Newsletters

June 2008

Letter from the Publisher

Forest Education Highlights

Okanagan/Columbia Zone

• ForestEDWest III Held in Kelowna
• Grade 3 Teaching Kit- "Community Development-The History of Logging"
• CLEM- a journey into BC's logging industry
• Forestry Week Presentations; "The Fire Story: An Unpredictable Truth"
• 2008 Environmental Mind Grind Competition
• Council of Forest Industries AGM - Forest Education Display
• New Mountain Pine Beetle Exhibit in Kelowna
• BC's Six Billionth Tree Planted!!!
• Forest Education Van Tours
• Central/ South Okanagan Forest Education Events

• Teachers Pro Day & "Yes 2 IT" Event Comes to Cranbrook

West Kootenay Zone

• Forestry Day, Van Tours & Earth Day

Thompson Zone

• ILA Career Fair, Earth Day Planting, Van Tours…

Cariboo Zone

• Tours of the PSO Woodlot's Forest Education Trail

Council of Forest Industries - Northern Operations

• "Why Aren't Enough Young People Choosing a Career in Forestry?"
• BC Forestry Camps Web Links

Expanding Our Roots

• New Sustainable Resources 11/12 Call for Resources
• A West Kootenay High School Success Story: Mount Sentinel Secondary
• Canadian Wood Council- BC WoodWORKS!! 2008 Catapult Competition
• Students Wanted!! COFI Scholarships Available
• Apply Now!! Interior Logging Association Student Scholarships
• ‘YES 2 IT’- Middle School Students Intro to Trades careers

Forest Education Resources

• Learn Forestry Website 
• Forestry Resources for Teachers
• Forestry Web Links for Students

Upcoming Events

• Temperate Forest Foundation 2008 Pacific Northwest Forestry Teacher Tours

Odds and Ends

• Questions or Comments
• Submissions for the Learn Forestry Website
• January 2009 Newsletter