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June 2005

June 2005 Newsletter published by: Debbie Sluggett Bell Pole Co., Tolko Industries, LP Canada, Downie Timber, Revelstoke Community Forest Corporation Jennifer Stewart Tolko Industries Debbie Bazett Council of Forest Industries, Southern Operations

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Okanagan/Shuswap Forest Education Highlights

• Professional Development Day: “Forestry- A Coastal Experience”
• Career Events in the Okanagan
• Forest Educator Honored: “A Forest Educator’s Legacy”
• ILA Trades Convention and Mini Education Fair: “Growing a Skilled Force for an Expanding Forest Industry” (Vernon)
• BCIT and UBC Recruiters Tour Okanagan High Schools
• NFW- Forest Health Presentations
• “School District #23 Students Attempt Tree Planting Record for Kelowna Centennial”
• New Resource on BC Mountain Pine Beetle Distributed to BC Schools
• Forest Education Van News
• Video Project- High Tech Machines of Today’s Forest Operations
• Clarence Fulton Secondary Initiates Wetlands Project
• Provincial Intermediate Teachers’ Association Conference - October 2005

Cariboo Forest Education Highlights

• “Skogdag” - Teachers’ Professional Day at the Alex Fraser UBC Research Forest

East Kootenay Forest Education Highlights

• Teachers’ Professional Development Day, Forestry Tours and Class Presentations

West Kootenay Forest Education Highlights

• National Forest Week and “Careers in Forestry” presentations

Thompson Highlights

• Adopt-A-Forester, NFW presentations, Tree planting projects, Forest Education van tour and Riparian Enhancement project

BC Northern Interior Forest Education Program

• COFI Northern Operations Forest Education Program

Expanding Our Roots

• UBC Hosts Teachers’ Professional Day Events
• BCIT Offers Credits to High School Grads Towards Forestry Certificate Program
• Emily Carr Partners with BCIT on New Wood Diploma Program
• WoodWORKS Gala Awards
• Temperate Forest Foundation Summer Teacher Tour
• Canadian Women in Timber Launch New Teacher Resource and Updated Website
• Forest Capital 2005 Events in Revelstoke
• Canadian Forestry Association’s NFW booklet: “Canada's Forests and Wetlands”
• ForestEDWest II Conference- January 2006

Forest Education Resources

• “BC’s Mountain Pine Beetle” Teacher Resource Binders
• “Force of Fire” teacher resource binders
• Websites on Mountain Pine Beetle and Forestry Career Info
• CFA booklet for NFW 2005 - “Canada’s Forests and Wetlands”
• CWIT new teacher resource - “Fun in the Forest”
• Latest in Forest Education Books

Upcoming Events

• Temperate Forest Foundation Summer Teacher Tour Dates
• Westland TV Series Programs - June/July
• Revelstoke Forest Capital Events
• ILA Forest Education Van - Summer Tour Schedule
• Forest Ed West Conference ‘06
• Provincial Intermediate Teachers’ Association Conference – October 2005

Odds and Ends

• Questions
• Comments
• January 2006 Newsletter
• Submissions for Learn Forestry Website