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Forestry Awareness Program

    Our Mission

 To promote awareness and understanding about the economic, cultural, and ecological importance of Maine’s forest resource for Maine students and educators.

 

 

CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES

2008 Spring FAC Calendar   Environthon DOE Grants/ State Education Events Forestry Fairs PLT Workshops
January   Advisor requests      
      Lewiston/Auburn HS Field trip $ drive-     
           
    Regional coordinators requests      
1/15/2004 FAC phone meeting 3pm        
February     RFP for Fy Education Partnership; Forest as a unifying Theme     
2/4/2008 For Ed coordinator meeting 1pm Requests to speakers      
           
           
March     Proposal Due to DOE     
           
Friday, March 21   Forestry Day -Unity      
Saturday, March 22         Fort Kent, PLT training workshop
Thursday March 27th, 3pm FAC Phone meeting 3pm        
April          
Friday April 4     MEEA Annual Conference    
Thurs., April 24    Mock Envirothon, Aroostook Cty      
TBA   Mock Envirothon, Somerset Cty      
Saturday, April 26       All things Wood Expo, Portland  
Tuesday, April 29   Mock Envirothon, Lisbon      
May          
Friday, May 9     Blaine House Youth Conference- Bethel    
Thurs May 22,& Weds May 28         Wells Reserve, PLT training
May 20-22 tentative        Gorham Middle school  
    Regional and State Envirothons- April 30th to May 29th      
TBA       Litchfield  
           
           
           
June          
Friday, June 6       China Forest Day  
           
           
July          
July 15-July 18         PLT Teacher Tours
July 29-August 1         PLT Teacher Tours

Contact Sue Aygarn (ForEd@mesaf.org) for information.

 

 

Grow a forest- grow a mind.

                                Foresters plant the seeds!

                                                      

                       Ask a forester to your school.                            Contact ForEd@mesaf.org

For Ed
 FORESTRY EDUCATION NETWORK

Upcoming Events

 

 

  Walk in the Woods: Forestry Tours with SAF Members

Encouraging Teacher/Forester partnerships. 
For more information: www.safnet.org/education/WIFhandbook.pdf

Address inquiries to Forestry Awareness Committee:  ForEd@mesaf.org    

 If you have forestry educational opportunities you want to advertise to our membership, please send announcements to: ForEd@mesaf.org  

ACTION PHOTOS!

June 1- June 2: Forest Field Days with Gorham Middle School 

Gorham Middle School hosts forest field days for 200 7th graders!  Information packed programs held at John Alden’s forest.  

Ken Laustsen's presentation of a SAF certificate to John Alden recognizing his cooperation in hosting the annual Gorham Middle School and their Forestry Field Days on his Tree Farm and woodlot

 

Ken Laustsen's presentation of a SAF certificate, recognizing the Gorham Middle School’s active involvement of SAF members in their annual Forestry Filed days to Anton (teacher).

 

   

If you are interested in joining the Forestry Awareness Committee or would like more information,

please contact

 Sue Aygarn
 947-2800
ForEd@mesaf.org

 

Last modified:  January 30, 2008