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Festival of Trees Workshop Prepares Educators to Teach Forestry

When Elizabeth Nightingale announced that she would bring back forestry classes next fall, Eatonville High School students responded enthusiastically. By April, the classes were full – even though they won’t start until September.  “I’ve gotten a lot of interest,” says Nightingale, Career and Technical Education teacher and FFA advisor at Eatonville High School. “The school district and the community are excited about it.”  
 
The topic is a good fit for Eatonville, given that it’s impossible to get there without driving through a forest. The town’s neighbors include Mount Rainier National Park, University of Washington’s Pack Forest, and Nisqually River Forest Reserve. “For a small rural town, it makes sense,” says Nightingale. “We have a lot of students whose families are in the timber industry and there are plenty of career options. You can go to college and get a degree all the way to a Ph.D. or you can go straight into the workforce.” 

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World Bee Day has come and gone but Pollinator Week still lies ahead. Explore resources to teach students of varying ages about the pollinators you’d least suspect and the important role they play in sustaining ecosystems and agriculture.

Project Learning Tree’s Pollinator Activities page is a good place to start, with fun lessons for students ages Prek-8^th grade.

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