The Forestry Institute for Teachers (FIT) is an immersive, week-long Professional Learning Program providing interdisciplinary, hands-on experiences for formal and informal educators
FIT brings K-12 educators from throughout California to Shasta County for a week-long crash course in forest ecology and management. The teachers develop curriculum for their students in other communities far removed from - yet highly interdependent upon - water, air, and products derived from forests.
Forest-based training in environmental literacy with award-winning environmental education curriculum that support and enhance the Next Generation Science Standards, Common Core State Standards, Career and Technical Education Standards, and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, Mathematics)-based instruction is provided.
FIT is a program of the California Society of American Foresters, jointly administered by the University of California. FIT collaborates with Project Learning Tree, Project WET, CAL FIRE and the US Forest Service to develop its education components.
To learn more about FIT, or to register, please visit: https://www.forestryinstitute.org.
Details of the Shasta FIT
The Shasta FIT session takes place at an outdoor field camp located near Shingletown, CA. This location provides close access to a diversity of forest management activity including timber harvesting, lumber manufacturing, wildfire restoration, and wildlife enhancement. Throughout the week, professionals from UC Cooperative Extension, USDA Forest Service, National Park Service, CAL FIRE, private industry, consulting land managers and environmental advocacy groups work with FIT participants to share their knowledge and experience.