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SFI IN BRIEF Recent highlights from SFI THE GREEN RIDE FOR GREEN JOBS IS ON THE ROAD The Project Learning Tree Canada team is excited that the Green Ride for Green Jobs awareness campaign is rolling through its second week. This cross-country bike tour is encouraging youth to work in green jobs and help fill critical roles in forests and parks. Zac Wagman, PLT Canada's Green Jobs Manager, is cycling from Victoria, BC to St. John's, Newfoundland. Zac is riding a wooden bike from Montreal's Piccolo Velo. In his first two weeks on the road, Zac has travelled through 10 communities in Southern BC and covered over 1,000 km/650 miles. By the time he's finished, Zac will visit 50 Green Jobs employers, in 30 different communities, across nine provinces. PLT Canada is an initiative of SFI. Zac's journey began with a celebration in Victoria on May 13 . He will cover over 8,750 km in four months. Follow PLT Canada on Twitter (@PLT_Canada ), Facebook (@PLTCanada ) and #MyGreenJob for updates! 2019 PROJECT LEARNING TREE CONFERENCE A BIG SUCCESS Over 100 participants from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Chile, and Japan attended the 2019 PLT International Coordinators' Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas. The overall theme for the conference was PLT in a Changing World, with a strong focus on how to position PLT within the changing field of education. Over 40 individuals helped to lead general, concurrent, and show-and-tell sessions and the Arkansas PLT program, led by the Arkansas Forestry Association, helped plan a variety of off-site educational events and pre- and post-conference tours. Conference highlights included a keynote by Richard Louv, founder of the Children & Nature Network, learning about natural flora and fauna from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission on a visit to the Witt Stephens Jr. Central Arkansas Nature Center, and witnessing first-hand how sustainably managed forests support the production of dimensional pine lumber and Kraft paper while visiting Green Bay Packaging facilities. REGISTRATION OPENS FOR THE 2019 SFI ANNUAL CONFERENCE: FORESTS OF OPPORTUNITY (October 21-25, 2019│Richmond Marriott, Virginia) Forests of Opportunity is our 2019 SFI Annual Conference theme. Register now and come learn how by working together we can create opportunities that benefit forests and the people that depend on them. SFI envisions a world that values and benefits from sustainably managed forests. The SFI Annual Conference brings together thought leaders and influencers to learn about the opportunities that forests provide -- from helping consumers identify sustainably sourced products, to conservation benefits on certified lands, to economic opportunities for local communities, to how students can become forest stewards. Attendees from the forest sector will have the opportunity to engage with each other and learn about SFI's four pillars of interconnected activity: Standards, Conservation, Community, and Education. The diverse range of attendees includes conservation and community partners, Indigenous leaders, environmental educators, and engaged forest product customers across the U.S. and Canada. This year's conference will discuss topics of relevance to the American, Canadian, and International forest sectors, so mark your calendars and come to the 2019 SFI Annual Conference. Please consider bringing a customer or a colleague. REGISTER TODAY PROJECT LEARNING TREE ANNOUNCES 2019 LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATION AWARD WINNERS Project Learning Tree recognized the educators who have made significant contributions to PLT with the Leadership in Education award. The awards, announced during Teacher Appreciation Week, May 6-10, were given to a natural resource professional and a classroom teacher who have taken very different paths to engage the next generation. Ed Lewis, a procurement forester for Westrock, one of the world's largest paper and packaging companies, is based in Alabama and has used the PLT curriculum to teach others about sustainable forestry throughout his 40-year career. Kirsten Brazier is a first-grade teacher at Crawfordville Elementary School in Florida, a Title 1 school where more than 40% of the students are economically disadvantaged. She serves as the school's PLT coordinator and reaches across all grades with a variety of PLT activities. To read more about Kristen and Ed and their commitment to environmental education, see the article on TreeHugger . SFI IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE SPRING MEETINGS AND WEBINAR The SFI Program responds to local needs and issues across North America through 34 SFI Implementation Committees at the state, provincial or regional level. This unique grassroots network involves private landowners, independent loggers, forestry professionals, Indigenous people, local government officials, academics, scientists, and conservationists. Meetings have already been held in Little Rock, AR and Rhinelander, WI with future meetings scheduled in the coming weeks. May 30, Tupper Lake, NY North East Regional SFI Implementation Committee (with a tour of Molpus Woodlands Group) June 11, Coeur d'Alene, ID Western Regional SFI Implementation Committee (hosted by PotlatchDeltic Corporation) June 28 Canadian SFI Implementation Committee Webinar To learn more contact Gordy Mouw Director, SFI Program Participant Relations [email protected] Stay Connected 1306 Wellington Street West, Suite 400, Ottawa, ON K1Y 3B2 · 613.722.8734
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SFI IN BRIEFRecent highlights from SFI
THE GREEN RIDE FOR GREEN JOBS IS ON THE ROADThe Project Learning Tree Canada team is excited that the Green Ride for GreenJobs awareness campaign is rolling through its second week. This cross-country bike tour isencouraging youth to work in green jobs and help fill critical roles in forests and parks. ZacWagman, PLT Canada's Green Jobs Manager, is cycling from Victoria, BC to St. John's,Newfoundland. Zac is riding a wooden bike from Montreal's Piccolo Velo. In his first twoweeks on the road, Zac has travelled through 10 communities in Southern BC and coveredover 1,000 km/650 miles. By the time he's finished, Zac will visit 50 Green Jobs employers,in 30 different communities, across nine provinces. PLT Canada is an initiative of SFI.
Zac's journey began with a celebration in Victoria on May 13. He will cover over 8,750 kmin four months. Follow PLT Canada on Twitter (@PLT_Canada), Facebook (@PLTCanada)and #MyGreenJob for updates!
2019 PROJECT LEARNING TREE CONFERENCE A BIGSUCCESS
Over 100 participants from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Chile, and Japan attendedthe 2019 PLT International Coordinators' Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas. The overalltheme for the conference was PLT in a Changing World, with a strong focus on how toposition PLT within the changing field of education. Over 40 individuals helped to leadgeneral, concurrent, and show-and-tell sessions and the Arkansas PLT program, led by theArkansas Forestry Association, helped plan a variety of off-site educational events and pre-and post-conference tours. Conference highlights included a keynote by Richard Louv,founder of the Children & Nature Network, learning about natural flora and fauna from theArkansas Game and Fish Commission on a visit to the Witt Stephens Jr. Central ArkansasNature Center, and witnessing first-hand how sustainably managed forests support theproduction of dimensional pine lumber and Kraft paper while visiting Green Bay Packagingfacilities.
REGISTRATION OPENS FOR THE 2019 SFI ANNUALCONFERENCE: FORESTS OF OPPORTUNITY (October 21-25, 2019│Richmond Marriott, Virginia)Forests of Opportunity is our 2019 SFI Annual Conference theme. Register now andcome learn how by working together we can create opportunities that benefit forests andthe people that depend on them. SFI envisions a world that values and benefits fromsustainably managed forests. The SFI Annual Conference brings together thought leadersand influencers to learn about the opportunities that forests provide -- from helpingconsumers identify sustainably sourced products, to conservation benefits on certifiedlands, to economic opportunities for local communities, to how students can become foreststewards. Attendees from the forest sector will have the opportunity to engage with eachother and learn about SFI's four pillars of interconnected activity: Standards,Conservation, Community, and Education. The diverse range of attendees includesconservation and community partners, Indigenous leaders, environmental educators, andengaged forest product customers across the U.S. and Canada.
This year's conference will discuss topics of relevance to the American, Canadian, andInternational forest sectors, so mark your calendars and come to the 2019 SFI AnnualConference. Please consider bringing a customer or a colleague.
REGISTER TODAY
PROJECT LEARNING TREE ANNOUNCES 2019LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATION AWARD WINNERS
Project Learning Tree recognized the educators who have made significant contributions toPLT with the Leadership in Education award. The awards, announced during TeacherAppreciation Week, May 6-10, were given to a natural resource professional and aclassroom teacher who have taken very different paths to engage the next generation. EdLewis, a procurement forester for Westrock, one of the world's largest paper and packagingcompanies, is based in Alabama and has used the PLT curriculum to teach others aboutsustainable forestry throughout his 40-year career. Kirsten Brazier is a first-grade teacher atCrawfordville Elementary School in Florida, a Title 1 school where more than 40% of thestudents are economically disadvantaged. She serves as the school's PLT coordinator andreaches across all grades with a variety of PLT activities. To read more about Kristen andEd and their commitment to environmental education, see the article on TreeHugger.
SFI IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE SPRINGMEETINGS AND WEBINARThe SFI Program responds to local needs and issues across North America through 34 SFI Implementation Committees at the state, provincial or regional level. This unique grassroots network involves private landowners, independent loggers, forestry professionals, Indigenous people, local government officials, academics, scientists, and conservationists. Meetings have already been held in Little Rock, AR and Rhinelander, WI with future meetings scheduled in the coming weeks.
May 30, Tupper Lake, NY North East Regional SFI Implementation Committee (with a tour of Molpus Woodlands Group)
June 11, Coeur d'Alene, ID Western Regional SFI Implementation Committee (hosted by PotlatchDeltic Corporation)
June 28Canadian SFI Implementation Committee Webinar
To learn more contactGordy MouwDirector, SFI Program Participant [email protected]
Stay Connected
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