Updated May 20, 2013.
All dates 2013 unless otherwise noted.
*June 2-7 -- North Teachers Conservation Workshop, North East Miss Community College
June 11 -- PLT Workshop, Mississippi Children's Museum, Jackson. $15 fee. Qualifies for 0.6 CEU. All welcome
*June 16-21 -- South Teachers Conservation Workshop, Jones County Jr. College
June 12 -- PLT Workshop for R,C and D. Simpson County. Contact Joe Doss at smcsllc1@gmail.com or call 601-447-6103 for location and cost. Qualifies for 0.6 CEU. This is part of a week-long series of workshops. Each workshop is stand-alone and carries CEU's. You do not have to attend all workshops.
June 12 -- PLT Hernando County, Qualifies for 0.6 CEU. Contact Harold Anderson to Register
June 5 -- Another workshop like the one listed above is planned for Smith County. Contact Joe Doss. (see above)
July 8 -- PLT Workshop for Clinton Nature Center. Free. Qualifies for 0.6 CEU
June 18 -- PLT Workshop, Yazoo County Soil and Water Conservation District at Yazoo County. Qualifies for 0.6 CEU. There is a small charge. Contact George Byrd at gbyrd@mfc.state.ms.us for info or to register.
July 17 -- Boliver County Soil and Water Conservation District, Cleveland, MS, Qualifies for 0.6 CEU's. There is a small charge. Contact George Byrd at gbyrd@mfc.state.ms.us for info or to register.
*Teachers Conservation Workshops (TCW's) are sponsored by the Mississippi Forestry Association. This is the MFA's 50th year of presenting these awad-winning workshops. These outdoor-based workshops are fun, interactive and hands-on. Teachers will learn much about how we manage, conserve and use Mississippi's forest through a series of field trips and a limited amount of classroom work. Some of the things in which teacher will participate (depending on the workshop) are field trips to a variety of forest products industries (sawmills, pulpmills, plywood mills, pole treating mills, etc), tree farms and logging sites. Teachers will learn to ID trees and wildflowers and be introduced to timber cruising, learn about soil characteristics and learn to determine water quality by examining aquatic life, and learn about soils and indangered species habitats. I complete PLT workshop is included.
TCW's qualify for 5.0 CEU's or 3 hours college credit.
The workshop fee is $100 (Jones County Jr. College charges an extra $100 for a private room, NEMCC does not). This includes meals, housing and all supplies. CEU AND COLLEGE CREDIT FEES ARE EXTRA.
For more information or to register visit www.msforestry.com and click on the "Teachers and Students" tab.