Phone: 530-417-1960
Mail: dianedealeyneill@sbcglobal.net
Mail: dianedealeyneill@sbcglobal.net
Using the forest as the classroom, the California Forestry Challenge is project-based learning at its best.
Highlights include:
Highlights include:
| • | Field Training: Forestry professionals spend time with the students familiarizing them with common tree species, forestry tools, and the use of identification keys. This training serves as a review of information and equipment already sent to teachers during the summer. |
| • | Field Test: Working as a 2 to 5 person team, students complete a comprehensive field test, which includes identifying and measuring trees, analyzing stand data, and making forest management decisions. The scores from the four testing stations are combined, and become 60% of the team’s final score. |
| • | Problem Solving Fieldtrip: Much of forestry today is issue driven, and the California Forestry Challenge strives to expose students to a variety of issues concerning forest management. Students are presented with a real life problem. Participants then visit the site to ask questions and collect data. Students also do fieldwork such as wildfire mitigation, to give them a “hands-on” forest experience. In 2009, teams analyzed a Nonindustrial Timber Management Plan. |
| • | Presentation: After a consultation session with a registered professional forester, students use all available information to put together a 15-minute presentation with their plan. A panel of three judges scores the presentation, which is worth 40% of the final event score. Top teams have presented their plan to the CA Board of Forestry and the CA Licensed Foresters Association. |
What is the Forestry Challenge?
WEEKLY UPDATE
WEEKLY UPDATE
August 30, 2010 – I have two good news items to share with you this week.
First, I am proud to announce the Forestry Challenge’s newest sponsor, the Sierra Nevada Conservancy (SNC). The SNC is a state agency that initiates, encourages, and supports efforts that improve the environmental, economic and social well-being of the Sierra Nevada Region, its communities and the citizens of California. Their mission and the goals of the Forestry Challenge program make for a great partnership, and I thank them for their support.
Second, I am pleased to say that we are making huge strides toward getting all of the resource packet information on the website, along with event information like registration and release forms. We have also made some improvements on the About Us pages, so take a moment to look around the website. You might see a photo of yourself or someone you know.
Until next week,
First, I am proud to announce the Forestry Challenge’s newest sponsor, the Sierra Nevada Conservancy (SNC). The SNC is a state agency that initiates, encourages, and supports efforts that improve the environmental, economic and social well-being of the Sierra Nevada Region, its communities and the citizens of California. Their mission and the goals of the Forestry Challenge program make for a great partnership, and I thank them for their support.
Second, I am pleased to say that we are making huge strides toward getting all of the resource packet information on the website, along with event information like registration and release forms. We have also made some improvements on the About Us pages, so take a moment to look around the website. You might see a photo of yourself or someone you know.
Until next week,