- Author: Grace Dean
On this International Day of Forests, we at UCCE Forest Research and Outreach invite you to celebrate the future of California's trees with us. Considering the recent news coverage regarding tree mortality in California, we want to instead view this subject through a lens of hope. For it's not just the news outlets witnessing the extent of forest die-off: children, especially those in forested communities, are seeing the effects of drought, wildfire, and fire suppression policies in real time. Project Learning Tree is a national education program leading the next generation to witness, and then act on these changes. Children are the future of our forests, and we think the efforts of Project Learning Tree are a cause...
- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
Reposted from the UCANR Green Blog
California's K-12 teachers are being challenged by the Next Generation Science Standards to find new and more engaging ways to teach science. Adopted by California in 2013, the science-education standards guide how science, technology, engineering and math education are delivered to students in the classroom. The Forestry Institute for Teachers (FIT) offers free environmental education training for teachers...
- Author: Yana Valachovic
- Editor: Richard B Standiford
For almost 20 years now, UC Forest Advisors and Specialists, along with a dedicated group of volunteers, have been leading summer training opportunities to inspire K-12 teachers to teach about environmental issues.
Living in an urbanized state, few Californians recognize how much they depend on the forest for water, wood products and wildlife habitat, as well as their responsibility for its proper management. Through environmental learning integrated into the educational system, students can discover how to make critical choices about issues such as forest health, ecosystem management, consumerism and local economies.
The goal of the Forestry Institute for Teachers (FIT) is to provide California's K-12 teachers with...