{"id":17141,"date":"2016-04-12T22:52:19","date_gmt":"2016-04-13T05:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.46.6.243\/?p=17141"},"modified":"2016-04-12T22:52:19","modified_gmt":"2016-04-13T05:52:19","slug":"teachers-head-to-summer-school-to-learn-about-california-forest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=17141","title":{"rendered":"Teachers Head To Summer School To \u00a0Learn\u00a0About California Forest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Murphys, CA…The \u00a0Northern \u00a0California \u00a0Society \u00a0of \u00a0American \u00a0Foresters \u00a0will \u00a0offer \u201csummer \u00a0school\u201d \u00a0for \u00a0K \u00a0through \u00a012 \u00a0teachers \u00a0for \u00a0the \u00a0twenty-\u00ad\u2010fourth \u00a0consecutive \u00a0year. This \u00a0June \u00a0and \u00a0July, \u00a0California \u00a0teachers \u00a0will \u00a0gather \u00a0at \u00a0four \u00a0locations \u00a0in \u00a0the \u00a0state\u2019s \u00a0northern forests \u00a0to \u00a0participate \u00a0in \u00a0the \u00a0Forestry \u00a0Institute \u00a0for \u00a0Teachers \u00a0(FIT) \u00a0program. \u00a0These \u00a0week-\u00ad\u2010long \u00a0in-\u00ad\u2010residence \u00a0field \u00a0workshops \u00a0focus \u00a0on \u00a0forest \u00a0ecology, \u00a0forest \u00a0management, \u00a0environmental education \u00a0and \u00a0curriculum \u00a0development.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMany \u00a0of \u00a0the \u00a0participating \u00a0teachers \u00a0are \u00a0leaders \u00a0in \u00a0their \u00a0profession,\u201d \u00a0said \u00a0University \u00a0of \u00a0California
\nCooperative \u00a0Extension \u00a0Natural \u00a0Resource \u00a0Advisor \u00a0Mike \u00a0De \u00a0Lasaux. \u00a0\u201cThe \u00a0initial \u00a0goal \u00a0of \u00a0the
\nprogram \u00a0is \u00a0to \u00a0provide \u00a0them \u00a0with \u00a0the \u00a0information \u00a0and \u00a0tools \u00a0to \u00a0teach \u00a0a \u00a0balanced \u00a0environmental
\neducation \u00a0curriculum \u00a0that \u00a0meets \u00a0Next \u00a0Generation \u00a0Science \u00a0Standards \u00a0and \u00a0Common \u00a0Core
\ncurriculum \u00a0requirements.\u201d <\/p>\n

Ultimately, \u00a0the \u00a0program \u00a0seeks \u00a0to \u00a0create \u00a0an \u00a0informed \u00a0citizenry \u00a0that \u00a0understands \u00a0the \u00a0many
\nvalues \u00a0of \u00a0the \u00a0forest \u00a0and \u00a0the \u00a0competing \u00a0demands \u00a0for \u00a0its \u00a0resources. <\/p>\n

\u201cAs \u00a0teachers \u00a0become \u00a0better \u00a0informed, \u00a0they \u00a0share \u00a0their \u00a0findings \u00a0with \u00a0their \u00a0students, \u00a0giving \u00a0them
\nthe \u00a0skills \u00a0to \u00a0recognize, \u00a0analyze, \u00a0and \u00a0make \u00a0sound \u00a0decisions \u00a0regarding \u00a0environmental \u00a0and \u00a0natural
\nresource \u00a0management \u00a0issues,\u201d \u00a0De \u00a0Lasaux \u00a0said. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Teachers \u00a0meet \u00a0with \u00a0practicing \u00a0resource \u00a0professionals \u00a0from \u00a0nonprofit \u00a0organizations, \u00a0universities,
\nprivate \u00a0companies, \u00a0and \u00a0government \u00a0agencies, \u00a0who \u00a0present \u00a0college-\u00ad\u2010level \u00a0instruction \u00a0in \u00a0forest
\nmanagement, \u00a0wildlife \u00a0biology, \u00a0watershed \u00a0management, \u00a0archaeology, \u00a0and \u00a0fire \u00a0science. \u00a0These
\nlessons \u00a0are \u00a0followed \u00a0by \u00a0field \u00a0trips, \u00a0where \u00a0participants \u00a0see \u00a0natural \u00a0and \u00a0planted \u00a0forests, \u00a0active
\ntimber \u00a0harvests, \u00a0stream \u00a0restoration \u00a0projects, \u00a0projects \u00a0to \u00a0restore \u00a0forests, \u00a0reduce \u00a0fire \u00a0hazards,
\nand \u00a0more. <\/p>\n

Teachers \u00a0are \u00a0then \u00a0expected \u00a0to \u00a0develop \u00a0a \u00a0forest \u00a0curriculum \u00a0unit \u00a0or \u00a0project, \u00a0which \u00a0they
\nimplement \u00a0with \u00a0their \u00a0students \u00a0upon \u00a0their \u00a0return \u00a0home. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI \u00a0wasn’t \u00a0sure \u00a0what \u00a0to \u00a0expect,\u201d \u00a0said \u00a0Andrea \u00a0Brown, \u00a0a \u00a06th-\u00ad\u2010grade \u00a0teacher \u00a0from \u00a0Georgetown, \u00a0CA,
\nwho \u00a0participated \u00a0in \u00a0the \u00a0FIT \u00a0program \u00a0last \u00a0year. \u00a0\u201cWe \u00a0covered \u00a0so \u00a0much \u00a0more \u00a0than \u00a0I \u00a0could \u00a0have
\nimagined, \u00a0from \u00a0the \u00a0soil, \u00a0trees, \u00a0and \u00a0animals \u00a0to \u00a0the \u00a0people, \u00a0communities, \u00a0and \u00a0businesses \u00a0that \u00a0all
\ndepend \u00a0on \u00a0a \u00a0forest.\u201d <\/p>\n

Each \u00a0of \u00a0the \u00a0four \u00a0sessions \u00a0is \u00a0designed \u00a0to \u00a0host \u00a030 \u00a0teachers. \u00a0Since \u00a01993, \u00a0half \u00a0of \u00a0all \u00a0participants
\nhave \u00a0come \u00a0from \u00a0southern \u00a0California, \u00a0a \u00a0third \u00a0from \u00a0the \u00a0Bay \u00a0Area \u00a0and \u00a0Sacramento, \u00a0and \u00a016 \u00a0percent
\nfrom \u00a0the \u00a0rest \u00a0of \u00a0the \u00a0state. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cOne \u00a0of \u00a0our \u00a0main \u00a0goals \u00a0has \u00a0always \u00a0been \u00a0to \u00a0bridge \u00a0the \u00a0perception \u00a0gap \u00a0between \u00a0the \u00a0state\u2019s
\nurban \u00a0and \u00a0rural \u00a0residents,\u201d \u00a0said \u00a0De \u00a0Lasaux. \u00a0\u201cUrban \u00a0residents \u00a0are \u00a0most \u00a0concerned \u00a0about
\nprotecting \u00a0natural \u00a0resources \u00a0and \u00a0recreational \u00a0opportunities. \u00a0Those \u00a0who \u00a0live \u00a0in \u00a0the \u00a0rural \u00a0north,
\nclosest \u00a0to \u00a0the \u00a0forests, \u00a0greatly \u00a0care \u00a0about \u00a0creating \u00a0resilient \u00a0forests \u00a0capable \u00a0of \u00a0surviving \u00a0wildfire,
\nproviding \u00a0sustainable \u00a0and \u00a0locally \u00a0grown, \u00a0lumber, \u00a0abundant \u00a0water \u00a0of \u00a0the \u00a0highest \u00a0quality \u00a0and \u00a0the
\nrecreational \u00a0destinations \u00a0that \u00a0are \u00a0cherished. <\/p>\n

\u201cBoth \u00a0perspectives \u00a0are \u00a0valid,\u201d \u00a0he \u00a0emphasized. \u00a0\u00a0
\nThere \u00a0are \u00a0still \u00a0a \u00a0few \u00a0spots \u00a0available \u00a0in \u00a0this \u00a0summer\u2019s \u00a0Forestry \u00a0Institute \u00a0for \u00a0Teachers \u00a0sessions.
\nFor \u00a0more \u00a0information \u00a0or \u00a0to \u00a0register, \u00a0visit \u00a0www.forestryinstitute.org \u00a0or \u00a0contact \u00a0Donna \u00a0Vial \u00a0at
\n(209) \u00a0293-\u00ad\u20102391 \u00a0or \u00a0dvial@volcano.net. \u00a0<\/p>\n

The \u00a0Forestry \u00a0Institute \u00a0for \u00a0Teachers \u00a0is \u00a0supported \u00a0by \u00a0public \u00a0and \u00a0private \u00a0funding \u00a0with \u00a0the \u00a0Northern
\nCalifornia \u00a0Society \u00a0of \u00a0American \u00a0Foresters \u00a0and \u00a0University \u00a0of \u00a0California \u00a0Cooperative \u00a0Extension
\nproviding \u00a0overall \u00a0leadership. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Murphys, CA…The \u00a0Northern \u00a0California \u00a0Society \u00a0of \u00a0American \u00a0Foresters \u00a0will \u00a0offer \u201csummer \u00a0school\u201d \u00a0for \u00a0K \u00a0through \u00a012 \u00a0teachers \u00a0for \u00a0the \u00a0twenty-\u00ad\u2010fourth \u00a0consecutive \u00a0year. This \u00a0June \u00a0and \u00a0July, \u00a0California \u00a0teachers \u00a0will \u00a0gather \u00a0at \u00a0four \u00a0locations \u00a0in \u00a0the \u00a0state\u2019s \u00a0northern forests \u00a0to \u00a0participate \u00a0in \u00a0the \u00a0Forestry \u00a0Institute \u00a0for \u00a0Teachers \u00a0(FIT) \u00a0program. \u00a0These \u00a0week-\u00ad\u2010long \u00a0in-\u00ad\u2010residence \u00a0field \u00a0workshops \u00a0focus \u00a0on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17142,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,5,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-government","category-news","last_archivepost"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1417627404.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17141","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17141"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17141\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}