The California Forestry Challenge season is almost here, with events starting in late September and going through the middle of November. At this time, over 500 students from 66 schools are signed up. When teachers were asked if they would like to have a forester visit their classroom to help their students prepare, many said “YES!” There are only 18 schools that do not have a forester:
Northern California:
Northern Summit Academy in Anderson
Sacramento/Foothill:
Argonaut High School in Jackson
Bella Vista High School in Carmichael
Cordova High School in Rancho Cordova
Delta High School in Clarksburg
Ponderosa High School in Shingle Springs
Sacramento New Technology High School in Sacramento
Bay Area/Santa Cruz:
Acalanes High School in Lafayette
Miramonte High School in Orinda
San Lorenzo Valley High School in Felton
Sequoia Charter School in Santa Clara
Soquel High School in Soquel
Central Valley:
Eleanor Roosevelt Community Learning Center in Visalia
Kingsburg High School in Kingsburg
Porterville High School in Porterville
Sequoia High School in Visalia
Southern California:
El Modena High School in Orange
Oxford Academy in Cypress
If you can visit a school, please email Diane Dealey Neill, Forestry Challenge Coordinator, at dianedealeyneill@gmail.com. Once contact is made, you can work directly with the teacher to arrange for one or more visits to show the students forestry tools, talk about the focus topic for the event they’ll be attending (information is on Forestry Challenge website), and answer questions about being a forester.
And, of course, if you are able to volunteer at an event, please fill out the volunteer form on the home page of the website, www.forestrychallenge.org. The five event dates are:
Shasta – September 28 to October 1, Mountain Meadows Camp in Shingletown
Sequoia – October 12 to 15, Camp Sequoia Lake, Miramonte
El Dorado – October 26 to 29, Leoni Meadows Camp, Grizzly Flats
San Bernardino – November 9 to 12, Green Valley Lake Christian Camp, Green Valley Lake
Santa Cruz – November 16 to 19, Redwood Christian Park, Boulder Creek
