2013 Douglas County School Forestry Tour

Information for Schools and Teachers

More information will be available in April, 2013 for the Douglas County School Forestry Tour.

To pre-register, please include school name, your name, your e-mail and telephone number, teacher names, and number of students attending. E-mail registrations to holly.burton@oregonstate.edu .

If you have any questions that are not answered on this page, please contact Raini Rippy or 541-672-4461.

---> To find the Daily Lists of  2013 Instructors, please click here.

2013 Douglas County School Forestry Tour--A 52-Year Tradition!

When
May 14 thru 17, 2013
(Tuesday thru Friday),
* 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

*Please arrive by 9 a.m. If you are unable arrive by then, let us know when to expect you. We will do our best to accommodate late arrivals, but you may miss one or more of the learning stations.

Cartoon school bus
Where Douglas County Glide Educational Forest (behind Glide Transfer Station). Map & driving directions.

Who

Schools across Douglas County who have confirmed their attendance after receiving their program introduction letter.  Each year, these letters go out to all 5th grade teachers. 
What Tour Schedule--what we will be doing each day. The morning includes rotations between seven learning stations and the afternoon includes rotations between four games.

Tour Supplements for Teachers and Students

  • Teacher Supplement (pdf)
  • Student Tour Booklet (pdf)

If you would like to apply for reimbursement of your bus expenses:

Wear or Bring
  • Long pants
  • Layered clothing (it can be hot or cold)
  • Closed-toed shoes
  • Sunscreen
  • Lunch**
  • Water
  • Hat (optional)

**It works well to bring a box to hold all of your class lunches. We have a cool, shady spot where you can store the box until lunch.

2013 Daily Lists of Instructors:

We hope you enjoy your School Forestry Tour!  Click on a link below to obtain the list of instructors that taught on the day your school attended. Please note: We post the lists within 24 hours of the conclusion of each day's activity -- if your link isn't active yet please be patient! 

Lost and Found

Lose something at School Tour? Call our office (672-4461) and identify it - and we'll be happy to help reunite you!

 

 

Last Update:  05/17/2013  10:21am

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