Preparing for a Summer of Learning

Submitted: The Two Sides Team March 7, 2013

via Dovetail Inc.

All around the country this summer, teachers will be
going out into the forest and learning about the environment
through sustainable forestry teachers tours. These tours offer a priceless opportunity to learn about forests
and the environment first hand, says Kathryn Fernholz, Executive
Director of Dovetail Partners, a Minneapolis-based environmental
non-profit that supports science-based learning. The tours provide an opportunity for educators to become immersed
in the social, economic and ecological aspects of sustainable
forestry. Teachers are provided with beneficial information to take
back to their classrooms, empowering students with information needed
to make positive change.

The 2013 offerings include forestry tours hosted by third-party
forest-related public agencies, stewardship organizations and
non-profits throughout the country. Teachers’ tours are currently
planned in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Louisiana, Idaho,
Arkansas, Maine, Texas, Oregon and California. Applications are
currently being accepted. A list of tours and more details are
available at Dovetail’s environmental education website Forestinfo.org.The Forestinfo.org
website is hosted by Dovetail Partners as a one-stop resource for
teachers, students, forestry professionals, and anyone with an interest
in protecting, managing, and enhancing the natural environment.

Forestinfo.org provides access to environmental information that is understandable, unbiased, and accurate. It is more important than ever to understand environmental
science and nothing beats real-world experience for learning more about
the world we live in, says Fernholz.

Are you aware of additional Teachers’ Tours not listed on
Forestinfo.org? Dovetail will gladly accept event notifications and
review them for addition. Contact us as info@forestinfo.org.