Focus on Forests for Ag and Environmental Science Educators

Focus on Forests is a three-day high-energy program. Our home base will be the lovely Bugscuffle Inn, near Cushing, Texas. Meals will be provided from Wednesday lunch through Friday lunch.

What to Expect

• Get an overview of Texas’ forest industry by touring managed forests, an active timber harvest operation, forest product manufacturing facilities, and a seedling nursery
• Evening sessions, taught by professional foresters, will focus on measurement skills, tree and wood identification, silvicultural operations, and forest management methods
• Receive training in Project Learning Tree’s Focus on Forests secondary module with resources for teaching about forest health, fire, invasive species, and more
• 18 hours SBEC CPE credit and 18 hours TEEAC credit