January 8, 2008 - Canadian Model Forests Contribute to Envirothon

Envirothon are Olympic style competitions designed for high school students to educate them about the natural environment. Through this program, students evolve from simple environmental awareness to active stewardship. Intended to encourage high school students to become interested in environmental issues, the concept quickly grew in popularity and by 1988 the first official competition was held. Since its creation, the concept hasn’t changed drastically; it is still a hands-on outdoor competition designed to challenge and test each student’s knowledge of soils, aquatic ecology, forestry, wildlife, and current environmental issues....

November 18, 2007 - The Atlantic Teachers’ Tour

From August 13-16, 2007, teachers from the four Atlantic Provinces participated in a four day journey to learn about forestry and the forest industry. The Atlantic Teachers’ Tours bring teachers from Atlantic Canada to managed woodlands, forestry operations and mills in order to provide current information about the forest industry. Executive Director of the Canadian Woodlands Forum (CWF), Peter Robichaud, stated that the tour continues to bring positive feedback from the participating teachers. “This year’s teachers were blown away by the depth of the forest industry and its multi-disciplinary characteristics,” he said....

July 19, 2007 - Prince Albert Model Forest’s Aboriginal Youth Exchange Program

In March 2007, six Sami youth between the ages of 16-24 came from the Vilhelmina Model Forest (VMF) in Sweden to the Prince Albert Model Forest (PAMF) for one week.  To complete the exchange program, six Aboriginal students from PAMF will be visiting the VMF from September 8-19, 2007. The Aboriginal youth travelling to Sweden were selected from a group of Métis and First Nations in their 20’s involved in or studying natural resource...

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