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Forestry Excursion a Huge Hit with Teachers at AgForce 2017
23 March 2017
2017 started early for those of us associated with ForestLearning. Over three days in early January, we were herded into a conference centre in Brisbane to hear all the latest about agriculture teaching – along with over 200 ag teachers from all over Australia. On the Monday Tania Crosbie...
VIEWTeaching Case Studies Needed
23 March 2017
ForestLearning would like to identify teachers who are striving for excellence in their field. We would love to feature teachers who are teaching their children about trees, forests, carbon storage, products, materials or nature, in our newsletter, website and Facebook. The subjects...
VIEWInspirational Women in Science and Forestry Series
21 March 2017
Celebrating International Day of the Forests this year will be the inspirational Rhianna Robinson, who is making her way in science and forestry. Rhianna is a Research Technician in the Timber Mechanical Properties testing lab at the Salisbury Research Facility in Brisbane. We asked Rhianna a number...
VIEWInspirational Women in Science and Forestry
21 March 2017
To celebrate women and girls in science we are featuring females who work with trees everyday. Leilani Dawes is a harvesting supervisor with ForestrySA. We interviewed Lani about her connection to science and these were her answers: 1. What made you interested in science?The logic and reason in...
VIEWSchool and preschool visits bring forests to the community
21 March 2017
Basic wildlife survey techniques, timber production and firefighting were some of the topics canvassed during Forestry Corporation of NSW’s visits to local schools and preschools on the north coast this month. A Field Ecologist and a Senior Planner visited schools near Coffs Harbour to share their...
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