Sung to the tune of “School’s Out for Summer!”

skills. Summer is also a time for them to explore topics that interest them. Allowing youth to engage in a combination of structured and unstructured activities as simple as outdoor…

Resources

Search by Keyword or Filter by Topic Click here to filter by topic… 2023 Leaf Watch ReportsGFC Media ToolkitTAG Grant Program ResourcesGFC Leaf Watch Reports Archive    — 2021 Leaf Watch…

Area Forest Landowners Receiving Top-Rated Service

…preventing and protecting citizens from wildfire to equipment maintenance and educational outreach, this group has consistently demonstrated outstanding levels of skill and dedication.” Berrien staff consistently maintained a high level…

PLT and Me!

…across the state. I’ve enjoyed being able to empower these formal and nonformal educators to lead quality environmental education activities with young people, regardless of their prior knowledge or skill…

Discover Careers in the Forest

Explore various types of forestry careers through this booklet that is aligned with essential knowledge and skills in science and mathematics for grades 3rd through 5th. This workbook can stand alone or be easily integrated into existing lesson plans on ecology, earth science, or general environmental education.

Make That Paper!

This online game designed to help high school students learn about the forestry industry and career employability skills. In the game, students are managers in three varied forestry career pathways, hiring personnel, solving industry-related problems, and making sound business decisions. To attain their goal of sustainable, efficient, and successful management of the forest and production of forest products, they must use best practices in hiring and staff management while using the resources and information provided by industry experts.

Lancaster Forestry Youth Camp

…and skills to teach the kids about logging, paper making, how to use forestry tools, how much a tree is worth, how to calculate distances, and so much more. Every…

Area Forestry Employees Earn 2021 Performance Awards

…and lakes through the installation of Best Management Practices. They served as subject matter experts at prescribed fire events, saved $271,000 in agency funds through their skilled management of construction…