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2008 Douglas County School Forestry Tour

Information for Schools and Teachers

Thank you for pre-registering to bring your class to the 2008 Douglas County School Forestry Tour. See you in May!

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 at 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 Instructors, please click here.

 

2008 Douglas County School Forestry Tour--A 47-Year Tradition!

When

May 13 to 16, 2008 (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

School List--which schools are attending and at what time.

Instructor List (to be posted Tuesday, April 15)--who is teaching what topic and when.

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:

  • OFRI Bus Reimbursement (pdf)
    Oregon Forest Resource Instutute

 

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.

Daily Lists of Instructors:

We hope you enjoyed 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:  10/08/2008