Sustainable Forestry Tour

What is the Sustainable Forestry Tour (SFT)?

The Sustainable Forestry Tour for Teachers and Counselors includes beautiful forests, high-tech mills, passionate people, delicious food, proven activities for the classroom, networking with colleagues, VIP treatment and a full-circle experience of modern sustainable forestry.

The 2025 SFT

The 2025 Sustainable Forestry Tour, based in Moscow ID, was an all expenses paid event and incredible VIP experience for 20 teachers and counselors. Participants walked in beautiful, managed forests; tour big, impressive mills where wood and paper products are made; found out how seedlings are grown in one of the nation’s premier forest nurseries; watched the amazing finesse and skill of an active timber harvest operation; and experienced and received proven classroom activities to take home to their students.  Click here to learn more about the 2025 SFT tour.

Click here to read the reflections of the 2025 SFT participants.

2025 SFT video highlights

2024 SFT video highlights

2023 SFT video highlights

Details

Who should attend?

School counselors and teachers of 7th -12th grades, especially if you engage youth through career education, agriculture/natural resources, CTE, sciences, social studies, language arts, math, technology, engineering, mechanics and/or STEM. Participants should be currently active in their career, with the expectation of working in a school with students in the upcoming school year.

What will participants do?

Explore beautiful forests • Identify trees • Investigate sustainable forest management • Experience proven standards-based activities to use with your students • Learn about careers • Tour a high-tech sawmill • Network with colleagues • Interact with people who care for forests and make products you use every day • Touch the future forest at a seedling nursery • Enjoy delicious meals • See the full-circle process of making products out of trees while sustaining forest ecosystems • Be motivated to share hands-on activities, knowledge, experiences and passion with your students!

Sustainable Forestry Tour

Your submission of this application acknowledges your understanding that the Sustainable Forestry Tour is fast-paced with long days involving moderate walking in forested areas and mills. Production facilities also involve some stair climbing and walking on raised open catwalks.

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