Sus­tain­able Forestry Teach­ers Experience

The NC SFI SIC sup­ports the Sus­tain­able Forestry Teach­ers Expe­ri­ence (SFTE) through direct finan­cial con­tri­bu­tions and in-kind support.

The Sus­tain­able Forestry Teach­ers Expe­ri­ence is a sum­mer pro­fes­sion­al devel­op­ment work­shop for North Car­oli­na edu­ca­tors that pro­vides oppor­tu­ni­ties to explore all aspects of sus­tain­able forestry in North Car­oli­na. Dur­ing this work­shop, edu­ca­tors tour North Car­oli­na forests and forestry facil­i­ties, learn about sus­tain­able forestry prac­tices in North Car­oli­na, and gain knowl­edge and resources to bring back to their classroom/​program.

What teach­ers have to say about SFTE

“I knew next to noth­ing about how sus­tain­able forestry actu­al­ly works. I now have a bet­ter pic­ture of it and could explain it to oth­ers — includ­ing the ben­e­fits of it.” 

“I now have a great appre­ci­a­tion and am more knowl­edge­able about the work that goes into for­est indus­tries and sus­tain­ing our forests.” 

“Every pre­sen­ta­tion, vis­it, or activ­i­ty was engag­ing and informative.”

“This was well orga­nized and it was appar­ent that time and mon­ey were spent to ensure a qual­i­ty experience.”

“This has been the most enlight­en­ing and edu­ca­tion­al expe­ri­ence I’ve had as an edu­ca­tor. Every part was excel­lent. High­ly rec­om­mend it. Thank you!”

Goods from the Woods 

The NC SFI SIC pro­vides funds annu­al­ly to the For­est Edu­ca­tion and Con­ser­va­tion Foun­da­tion for cre­at­ing and dis­trib­ut­ing Goods from the Woods activ­i­ty kits. 

Through research and tech­nol­o­gy, we have learned to con­vert tree fibers and paper-pulp­ing residues into a wealth of prod­ucts. In fact, there are more than 5,000 wood and paper prod­ucts that we use and enjoy each day!

Unlike fos­sil fuels, met­al, and plas­tics, wood can be har­vest­ed, used, regrown, and har­vest­ed again and again in a nev­er-end­ing cycle. With prop­er for­est man­age­ment, we can enjoy thou­sands of prod­ucts and still have plen­ty of trees for wildlife habi­tat, clean air and water, recre­ation, and aes­thet­ic beau­ty today and in the future.

Our Goods from the Woods kits con­tain 14 prod­ucts derived from trees, a descrip­tion of the prod­uct, and the Project Learn­ing Tree Activ­i­ty We All Need Trees.

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Check out the Goods from the Woods videos!