School Forest NEWS
LEAF/Goodman-Armstrong Creek Partnership wins DPI award
OPPORTUNITIES
HEADLINES
New School Forests in Manawa and Marion School District!
Superior students, teachers benefit from 600-acre
school forest donation
Earth Partnership workshop puts teachers in touch with nature
Some 400 HHS sophomores formed a human chain to clean up the
nearby school forest
School Board designates school forest
Off-the-Grid Cordwood Construction Community Center
Rib Lake Students Witness Sustainable Forest Practices
Boston School Forest Honors Mr. B
Kiel School Forest: It's Official
Doing What Works, Teaching What Matters: Utilizing School Forests
NEW WI School Forest: Rudolph Environmental Center
New Recreation Trail at CAVOC School Forest
Welcome to LEAF's School Forest Site
LEAF's School Forest Site provides information for and about school forests. Whether your school forest is established or you're just getting started, we have resources you can use.
School Forest Tracking Tool Now Available.
2010-2011 School Forest Survey Results
Click here for School Forest Survey Results
LEAF's School of Excellence
Goodman-Armstrong Creek
School District
2010 School Forest Awardees
On October 29th,outstanding school forest program leaders were presented awards for their untiring commitment to the health and vitality of local school forest programs. (MORE)
Forestry & Outdoor
Education
Specialist
The LEAF Program encourages you to contact Gretchen with any school
forest and outdoor education-related inquiries. Gretchen
can be reached at
Gretchen.Marshall@uwsp.edu and
715.346.2633.
LEAVE NO FAMILY INSIDE (LNFI)(5.5MB
pdf)
compiled by Karen Dostal, Boston School
Forest Director and Emily Hill, Leave No Family Inside Project
Consultant
LNFI program themes include sustainability education and
environmentally based low-impact activities. Individual LNFI
programs include Leave No Trace Family Camp; Questing and Geocaching
for Families; Cross-Country Skiing for Families; Family Snowshoe
Adventure; and Earth Day Celebration. Following each of the LNFI
programs, families take with them informational resources and
additional equipment that will enable them to independently pursue
time outdoors as a family.
About Wisconsin's School Forest ProgramWisconsin has a full-time School Forest Education Specialist available to help you effectively utilize your school forest. Services provided include:
For more information contact Gretchen Marshall at Gretchen.Marshall@uwsp.edu or 715.346.2633. |