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Exploring Environmental Issues: Taking a Closer Look at Forest Science in CA Learn about forest science from the experts! Secondary educators and community college faculty are invited to join us for one or more of these exceptional workshops offered by Project Learning Tree (PLT). Come meet the researchers and take home PLT’s curriculum materials on the topics explored. June 25, 2012 – U.C. Berkeley’s Blodgett Forest Research Station Georgetown, CA (forestry.berkeley.edu) Topics covered: • Research on forest sustainability with a focus on fire ecology and forest management strategies • Meet Rob York, Blodgett Forest Research Manager, and other staff • Introduction to PLT’s Focus on Forests: Forest Ecology and Global Connections: Forests of the World activity guides for secondary educators June 26, 2012 – USDA Forest Service Institute of Forest Genetics Placerville, CA (www.fs.fed.us/psw/locations/placerville) Topics covered: • Introduction to research on forest genetics and biotechnology applications • Meet Dr. Valerie Hipkins, Director of the National Forest Genetics Lab, and staff • Introduction to PLT Exploring Environmental Issues: Focus on Risk and the Biotechnology Supplement June 28, 2012 –Big Gun Conservation Bank Site near Foresthill, CA (www.wesmitigation.com) Topics covered: • Introduction to conservation and restoration ecology with a focus on issues affecting biodiversity • Meet Mark Young, Westervelt Ecological Services Restoration Design Manager • PLT modules: Exploring Environmental Issues – Biodiversity and Places We Live Important information: A refundable deposit (upon completion of the workshop) of $25 per session required upon registration. Continuing Education Units also available. Lunch is provided. Workshops will run from 9am–4pm. To register or for more details, contact Kay Antunez, 916/653-7958 or kay.antunez@fire.ca.gov PLT is an environmental education program sponsored by the CA Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. For more information go to www.plt.org.
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Exploring Environmental Issues: Taking a Closer Look at Forest Science in CA
Learn about forest science from the experts! Secondary educators and community college faculty are invited to join us for one or more of these exceptional workshops offered by Project Learning Tree (PLT). Come meet the researchers and take home PLT’s curriculum materials on the topics explored.
June 25, 2012 – U.C. Berkeley’s Blodgett Forest Research Station Georgetown, CA (forestry.berkeley.edu) Topics covered: • Researchonforestsustainabilitywithafocusonfireecologyandforestmanagementstrategies• MeetRobYork,BlodgettForestResearchManager,andotherstaff• IntroductiontoPLT’sFocusonForests:ForestEcologyandGlobalConnections:Forestsofthe
World activity guides for secondary educators
June 26, 2012 – USDA Forest Service Institute of Forest Genetics Placerville, CA (www.fs.fed.us/psw/locations/placerville) Topics covered:• Introductiontoresearchonforestgeneticsandbiotechnologyapplications• MeetDr.ValerieHipkins,DirectoroftheNationalForestGeneticsLab,andstaff• IntroductiontoPLTExploringEnvironmentalIssues:FocusonRiskandtheBiotechnology
Supplement
June 28, 2012 –Big Gun Conservation Bank Site nearForesthill,CA(www.wesmitigation.com)Topics covered:• Introductiontoconservationandrestorationecologywithafocusonissuesaffectingbiodiversity• MeetMarkYoung,WesterveltEcologicalServicesRestorationDesignManager• PLTmodules:ExploringEnvironmentalIssues–BiodiversityandPlacesWeLive
Important information: A refundable deposit (upon completion of the workshop) of $25 persessionrequireduponregistration.ContinuingEducationUnitsalsoavailable.Lunchisprovided.Workshopswillrunfrom9am–4pm.
To register or for more details, contact Kay Antunez, 916/653-7958 or [email protected]
PLT is an environmental education program sponsored by the CA Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. For more information go to www.plt.org.
