The Wisconsin Forest Resources Education Alliance (WFREA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting education about sustainable forestry to Wisconsin residents and resource users.  (View our quarterly reports)

 

WFREA works in partnership with:

 

LEAF (Wisconsin K-12 Forestry Education Program)

Teachers from across the state participate in the 5-day WFREA/LEAF Course - Forestry in a Landscape Context (July 07).

 
 

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - Division of Forestry

 

Project Learning Tree (PLT)

  Wisconsin Association for Environmental Education (WAEE)
 

Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education (WCEE)

  The Woodland Leadership Institute
  Dovetail Partners, Inc.
 

Trees for Tomorrow

 

UW-Extension

Jeremy Solin discusses forest management strategies with teachers at the Northwoods Teacher Academy (August 07)


 

Recent and On-going Education Initiatives:

 

Community-Based Learning -  WFREA, in partnership with Wisconsin School Forest Program, offers a 3-day course entitled: Forests and Forestry in a Landscape Context:  A Community-Based Learning Program for School Forests. Participants receive training in place-based and project-based education strategies, model field activities for grades 4-12, resources and equipment.

 

 

The Forestry Minute - We are working in partnership with the WDNR-Division of Forestry to develop the Issues in Sustainable Forestry Series that facilitates investigation into the challenges and opportunities for sustainable forest management in Wisconsin. This series will be part of a statewide outreach effort including radio broadcasts, web resources, and the development of a forestry education stakeholder network. A collaborative outreach strategy will be developed during the Forestry Education Summit that we are planning for the summer of 2008. If you would like to participate or be involved in organizing the event, please contact Nick Hylla at nick@wfrea.org or 715-295-0458.

 

 

Wisconsin Forests Forever CD-ROM packet - Designed for students in Grades 4-6, the CD-ROM is accompanied by a teacher's guide correlated to Wisconsin's Model Academic Standards (environmental education, science, social studies, language arts, and math). Within each content standard, one or more of the performance standards is addressed. The CD-ROM packet also includes several posters and brochures.

 

How to Grow a School Forest - This is the first manual in Wisconsin to aid teachers in adapting their school forests into working outdoor classrooms. It assists educators with the process of getting started, recording growth, gathering information, beginning the master planning process, and developing and implementing a school forest master plan.

 

 

WFREA Staff and Board of Directors:

Top Row

  • Nick Hylla (director)

  • Dennis Schoeneck (member)

  • Dave Tormohlen (president)

  • Gretchen Pearson

  • (member)

Bottom Row

  • Sherry Klosiewski (vice pres)

  • Wendy McCown (member)

  • Sally Ellingboe (treasurer)

  • Jesse Haney (outreach coordinator)

  • Jeremy Solin (not pictured)

 

WFREA is honored to have received the following awards:

 

School Forest Champion from the LEAF program at UW-Stevens Point - 2004.

 

Outstanding RC&D Project from the Wisconsin Association of Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Councils - 2001.

 

featured as a success story of the Natural Resource Conservation Education Grants Program, USDA Forest Service Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry - 2001.

 

Award For Educational Excellence from the Great Lakes Kiln Drying Association (GLKDA) - 1999-2000.

 



PO Box 841, Stevens Point, WI 54481
Tel: 715-295-0458       Fax: 715-295-0584       E-mail: nick@wfrea.org


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