest certification. Learn more about Idaho's incredible forests at IdahoForests.org.

Day one of the Sustainable Forestry Tour for teachers and counselors is a wrap! Today it's back to the University of Idaho Experimental Forest to learn about habitat, watersheds, harvest methods and so much more! Learn more about the UIEF at uidaho.edu/cnr/ui-experimental-forest and Idaho forests at IdahoForests.org.

Today marks the first day of a jam-packed, informative and fun
Sustainable Forestry Tour for teachers and counselors. After introductions and an orientation, two dozen teachers and counselors from across Idaho will visit the University of Idaho Experimental Forest at Big Meadow Field Station where they'll meet "the natives" (the trees) and learn how trees grow. Then it's off to the Franklin H. Pitkin Forest Nursery. Along the way, participants will be referencing the Idaho Forestry Best Management Practices Field Guide, which anyone can access online at https://www.idahoforests.org/product/idaho-forestry-best-management-practices-field-guide-using-bmps-to-protect-water-quality/.

Thanks to today's lunch sponsor, Stimson Lumber Company and our dinners sponsor Idaho Department of Lands.