Sustainable Forestry Initiative Grant Application

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SFI Inc. Conservation & Community Partnerships Grant Program
Guidance and Grant Application for Requests for $5,000.00 or Less
This application is for requests $5,000.00 or less to the 2011 Request for Proposals for the SFI Inc.
Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant Program. For proposal requests exceeding $5,000.00,
please use the Application for Requests Over $5,000 which you can download at our website
(http://www.sfiprogram.org/conservation-grant/about-grant.php).
Proposals may cover one of the following areas:
• Forestry field tours on SFI-certified forests for school children,
• Habitat-for-Humanity Projects which include SFI certified wood products,
• Projects that support management of SFI-certified or potentially SFI-certified, culturally important
lands,
• Academic research stipends for projects that will inform or benefit the SFI Program goals and
objectives, or
• Other community-based projects that include SFI certified products, operations or forests.
Guidance for Completing the Grant Application:
Terminology
The following terminology applies to this Request for Proposal:
•
“Must” or “Mandatory” means a requirement that has to be met in order for a proposal to receive
consideration.
•
“Lead Organization” means the organization that submits this application, oversees the project
funding and is responsible for completing quarterly reports on the project progress and
submitting them to SFI Inc.
•
“Organization” or “Partner” means an individual, partnership, firm or company that submits a
Proposal in response to this RFP, or is named in the Proposal as one of the entities that has
agreed to be involved in the implementation of the Project.
•
“Project” means the work described in the proposal.
•
“Proposal” or “Submission” means a response prepared and submitted in response to this
Request for Proposal.
•
“Should” or “Desirable” means a requirement having significant degree of importance to the
objectives of this Request for Proposal, and will be taken into account in the evaluation of the
Project.
Process
The proposal must be submitted via email in both in MS Word or plain text format, AND as a PDF (please,
no hard copies) to [email protected] by 5:00 PM Eastern Time on Tuesday February 15,
2011. Applicants will be notified via email that their application was received. Late submissions will not
be considered.
Proposals are limited to 5 pages total, must address all components of the Request for Proposals, and
must be in the format outlined in the application section of the RFP below. Applications that do not
follow this format cannot be considered. Any text beyond 5 pages or any supplemental materials not
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within the 5 pages will not be considered. Applicants should use a True Type font in 10 pt or larger. All
applications must be submitted in English.
Timeline
Event
Request for Proposals issued
Submissions due
Organizations advised of results
Date
January 11, 2011
February 15, 2011 by 5 PM Eastern (no exceptions)
March 25, 2011
Mandatory Requirements for All Proposals
All submissions must contain all of the three elements lisited directly below. Projects that do not contain
these core requirements will not be considered.
•
The Lead Organization in the Project must be a registered, 501c(3), non-profit (or Canadian
equivalent) organization. Colleges and universities qualify as tax-exempt organizations.
Applicants must submit proof of tax-exempt status with this application.
•
The Project must relate to or support one or more elements of the SFI 2010-2014 forest
management standard. You can download a copy of the Standard and supporting documents on
our website (www.sfiprogram.org ). Community-based projects should focus on Objective 6
(Special Sites), Objective 17 (Community Involvement in the Practice of Sustainable Forestry)
and Objective 18 (Public Land Management Responsibilities).
•
All Organizations and Partners involved in the Project must agree to authorize SFI Inc. to
publicize the Project and to use their names, images, logos and information about the Project in
such publicity. All Organizations listed in the application will be required to sign an agreement to
this effect and submit it with the application. If additional Organizations join the Project after an
application is accepted by SFI Inc., they will also be required to sign the agreement. A copy of
this agreement is located at the end of this application.
Successful Applications
Depending on the project timeline, Lead Organizations can receive up to 50% of total funding upon
contract execution, or upon completion of an identified project milestone. Remaining funds will be
dispersed upon receipt and approval of the final report submitted to SFI Inc. by the Lead Organization.
Inquiries
All inquiries related to this Request for Proposals are to be directed, in writing, to the person identified
below. Information obtained from any other source is not official and should not be relied upon.
Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Inc.
900 17th St. NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20006
Attention: Allison Welde
Director, Conservation Partnerships and Communications
Phone:
202.596.3452
E-mail:
[email protected]
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Grant Application
Application Requirements
• Proposals must follow this application format.
• Applications cannot be longer than 5 pages (Project Partner signed agreements and Lead Organization proof of non-profit status do not count towards the
5 page maximum).
• You may delete all text that precedes this section and any text in italics throughout the application.
All applications must address the following items:
Organization Information
The Lead Organization in the Project must be a registered, 501c(3), non-profit (or Canadian equivalent) organization. Colleges and universities qualify as taxexempt organizations. Applicants must submit proof of tax-exempt status with this application.
Lead Organization Name and Address
Name, phone and email for Project Director
Lead Organizational Mission Statement (25 words or less)
Lead Organization Annual Operating Budget
Two references (Name, Organization, email and phone) who can speak to
the potential of the Project (these should not be the same as your Project
partners):
Chattahoochee Chapter Society of American Foresters
Tom Trembath, (404) 261-9575,
[email protected]
To advance the science, technology, education, and
practice of professional forestry and
to use the knowledge and skills of the profession to
benefit society
$6,000
1) Carol Hassell, Executive Director, The Georgia
Piedmont Land Trust, [email protected] (404)
374-1961
2) Naomi Thompson, Education Supervisor, Stone
Mountain Memorial Association
[email protected] (770) 498-5619
Project Overview
The Project must relate to or support one or more elements of the SFI 2010-2014 Program. You can download a copy of the Standard and supporting documents
on our website. Community-based projects should focus on Objective 6, Objective 17 (Community Involvement in the Practice of Sustainable Forestry) and
Objective 18 (Public Land Management Responsibilities).
Confirmed Project
Partners (list
organization name
only)*
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Project Title
Amount Requested
Total Project Budget
Brief Project Summary
(50 words or less)
What element(s) of the
SFI 2010-2014 Program
does/do your Project
address (Please cite the
Standard Component(s))
1. Forest
Investment
Associates
2. Georgia Forestry
Association
3. Georgia-Pacific
4. Regions Morgan
Keegan &
Company
5. Timberland
Investment
Resources
6. Well Real Estate
Funds
7. Georgia Forestry
Commission
8. Georgia Urban
Forest Council
9. Warnell School
of Forestry and
Natural
Resources at the
University of
Georgia
10. Georgia SFI
State
Implementation
Committee
A Walk in the Forest at
Stone Mountain Park for
Metropolitan Atlanta
Scout Troops
$2,500
$5,000
The Chattahoochee
Chapter will educate Boy
and Girl Scouts about
the benefits and careers
in forestry through a
Walk in the Forest Field
Day. Chapter members
will provide forestry
information and make it
fun to earn a forestry
badge.
Objective 17.
Community Involvement
in the Practice of
Sustainable Forestry.
We will create an
opportunity for Scouts to
learn about forestry and
the forestry profession.
The field day event will
enhance public
understanding through
hands-on activities
where Scouts will
capture inherent policy
understanding through
discussion of
sustainability and forest
management activities
and the role of the SFI
program in these
activities. The members
of the Chattahoochee
Chapter will have the
opportunity to educate
the Scouts about their
professions as
volunteers at the event.
*For each partner organization, please list below the contact name, title, email, phone number and include a summary of the individual and organizations
qualifications and experience as it relates to your project. Also you must include a copy of the Agreement to Public Communications, which can be found at the
end of this document, for each Project Partner.
Georgia Pacific
Deborah Baker
Vice President Sustainable Forestry
Environmental and Community
Outreach
Forest Investment Associates
Timberland Investment
Resources
Michael Kelly
President
[email protected]
Gary Allred
Managing Director, Acquisitions
[email protected]
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[email protected]
(404) 6524032
(404) 2619575
(404) 8482000
Forest Products
Co.
TIMO
TIMO
Wells REF
Regions Morgan & Keegan
Georgia Forestry Association
Georgia Forestry Commission
Gerogia Urban Forest Council
Warnell School of Forest
Resources
Georgia SFI SIC
Troy Harris
Michael Shearer
Steve
McWilliams
Susan Granbery
Mary Lynne
Beckley
Emily Saunders
Steve Fowler
Vice President Acquisitions
Forester
[email protected]
President
Urban & Community Forestry
Coordinator
Executive Director
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Student & Career Services Coordinator
Chairman
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
(770)
4605
(270)
3377
(478)
8110
(678)
6227
(404)
0404
(706)
1465
(912)
3952
243453992476377542658-
REIT
TIMO
Non Profit
State Govt
Non Profit
Academia
SFI Committee
Project Details
Please provide your answers to the following questions to describe your project. You may provide an introductory narrative to your project, but the following
questions must be addressed in the requested format.
1. Please explain how this Project will strengthen and involve communities in forest management or inform or provide benefit to the SFI Program.
The event is open to all Boy and Girl Scout Troops in the metropolitan Atlanta region, home to more than 4.7 million people, and
provides the opportunity for further exposure to the forestry profession and the SFI program in a region of the state that does
not have much exposure to the benefits of forestry. The one-day event will allow Troop Leaders to have a “one-stop shop” to
help the Scouts earn, or come close to earning, a Forestry Merit badge. Volunteers including the Georgia SIC will be asked to
provide volunteer time on a Saturday. We will strive to set a good example as professionals and leaders in the community and
the environment, and inspire young adults to recognize the benefits of sustainable forestry and SFI’s role.
2. What activities will you and your Project partners perform to promote the outcomes of your Project and SFI Involvement in the Project?
Volunteers will help lead the field day by manning 8 educational stations and guiding each group from station to station. The SFI
logo will be used on flyers and materials publicizing the event. Last year we had over 250 Boy and Girl Scouts participate and
we currently have 200 pre-registered for the 2011 event. The event will be publicized through the participating organizations,
sponsors through paper and electronic means as well as social media sites such as Facebook. Sponsors will also be recognized
at the event.
3. In the table below, please list the goals for your project. For each goal, please describe the corresponding tangible outcomes (e.g. implementation
guidance on a component of the SFI Standard, outreach and education to landowners, acres positively affected by the Project) for each goal, how you will
measure your success in achieving each goal, and the portion of the requested grant funds that would be used to achieve the goal. Add rows as-needed
to address all project goals.
Project Goals
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Goal 1: To explain how
Tangible Outcomes
Scouts meet the requirements of a
forestry merit badge and are exposed
Measures of Success
Each scout will have a clipboard
issued to them where they will
Grant Funds
$1,500
forests contribute to
our economy in the
form of products and
jobs, social well-being,
recreation, preventing
soil erosion, water and
air quality, wildlife
habitat, energy savings
and public health.
•
Goal 2: To visit a
managed public or
private forest and
describe the
management activities
and techniques used to
achieve the
management
objectives.
to the benefits of forests.
The SFI program and logo are featured
at a station where forest products and
goods from our forests are explained
complete assignments at each
station. Working with the GA SIC
we will ensure that the necessary
materials are included to reach
current SFI goals.
The event is held at Stone Mountain
Park in Atlanta, GA which allows us to
educate in a hands on atmosphere.
Our hopes are that the scouts and
their leaders will have a greater
understanding of the forests around
them and the products derived from
them.
We will measure contacts made
to volunteers following the event.
We will also provide an event
evaluation form for volunteers,
Scouts and Leaders to complete
on the day of the event. (Past
event forms available if needed)
$1,000
Project Timeline
Please provide a timeline for completion of the project. Projects must be completed within 2011. The timeline should reflect when you will deliver upon the goals
and outcomes as outlined above.
February – Submit SFI Grant proposal
February – Contact Boy and Girl Scout Regional Scout Councils, sponsors. Internal communication is ongoing.
March - August -.External communication ongoing, fundraising, coordinate volunteers for presentations
September – October 1– RSVP Deadline, assemble curriculum and materials, fundraising.
October – Event takes place October 22, 2011.
Project Budget
Please fill out the table below to illustrate the entire Project budget. SFI Inc. will not award any funds for organization overhead costs, which include but are not
limited to, office rent or maintenance, utilities, temporary hires, etc. SFI funding should be used for direct project costs only.
You may modify this table to fit your needs, however please ensure your budget addresses the following components:
1. Total Operating costs divided up by relevant topics such as travel, meetings, communications, education & outreach etc.
2. Identify any in-kind support
3. Identify any matching funds allocated to this Project
Expenditure
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Amount
Matching
In-Kind
Operating Costs
Research Activities
Meetings
Travel
Education & Outreach
Communications
$4,500
$500
Funds*
Contributions*
$2,000
$500
Total
$5,000
*list sources and amounts of any matching funds or in-kind contributions
Income
SAF Forester’s Fund
Corporate sponsors and pledges
- Forest Investment Associates
- Georgia Forestry Association
- Morris Manning & Martin.
- Georgia Pacific
- Scofield Timber
- International Forest Company
- Wells REF
- 404 Cut Tree
- Timberland Investment Resources
- Regions Morgan Keegan
- Forest Landowners Association
SAF Chattahoochee Chapter - Fundraising
Goal
Total
Outgoing
Stone Mountain Park Rental Fee
Tables and Chairs Rental Fee
Signage
Shirts for Volunteers
200 Field Notebooks
Pencils, Crayons, Markers
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$1,500
$ 1,000
$
$ $
$ 250
$ 200
$ 600
$ 150
In-Kind
In-Kind
250 Name Tags
Paper
Photocopying
3 Biltmore Sticks
3 D-Tapes
Breakfast for Volunteers
500 Bottles of Water
250 Patches
Food and supplies 300 people
8
$ 150
$ $ $ $ $ 50
$ 300
$ 300
$3,000
TOTAL: $5,000
In-Kind
In-Kind
In-Kind
In-Kind
Agreement to Public Communications
As part of the Grant Application, the Lead Organization must complete and sign this page. All identified organizations and
partners involved in the Project must also agree to authorize SFI Inc. to publicize the Project and to use their names,
images, logos and information about the Project in such publicity. All Organizations listed in the application will be
required to sign an agreement to this effect and submit it with the application. If additional Organizations join the Project
after an application is accepted by SFI Inc., they will also be expected to sign the agreement. You can access an
additional copy of this agreement for your Project Partners here:
Agreement to Public
Communications.doc
I, Tom Trembath, as a representative of SAF Chattahoochee Chapter and a Partner in A Walk in the Forest at Stone
Mountain Park for Metropolitan Atlanta Scout Troops, hereby give the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI), Inc.
permission to use my name, the organization name as written above, and any other information about the Project in
public communications regarding the Project.
I understand that public communications include, but are not limited to:
• Press releases and announcements regarding the SFI® Inc. Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant
Program.
• Public presentations, fact sheets, briefing notes and other communication materials that highlight successful
Projects and the SFI Inc. Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant Program.
• Use of the Organization logo on the SFI Inc. website, on news releases or other materials.
• Other materials as appropriate.
SFI Inc. will not attribute quotes or opinions to my organization without permission.
With my signature below, I attest that, to the best of my knowledge, the information provided in this application is true
and accurate, and I am authorized by SAF Chattahoochee Chapter to sign this agreement.
Signed:
Tom Trembath
Name
Chairman
Title
SAF Chattahoochee Chapter
Organization
02/15/2011
Date
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partners):
Evans Lake Forest Education Society
#301-3701 Hastings Street
Burnaby, BC
V5C 2H6
Canada
Conor Lorimer
778-836-8387
[email protected]
To provide educational opportunities that broaden
personal understanding and relationships between
youth and forest ecosystems at the Evans Lake Forest
Education Centre
$704,000 (CAN)
Michael Hall
Colebrook Elementary
[email protected]
604-596-3221
Lesley Chambers
Laura Secord Elementary
[email protected]
604-713-4996
Project Overview
Confirmed Project
Partners (list
organization name
only)*
Project Title
Amount Requested
(50 words or less)
Western Canada SFI
Implementation
Committee
Evans Lake Forest
Education Symposium
5,000
5,000
Funds requested to host
a Forest Education
Symposium for
educators. We will
develop and provide
course packages that
link Sustainable Forestry
initiatives with provincial
Prescribed Learning
Outcomes (PLO’s).
Educators will be hosted
at our Forest Education
Objective 17.1 –
Indicators 1, 2 & 3
Objective 17.2 –
Indicator 1
Centre, and leave with
activities and ideas that
can be taught in their
local forests or on field
trips.
Project Partner: Ian DeLisle, Chairman of Western Canada SFI Implementation Committee (WCSIC), Tel: 1-250-729-8490. The Western Canada SIC has agreed
to provide one of their members to develop a presentation on SFI and current forestry issues in BC. Agreement to Public Communications will be submitted at a
later date.
Project Details
For 50 years, the Evans Lake Forest Education Centre has been providing forest education opportunities for school & community groups and summer campers.
Today, more than ever, visiting teachers and community leaders seek to provide educational opportunities for their students and participants about our forests
that demonstrate that forests are tremendous sources of environmental, social, and economic benefits if managed properly. While information sheets and, in
some cases, teaching materials have been produced by conservation groups, forest product companies and Canada’s three certification programs – Canadian
Standards Association (CSA), The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), and the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) – opportunities for educators to build their own
knowledge and capacity to implement these resources into their teaching plans are still lacking. Without opportunities to build their own knowledge bases about
collaborative forest management efforts between our communities’ conservation, industry and social groups, the positive adaptations and vision of programs like
SFI are not being passed on to students and outdated perceptions of and information about forest management practices persist.
In British Columbia, forestry is a close second to tourism as the province’s leading industry and is the province’s chief export industry. Yet sourcing appropriate,
balanced and current education materials that link to classroom learning outcomes can be daunting for these teachers and leaders especially because of the
contentiousness of the subject matter. Where forestry companies and leading interest groups have been made dramatic changes of practice and long-term vision,
teachers have struggled to keep up with balanced and informative modules. The access to up-to-date information may no longer be the problem – as many nonprofits and professional groups produce learning material – but teachers are still challenged with having to translate the plethora of materials into a viable and
teachable curriculum.
With this context in mind, we propose to host a Forest Education Symposium at the Evans Lake Forest Education Centre to bring together teachers, Evans Lake’s
Program Staff and SFI representatives. The Symposium aims to bridge the gap educators who are interested in teaching balanced and current lessons about the
economic, social and environmental benefits of forests, the province’s Prescribed Learning Outcomes (PLO) which their lessons must adhere to, resources and
materials that will assist them to execute these lessons, and knowledgeable professionals who can help provide an current overview about British Columbia’s
forest industry generally, and SFI certified forests specifically as an example of progressive management adaptations and practices.
There are substantial benefits for the teachers attending the symposium that will go a long way to ensuring that they will be better able to create or enrich a
forest education program at their school. The spirit of the event is to ease the burden on teachers and administrators to get these programs started. With that in
mind, as part of the grant funding, we will transport teachers by bus to and from the Symposium (beginning in Metro Vancouver). Once they’ve arrived on site,
we will provide them with a compiled Program Package of up-to-date educational resources including activities that help teach these concepts, suggested locations
to enrich those lessons, a chart that links our activities to their Prescribed Learning Outcomes (PLO’s) and links to additional related resources. Our primary aim
will be for kindergarten-to-grade 7 classes but may expand to include materials and activities for teachers wishing to teach Sustainable Resources 11 & 12. Each
Program Package also includes an electronic version so that changes can easily made and tailored for their classes’ specific needs. We will place a heavy
emphasis on how the day’s sessions and the Program Package can be used to build programs for their classrooms and on field-trips outside of their classrooms.
Sessions that day will include a workshop and demonstration of activities from the Program Package, and introduction to the Sustainable Forest Initiative (hosted
by the Western Canada SFI Implementation Committee), and a problem-solving roundtable of addressing challenges and questions that teachers have about
forest management practices. The symposium will wrap up with a chance for teachers to make connections with each other and with Evans Lake and SFI staff to
enable future collaboration and mutual support.
Evans Lake has well-developed relationships with school and education groups across the Metro Vancouver and Sea-to-Sky Corridor (Whistler, Squamish,
Pemberton, Britannia Beach, D’Arcy), from which to begin the recruitment drive. The Evans Lake Forest Education Society will, first, use our own list of teachers
and educators who currently run forest education programs at our centre, and then additionally begin an external promotion drive through information booths at
school district conferences, and electronic pamphlets sent to school districts in the Metro Vancouver area and Sea-to-Sky Corridor. We aim to have at least twenty
teachers register for this event (to be held in conjunction with a Professional Development day), but have capacity to accept up to fifty.
The primary cost for this project is the researching and compilation of the Program Package. Our aim is to target materials that are as current as possible,
specifically aimed at management practices, and highlight collaborative efforts between forest product companies, environmental & conservation groups, and
social & indigenous groups. The remaining costs are to promote the project, transport and feed the participants.
By funding this project, the SFI will be supporting an education campaign that improves teachers’ capacities to teach about the positive adaptations that the
forestry companies have been working hard towards alongside environmental and social groups. By simplifying the teacher’s research process and activity
development, as well as making personal connections with a representative of the WCSIC, teachers will feel more confident answering student questions and
reading past the headlines to teach about British Columbia’s forests. This symposium will reach out directly to the teachers and give them the impetus to start.
Project Goals
Goal 1: Develop and compile
resources that highlight current
forest management best
practices and collaboration
between forest product
companies, conservation groups
and social groups
Goal 2: Provide teachers with
an experiential forest education
experience in a demonstration
forest that applies the
knowledge and activities from
the program package.
Goal 3: Have all attending
teachers augment or create a
forest education component to
their curriculum that includes
knowledge and resources from
the symposium
Tangible Outcomes
Teachers will have an excellent tool
that is highly adaptable to their
teaching needs and removes the
burden of research and development
from them
Measures of Success
A Program Package to be
distributed to all symposium
attendees
Grant Funds
$3700
Providing teacher’s with requisite
knowledge to start an outdoor
education program with their classes
Attract at least twenty educators
$1300
Students will be exposed to current
and balanced information about British
Columbia’s forest management
practices in a fun and engaging
fashion
Attending Teachers are able to
submit post-symposium survey’s
that indicate the progress of their
forest education lesson
development. Teachers are
encouraged to document and
submit their experiences to be
published in Evans Lake’s monthly
newsletter and website
Costs shared in the development
of the Program Package
Project Timeline
Goal 1: Program Package will be drafted by July 2011 allowing for trial and workshopping with Evans Lake’s summer program staff. Package will then be finalized
and printed for October 2011
Goal 2: Upon acceptance of the grant, space at teacher conferences will be booked for May/June & September/October of 2011. All teachers and prospective
teachers for Evans Lake’s school group programs will be contacted to discuss their attendance at the Symposium. The symposium will be held in mid-November
2011.
Goal 3: All attendees will complete a survey describing their experience. If the survey indicates additional support is required, it will be provided by Evans Lake
staff following the symposium. Evans Lake staff will be in contact with symposium attendees after two months, six months and one year to assess the
development of their forest education programs.
Project Budget
Expenditure
Operating Costs
Research Activities
Printing
Meetings
Food Catering @
Symposium
Travel
Total
Amount
Matching
Funds*
In-Kind
Contributions*
$2500
$1100
$100
$500
0
0
0
0
500
0
500
0
$800
5000
0
0
500 (time)
1,500
* Bruce Eaket from PricewaterhouseCoopers, who is also the current Treasurer of Evans Lake and has been a Board member for 15 years, had a discussion with
Ian DeLisle, Chairman of the Western Canada SIC who agreed to provide one of their members to develop a presentation on SFI and current forestry issues in BC.
The person will then stay for some or all of the meeting to participate in the ongoing forestry discussions and answer questions. We have included $1,500 for
their time to develop the presentation, travel to and from camp and stay for the meeting.
Ian’s phone number is provided above and he can be contacted with any questions. We were not able to secure his completion of the Agreement to Public
Communications form prior to submitting the project application, but if our project is short-listed, we will submit immediately upon request
partners):
Hardwood Forestry Fund (HFF)
1825 Michael Faraday Drive
Reston, VA 20190
501c3 educational foundation Tax ID: 54-1674210
Barbara McClendon 877-433-8733
[email protected]
Promote quality hardwood timber growth, education,
and environmentally sound management and use of our
hardwood resources to meet the needs of current and
future generations.
$90,000
David Thomsson- Brookside Veneers Ltd.
[email protected] 609-409-1311
Jim Martin – Marwood, Inc.
Project Overview
The Hardwood Forestry Fund is a 501c3 educational foundation dedicated to establishing sustainable hardwood forests on public sites. As
part of its mission, the Fund seeks suitable and quality locations for implementation of forest establishment and sustainable forest management
techniques. One such site is the “Sustainable Forest Establishment at Devil’s Lake State Park” project located within the Baraboo Hills in Sauk
County, Wisconsin. The HFF’s spring 2011 sustainable forest establishment project is in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources (WI-DNR) and is the focus of this grant application to SFI, Inc.
The Devil’s Lake State Park is a 10,000 acre property within the 55,000 acre south range of the Baraboo Hills in Sauk County, Wisconsin.
The 8.5 acre project converts idle agricultural fields into hardwood forest cover by planting 23,000 seedlings. The seedling species have been
carefully matched to the site and consist of 7,500 northern red oak, 7,500 white oak, 4,000 black walnut, and 4,000 black cherry. These species are
indigenous to the area and are well suited to the soil types. Planting these particular species of hardwoods is beneficial for soil and water
conservation in the area.
This planting is necessary for the continued ecological and economical success of the forest. Fragmentation of the forest by human
development and agriculture has been threatening the Baraboo Hills and its unique characteristics. As the plantings advance, they will close the gaps
in coverage and contribute to additional habitat for plants and animals needing deep forest conditions to survive as well as provide wood based forest
products for economic benefits. The project will machine plant the tree seedlings and conduct chemical control of competing vegetation in the spring
of 2011. The estimated seedling spacing will be 4’x4’. This high-density method will help the hardwood seedlings capture the site quicker and out
compete other vegetation for sunlight, soil nutrients, available moisture. The benefits of this strategy for planting are the lessened need for
herbicides and better integration with the existing oak stand in the park.
The Baraboo Hills are unique in that they support one of the largest upland hardwood forests in the Midwest and provide a critical nesting
habitat for forest-interior songbirds. Because of the Baraboo Hill’s unique qualities, planting done by the Hardwood Forestry Fund would serve to
protect a special site as defined by SFI. This planting would lessen edge effect and connect important forested tracts of land under management by
the WI-DNR.
The Hardwood Forestry Fund’s project in the Baraboo Hills increases community involvement in the practice of sustainable forestry. The
project is partnering with Youth Environmental Projects of Sauk County to monitor seedling success, interplant as needed, and prune the trees. This
partnership provides many opportunities for community involvement and hands on experience in sustainable forestry. Approximately 30 students
and their parents will visit the site each year to monitor the survival of the seedlings and interplant and prune if needed. This partnership
demonstrates to the next generation the principles of sustainable forestry, allows them to have hands-on interaction and see to the impact that
sustainable forestry has on forest reliant communities. Additionally because of its unique hardwood forest and its close proximity to Madison, the
Baraboo Hills are a frequent field trip destination for groups ranging from the Wisconsin Woodland Owners Association to the national Natural Areas
Association. Annually 1.5 million people visit the Devil’s Lake State Park. The staff at Devil’s Lake State Park will construct a wood routed sign
detailing the planting benefactor, project initiation date, management objective, harvest date, regeneration methods and information detailing how
forestry and natural community management are complementary. This sign is an educational opportunity to all of those who visit the park each year
and aims to inform the community as to the process of achieving sustainable forestry. Because the planting will take place at a state park it provides
an opportunity for the public to learn about sustainable forestry practices and see them implemented.
The Hardwood Forestry Funds project at Devil’s Lake State Park meets multiple objectives of SFI’s Standard. The planting of 23,000 seedlings
will help protect a special site by closing gaps in the forest, it involves the local community in sustainable forestry initiatives by virtue of its
partnerships and it promotes and implements sustainable forest management on public lands. This is a community based program in an SFI certified
forest and as such this planting would be an ideal beneficiary of the SFI’s grant.
The Project relates to and support many elements of the SFI 2010-2014 program, including Objective 6, Objective 17, and Objective 18.
Confirmed Project
Partners (list
organization name
only)*
Hardwood Forestry
Fund
Wisconsin Department
of Natural Resources
Project Title
Amount Requested
Sustainable Forest
Establishment at
Devil’s Lake State Park
$4,500
$19,440
(50 words or less)
The Hardwood
Forestry Fund invites
SFI to become a key
funding partner on this
sustainable forest
establishment project
that reduces forest
fragmentation,
educates the public.
The target location is
public land owned and
managed by the
Wisconsin Department
and is SFI certified.
Element(s) of the SFI
2010-2014 Program
that Project addresses.
The project addresses
multiple components
of the SFI 2010-2014
Program including
Sustainable Forestry,
Forest Productivity and
Health, Protection of
Biological Diversity,
Aesthetics and
Recreation, Protection
of Special Sites,
Training and
Education, Community
Involvement in (cont.)
Sustainable Forestry,
Supports and
implements
Sustainable Forest
Management on Public
lands.
Project Partner Contact Information:
Hardwood Forestry Fund (signed Agreement to Public Communications attached)
Barbara McClendon - Administrator
[email protected] 877-433-8733 Forester (BS Forest management NCSU ’89), OK Division of Forestry seedling nursery, Georgia
Forestry Division Urban forester, Loudoun Co., VA Park Naturalist, Hardwood Forestry Fund consultant 14 yrs
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (signed Agreement to Public Communications attached).
Paul Kloppenburg – DNR Forester, YEPS Coordinator (University of Wisconsin- Madison ‘97), 6 yrs WI - DNR, private consulting forester in WI, USDA
Forest Service timber marking crew and firefighting)
[email protected]
Project Details
The “Sustainable Forest Establishment at Devil’s Lake State Park” project strengthens and involves communities in forest management by
partnering with the Youth Environmental Projects of Sauk County (YEPS) to monitor seedling success, interplant as needed and prune the
trees. The YEPS is coordinated by members of Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. By partnering with an organization such as the
YEPS, WI- DNR professional foresters create the opportunity for the next generation to get hands-on experience with forest management.
Involving the local community including children and their parents in forestry educational programs communicates the benefits of the practice
of sustainable forestry. This is important to voting age adults and to children - our future decision-makers.
2.What activities will you and your Project partners perform to promote the outcomes of your Project and SFI Involvement in the Project?
The Hardwood Forestry Fund will recognized SFI as a contributor and will promote the “Sustainable Forest Establishment at Devil’s Lake
State Park” project on our website http://www.hardwoodforestryfund.org with written updates and photograph. Staff at Devil’s Lake State
Park will construct a wood routed sign detailing the management objectives, harvest date, regeneration methods and information detailing
how forestry and natural community management are complementary. We will also distribute press releases in the fall and spring which will
describe the project and funding provided by the Hardwood Forestry Fund and SFI.
3.In the table below, please list the goals for your project. For each goal, please describe the corresponding tangible outcomes (e.g. implementation
guidance on a component of the SFI Standard, outreach and education to landowners, acres positively affected by the Project) for each goal, how
you will measure your success in achieving each goal, and the portion of the requested grant funds that would be used to achieve the goal. Add
rows as-needed to address all project goals.
Project Goals
Goal 1: Establish a sustainable
forest on a public site that is
SFI-certified and will be
managed long term by the WIDNR for benefits of sustainable
supply of forest products,
forestry education, reduction of
forest fragmentation, and
improved forest health and
productivity.
Goal 2: Set an example for how
natural community
management and sound
sustainable forestry can
complement one-another and
meet the long term objectives
of each
Tangible Outcomes
By converting 8.5 acres of idle
agricultural fields to forest cover by
planting 23,000 seedlings, we will
address habitat fragmentation,
increase forest productivity and health
and reintroduce native species to
protect biological diversity. Forest
fragmentation is undesirable when
contrasting environments and/or
ecosystems such as agricultural fields
and forest cover are adjacent. The
planting by the Hardwood Forestry
Fund decreases the contrasting
environments. Connecting forest
fragments increases forest productivity
and the amount of forest land that
supports diverse forest dwelling wildlife
species.
By partnering with the YEPS and by
virtue of the project’s location on
public land, this project enables
children and adults to have a hands-on
forestry educational experience under
the direction of a professional forester
By participating in survival checks and
monitoring seedling growth in the
emerging forest, the YPES volunteers
will develop and a personal connection
to the forest that will hopefully
translate into a lifelong love of forests
and sustainable forestry.
Measures of Success
We will measure our success in
achieving our goal of lessening
edge effect by the rate of survival
of the seedlings planted. Our
partnership with YEPS allows for
this monitoring and they will
interplant as necessary to ensure
our goals.
As the young trees grow and
capture the site, they will connect
stands of forestland.
By properly managing the
emerging forest for multiple use,
we are creating a sustainable
forest that will be managed
indefinitely for multitude of
benefits to people and wildlife.
We will measure our success by
the number of participants and
their level of enthusiasm as they
participate in the annual
monitoring of the project and
share their results which we can
then post to the HFF website.
We will gauge our long term
success by measuring growth of
the trees and the maturity of the
forest and its increasing impact
on overall forest health and
improved wildlife habitat.
Grant Funds
$4,500
Project Timeline
February 2011
Hardwood Forestry Fund applies to SFI, Inc. Conservation & Community Partnership Grant Program for a $4,500 grant to
help establish a sustainable forest by planting 23,000 seedlings on 8.5 acres at a critical site in Wisconsin.
WI-DNR reserves 23,000 high quality hardwood seedlings from WI DNR nursery.
March 2011
HFF notified if selected for a grant and proceeds as follows.
April 2011
HFF notifies WI-DNR to contract with tree planters to plant 23,000 seedlings.
WI-DNR oversees contractor during tree planting and application of weed control on planting site. WI- DNR begins long term
management of the site adhering to WI- DNR best management practices and SFI certification standards.
May 2011
HFF posts project info to HFF website, listing SFI Inc. as project partner and provides direct link to SFI’s website.
Summer/ Fall 2011
WI DNR conducts educational training with YEPS volunteers to monitor seedlings for survival and growth, HFF uploads info
to website.
Fall 2011
Final report to SFI, Inc.
Project Budget
Expenditure
Amount
Operating Costs
Site preparation
Seedling Purchase
Planting labor & weed
control
Signage
Matching
Funds*
In-Kind Contributions*
$1,000 (HFF
contributors)
$9610 in-kind value from WI- DNR for 23,000 seedlings
$2400 – HFF
contributors
$400 HFF
Contributors
Competition Control
$1,530 (HFF
(2011 -20130
contributors)
Total
$4,500
$5,100
$9,610
HFF contributors are from forest products industry. General support donations from HFF contributors will be used to pay for the balance of this
project including site preparation, contract seedling planting labor, weed control, signage, and additional years weed control as directed by forester.
WI-DNR is donating the seedlings for this project from their state seedling nursery. Strong financial support and commitment to long time sustainable
management from our project partners emphasizes our commitment to success.
$4,500 requested
from SFI
lands,
objectives, or
Terminology
•
consideration.
•
•
•
•
•
Project.
Process
be considered.
1
Timeline
Event
Submissions due
Date
January 11, 2011
March 25, 2011
All submissions must contain all of the three elements listed directly below. Projects that do not contain
•
The Lead Organization in the Project must be a registered, 501c (3), non-profit (or Canadian
•
•
Inquiries
Phone:
202.596.3452
E-mail:
[email protected]
2
Grant Application
• Applications cannot be longer than 5 pages (Project Partner signed agreements and Lead Organization proof of
non-profit status do not count towards the 5 page maximum).
The Lead Organization in the Project must be a registered, 501c (3), non-profit (or Canadian equivalent) organization.
Colleges and universities qualify as tax-exempt organizations. Applicants must submit proof of tax-exempt status with
this application.
Two references (Name, Organization, email and phone) who can
speak to the potential of the Project (these should not be the
same as your Project partners):
Lauderdale County Habitat for Humanity
1001 29th Ave, Meridian, MS 39302
Fonda Rush, Executive Director
601.479.0515, [email protected]
Habitat for Humanity is a non-profit, ecumenical
Christian organization committed
to providing families with the life-changing
opportunity to purchase and own decent, affordable
homes.
$208,803.00
Eddie Massey, Clearspan Components,
eddiem@clearspan, 601-483-3941
Archie R. McDonnell, Jr.
President & CEO Citizen, National Bank,
[email protected]
Project Overview
The Project must relate to or support one or more elements of the SFI 2010-2014 Program. You can download a copy of
the Standard and supporting documents on our website. Community-based projects should focus on Objective 6,
Objective 17 (Community Involvement in the Practice of Sustainable Forestry) and Objective 18 (Public Land Management
Responsibilities).
Confirmed Project
Partners (list
organization name
only)*
Project Title
Amount
Requested
Total Project
Budget
Brief Project
Summary (50
words or less)
The Campbell
Group
Mississippi SIC
Habitat for
Humanity Build
in Meridian, MS
$5,000
$11,500 plus
likely donated
SFI program
certified
products
A Habitat for
Humanity house
will be sponsored
in Meridian, MS,
by The Campbell
Group, the
Mississippi SIC,
and other
members of the
Mississippi forest
industry
3
What element(s) of
the SFI 2010-2014
Program does/do
your Project
address (Please cite
the Standard
Component(s))
Objective 6 –
Community
Involvement in the
Practice of
Sustainable
Forestry
community. SFI
program products
will be used and
the house will be
certified to the
NGBS.
*For each partner organization, please list below the contact name, title, email, phone number and include a summary of
the individual and organizations qualifications and experience as it relates to your project. Also you must include a copy
of the Agreement to Public Communications, which can be found at the end of this document, for each Project Partner.
Project Details
The building of a Habitat for Humanity house will be sponsored by The Campbell Group, the Mississippi SIC, and other
members of the Mississippi forest industry community. A portion of the cost of the house will be covered by this project.
The Campbell Group will match the $5,000 granted from the SFI Program. SFI program certified products will be used for
construction where possible. The Mississippi SIC will fund the estimated $1500 required for a certificate from the
National Green Building Standard. Other contributions of construction materials are expected to be donated by individual
Mississippi forest industry companies.
Individual employees of The Campbell Group will be teamed with a foster child over 15 years old for a day of building.
Employees of other companies will be recruited to team with foster children if the need arises.
Youth groups such as Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and 4-H will be included in the project where possible. A day will be
designated for each of the groups to participate in an appropriate and legal manner. Only individuals over 15 years old
can participate in the building, so the younger member’s involvement may be in providing food for volunteers or
landscaping. This exposure to Habitat for Humanity will develop future volunteers for Habitat and people who value the
forest industry.
Habitat for Humanity is going to start building to a green standard. Many projects already comply with LEED, but Habitat
International is suggesting the NGBS be used. Lauderdale County Habitat for Humanity plans to take the suggestion and
start building homes which can be certified to the NGBS. A newly established Sustainable Building committee will
administrate this part of the project.
This project will promote the value of SFI program certified products and the NGBS. Young people will additionally learn
the joy of giving and become acquainted with the Mississippi forest industry. News releases will be used to feature the
participation of those involved. Habitat for Humanity, the SFI program, the NGBS, and the Mississippi forest industry will
be presented in a good light to the general public through this newspaper and television exposure.
Project Goals
Goal 1: Construction of a
Habitat for Humanity House
Goal 2: Develop future
volunteers for Habitat for
Humanity
Goal 3: Promote the use of SFI
program certified products.
Goal 4: Promote the NGBS as
the green building standard of
choice.
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Tangible Outcomes
Deserving family is provided with
affordable housing.
Future building projects will have
adequate labor and financial support
Measures of Success
Completion of house
Grant Funds
$5000
Participation by various youth
groups
$0
SFI program certified products are
recognized as sustainable and
available.
The NGBS is chosen by more
individuals and recognized by more
communities for tax breaks.
Newspaper and television
coverage of the project.
$0
Certification of the house by the
NGBS
$0
Goal 5: Promote the Mississippi
forest industry
Mississippi forest industry is better
accepted and valued
Recognition of donations in public
media
$0
Project Timeline
Donations of money and materials will be delivered by August 1. Building will start in early September. Promotion
through the news media will occur throughout the project at opportune times. The house will be completed and certified
by the end of December.
Project Budget
Please fill out the table below to illustrate the entire Project budget. SFI Inc. will not award any funds for organization
overhead costs, which include but are not limited to, office rent or maintenance, utilities, temporary hires, etc. SFI
funding should be used for direct project costs only.
1. Total Operating costs divided up by relevant topics such as travel, meetings, communications, education &
outreach etc.
Expenditure
Amount
Matching
Funds*
$5000
$1500
Construction Materials
$5000
NGBS
Total
5
In-Kind
Contributions*
lands,
objectives, or
Terminology
•
consideration.
•
•
•
•
•
Project.
Process
be considered.
1
Timeline
Event
Submissions due
Date
January 11, 2011
March 25, 2011
All submissions must contain all of the three elements lisited directly below. Projects that do not contain
•
The Lead Organization in the Project must be a registered, 501c(3), non-profit (or Canadian
•
•
Inquiries
Phone:
202.596.3452
E-mail:
[email protected]
2
Grant Application
5 page maximum).
partners):
National Housing Endowment, 1201 15th Street NW,
Bruce Silver, [email protected], 800-368-5242,
extension 8069
Founded in 1987, NHE works to 'build a foundation' to
help make the American dream of homeownership a
reality for present and future generations.
$500,000
XXXXXXXXX
Project Overview
Confirmed Project
Partners (list
organization name
only)*
Project Title
Amount Requested
(50 words or less)
Habitat for Humanity
NAHB Research Center
Greening Habitat for
Humanity Homes
$5,000
$5,000
Funding is requested to
cover the certification
fees for 25 Habitat for
Humanity homes to be
green certified to the
3
xxxxxxxx
National Green Building
Standard by the NAHB
Research Center. The
certification fee is
typically $500 per home.
Homes built under this
program will be eligible
for a $300 certification
credit from the Research
Center and a $200 credit
as a result of the SFI
grant.
Project Details
Please provide your answers to the following questions to describe your project. You may provide an introductory narrative to your project, but the following
questions must be addressed in the requested format.
Because of the widespread success of the LEED rating systems and USGBC’s aggressive marketing campaigns, many individuals and organizations believe
that only FSC-certified products are the sustainable product choice for green buildings. The National Green Building Standard, the only ANSI-approved
green building rating system, recognizes the SFI certification on par with FSC for builders seeking to certify their homes as green. This project will help
Habitat Homes achieve green certification for the homes they build in compliance to the National Green Building Standard at no additional cost and help to
educate a wide array of individuals on the role SFI-certified wood products play in green homes and in promoting green sustainability.
Should this grant be funded, the NAHB Research Center, which manages the National Green Certification Program will aggressively reach out to the
Habitat chapters nationwide to advise them of the available funding to pay for the green certification fees. To be eligible for the funding, all Habitat homes
that receive the certification funds must use wood products from SFI certified program participants. Habitat applicants will receive a one-page program
description that details the SFI wood product certification, the role it plays in promoting sustainable forestry, and the role SFI-certified wood products play in a
green residential building.
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Project Goals
Goal 1: Encourage Habitat for
Humanity homes to be green
certified to the National Green
Building Standard ICC 700.
Tangible Outcomes
Increased number of green certified
Habitat for Humanity homes.
Measures of Success
To disperse all of the funds within
12 months of receiving the grant.
Goal 2: Increase the use of SFI
certified wood in green certified
Habitat for Humanity homes
and thereby help the building
industry at large understand
how the SFI label promotes
sustainable forestry.
Education of H4H chapters to
understand the value of the SFI label
and result in increased use of wood
products from SFI participants.
To have all of the homes use SFI
certified wood products.
Grant Funds
100% -- All of the funds will be
used to offset the cost of
certification. Education,
outreach, training, and marketing
will be funded by in-kind services
organized by the NAHB Research
Center.
Goal #2 will occur in tandem as a
result of meeting Goal #1.
Project Timeline
We will easily be able to fund the certification fee for 25 H4H homes within 2011. All funds will be used by the end of the year.
Project Budget
Expenditure
Amount
Operating Costs
$5,000
Research Activities
Meetings
0
0
5
Matching
Funds*
$7,500 from the
NAHB Research
Center
In-Kind
Contributions*
$1900, cost of Program
Travel
0
0
Communications
0
Director attending H4H
National Construction
Conference
$1000 – conference
travel costs
$5000 – assumes 4-5
days of outreach on
part of program
director
$2000 – assumes 2
days of communications
manager’s time plus
cost of program
materials
Total
$5000
$7,500
$9,900
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Agreement to Public
Communications.doc
I, ___________ (Name, Title), as a representative of ___________ (Organization Name) and a Partner in
_________________ (Name of Project), hereby give the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI), Inc. permission to use my
name, the organization name as written above, and any other information about the Project in public communications
regarding the Project.
Program.
and accurate, and I am authorized by ___________ (Organization Name) to sign this agreement.
Signed:
______________________
Name
______________________
Title
______________________
Organization
______________________
Date
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Grant Application
Proposals must follow this application format.
Applications cannot be longer than 5 pages (Project Partner signed agreements and Lead Organization proof of
You may delete all text that precedes this section and any text in italics throughout the application.
The Lead Organization in the Project must be a registered, 501c(3), non-profit (or Canadian equivalent) organization.
this application.
speak to the potential of the Project (these should not be the same
as your Project partners):
Northwest Natural Resources Institute, 801 W.
Riverside, #100, Spokane, WA 99201
Diahne Gill, Executive Director, 509-321-3615,
[email protected]
To cultivate a better understanding of natural
resources by educating teachers and students
about the science, economic and societal aspects of
our regions natural resources.
$51,000
Julie Stangell, Washington State SIC Chair /
Hancock Forest Management, [email protected],
(360) 879-5823
Pete Heide, Washington Forest Protection
Association, [email protected], (360) 352-1500
Project Overview
Responsibilities).
Confirmed Project
Partners (list
organization name
only)*
Project Title
Amount
Requested
Total Project
Budget
Brief Project Summary (50
words or less)
Forest Capital
Partners
K – 12 Natural
Resources
Teacher
Workshop - SFI
Certified
Working Forest
Teachers Field
Tours
$2,775
$4,983
These monies will support
community outreach to
teachers in Washington
State. The goal will be to
introduce teachers to the
“Working Forest” concept
and demonstrate how
progressive forest
What element(s) of
the SFI 2010-2014
Program does/do
your Project
the Standard
Component(s))
Performance
Measures 17.1 and
17.2
Boise Cascade
K – 12 Natural
Resources
Teacher
Workshop Responsible
Procurement
and SFI
Certified
Products Tour
$1,425
$2,567
management can provide
jobs, revenue, fiber, wildlife
habitat, clean water and air,
recreational opportunities,
and carbon sequestration.
This project dovetails onto
Forest Capital’s “Working
Forest” and will show how
the resulting raw materials
are manufactured into
certified forest products.
The monies for this project
will also support community
outreach to Washington
State teachers and provide
assurance that products
resulting from certified
forests represent a sound
environmental choice.
Performance
Measures 8.1
(Indicator1), 9.1
(Indicator 1), 17.1
and 17.2
Forest Capital Partners, LLC
Scott Ketchum, Region Manager
509–684-0700 x116
[email protected]
SFI certified land management
Boise Cascade, LLC
Kevin Arneson, Region Wood Procurement Manager
509–738-3266
[email protected]
SFI certified procurement and SFI certified chain of custody
Project Details
Please provide your answers to the following questions to describe your project. You may provide an introductory
narrative to your project, but the following questions must be addressed in the requested format.
1. Please explain how this Project will strengthen and involve communities in forest management or inform or
provide benefit to the SFI Program.
The Northwest Natural Resources Institute (NNRI) is a 501c3 educational organization dedicated to cultivating a better
understanding of the daily importance of our forest, agricultural, mineral and water resources by educating teachers and
students about the science, economic and societal aspects of our region’s natural resources. We do this through a variety
of student programs and teacher workshops held throughout Washington State. We will be holding our annual Spokane
based K-12 Natural Resources Teacher Workshop, July 19 - July 22, 2011. The primary audience at our workshops are K12 teachers and the secondary audience is their students. Because teachers are among the first to introduce young
minds to the world of natural resources, the exposure and experience the educators will gain through the workshops will
enable them to present their students a balanced view of the management of our nation’s natural resources. Our teacher
workshops are an excellent way to get information disseminated as one teacher reaches 25 students a year for as many
as 30 years.
The NNRI successfully leverages resources by partnering with other organizations to deliver quality educational programs.
Partners include Boise Cascade, Forest Capital Partners, Stimson Lumber Company, Spokane County Conservation
District, Project Learning Tree, Franklin Conservation District, Washington Department of Natural Resources and many
others. These partners enable our organization to provide quality and unbiased information to further educate our
region’s teachers.
The economy of the Northwest was built on and continues to rely on our valuable natural resources. As such, forestry
continues to be a primary industry in Washington and is an important base for our states' economy. During the last
several decades, a significant shift in public policy has taken place in natural resource management, requiring managers
to balance the utilization of resources with sound environmental practices based on the best available science to ensure
long-term sustainability. Our member companies take this responsibility very seriously and henceforth have subscribed to
the standards of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative as a means to meet this responsibility. The adherence to BMP’s
Logger Training Programs and verifying compliance to those Standards through visible third-party audits are all key
components to responsible forest land management and the production of fiber from those certified lands. In order to
educate teachers about the importance of well managed lands and the assurance that products resulting from certified
procurement from those lands benefit society, the NNRI’s teacher workshop is dedicating two days for their annual fourday teacher workshop to showcase SFI certified management, procurement, and product manufacturing. The primary
goals of these two days is to inform teachers on the care and attention that forestry professionals give to being good
stewards of forestlands; and to provide the opportunity to learn forestry skills "in the field" from foresters who use these
skills daily. These goals will be accomplished by providing a tour of SFI certified lands managed by Forest Capital
Partners and then concluding with a tour of the Boise Cascade manufacturing facilities so that the teachers can follow the
SFI certified raw materials through to the end product development of SFI certified products. An additional goal of this
project is to make it an annual addition to our K-12 Natural Resources Teacher Workshop.
Forest product companies agree that education, visibility, and adhering to their social responsibilities while maintaining
working forests, now more than ever, are key components of managing and conducting successful ventures without
compromising the needs of future generations. We strive to provide a real-life look into how management professionals
and the forest commodity industry can work together to meet the needs of our continually evolving society and enhance
a similar opportunity for future generations.
2. What activities will you and your Project partners perform to promote the outcomes of your Project and SFI
Involvement in the Project?
Educators will be exposed not only to harvesting activities but also the planning that goes into harvesting every tree on a
SFI certified forest. Furthermore, the educators will be exposed to the planning and regulatory requirements involved in
reforestation, growth and yield, stand tending, BMP’s and road building.
Each attendee will be required to fill out an evaluation form at day’s end. The results will be compiled and we will use
that information to modify the program for the next year based on the requests and educational needs of the teachers.
By closely monitoring the evaluations, we will be able to provide the teachers the information they feel has been lacking
in other programs in which they have participated. We will also determine the change in the attendees perceptions on
natural resources both pre and post workshop by the assignment required for their continuing education credit. In
addition, we will monitor the standard learning requirements for Washington to insure our sessions are aligned with their
needs.
Post-workshop, we will implement a quarterly report (strictly voluntary) on what workshop attendees are teaching in the
classroom that can be attributed as a direct result from the workshop teachings. They will be asked to do this in October
and December of 2011. These reports will enable us to track the information being used from the workshop and to
identify trends with the lessons being presented to the students. This will also be an accurate feedback method for our
funders and supporters.
3. In the table below, please list the goals for your project. For each goal, please describe the corresponding
tangible outcomes (e.g. implementation guidance on a component of the SFI Standard, outreach and education
to landowners, acres positively affected by the Project) for each goal, how you will measure your success in
achieving each goal, and the portion of the requested grant funds that would be used to achieve the goal. Add
Project Goals
Goal 1: To introduce
teachers to the “Working
Forest” concept
Goal 2: To provide all
attending teachers with SFI
materials
Tangible Outcomes
To take teachers into the
woods where they will see
the entire process
beginning with the raw
materials and then take
them to the mill where
they will see the finished
product
To provide outreach and
education materials to all
teachers so that the
information can be
implemented into their
teachings
Measures of Success
To reinforce the perception
of how important forestry is
to our everyday lives
Grant Funds
$4200 (total grant
amount requested)
To have the materials
become part of the
curriculum
$4200 (total grant
amount requested)
Project Timeline
Please provide a timeline for completion of the project. Projects must be completed within 2011. The timeline should
reflect when you will deliver upon the goals and outcomes as outlined above.
March 2011 –
Begin promoting workshop through teacher related publications
Contact state-wide Educational Service Districts (ESD’s) and have them start promoting the workshop to
regional teachers through their school districts
Arrange for transportation
Begin registration process
Meet with project partners
April 2011 –
Continue marketing to regional teachers
Coordinate with presenters for their sessions
May 2011 –
Finalize session curriculum with presenters
Continue registration process
June 2011 –
Finalize registration numbers
July 2011 –
Hold four-day teacher workshop
Receive surveys from teachers
October 2011 –
Receive follow-up survey information from teachers regarding their implementation of SFI materials
December 2011 –
Receive two month follow-up information from teachers on their utilization of SFI materials into their
curriculum
Project Budget
outreach etc.
Expenditure
Amount
Matching
Funds*
In-Kind
Contributions*
Operating Costs
Research Activities
Meetings
n/a
$500
n/a
n/a
Travel
$1800
n/a
$4750
Communications
$500
$1250 ($750
Boise, $500
Ponderay
Newsprint)
n/a
n/a
$300 (Kevin Arneson,
Scott Ketchum, forester
and mill personnel)
and mill personnel)
and mill personnel)
n/a
Total
$7550
$1250
$2100
Grant Application
partners):
Project Overview
Confirmed Project
Partners (list
organization name
only)*
National 4-H Forestry
Invitational Management
Committee
Southern Regional
Extension Forestry
The Pennsylvania State
University-Centre County
Cooperative Extension**
West Virginia Division of
Forestry
The Pennsylvania State
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Tioga County Cooperative Extension Association
Courthouse Annex
118 Main Street
Wellsboro, PA 16901-1495
Robert Hansen
570-724-9120
[email protected]
The mission is to extend informal educational
opportunities to both youth and adults. Programs
provide information that will enhance income producing
skills, improve quality of life, and develop leadership
abilities.
$35,100
Todd Dailey, Chief Appraiser, Farm Credit of Florida,
[email protected], 352-622-4188
Thomas Futral, Futral Outdoors,
Project Title
Amount Requested
(50 words or less)
National 4-H Forestry
Invitational (N4HFI)
$5000
$22,181
The National 4-H
Forestry Invitational is
the national 4-H forestry
event recognized by the
USDA National Institute
of Food and Agriculture.
The event is managed
by a dedicated team of
professionals and
volunteer leaders. This
event is part of the 4-H
youth program
administered by the
Cooperative Extension
System.
Objective 17
Performance Measure
17.1
Performance measure
17.2
University-Tioga County
Cooperative Extension**
**Note; the agreement from The Pennsylvania State University was edited to reflect University needs for compliance with public communications.
Robert Hansen, 4-H Forestry Invitational Management Committee Member, National 4-H Forestry Invitational, [email protected], 570-265-2896. Currently Extension
Educator in Forest Resources/Maple Products Extension in Bradford/Tioga Counties, Pennsylvania. D.F. (Doctor of Forestry) in Forest Ecology and Silviculture
from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. Bob has been with Penn State University Extension since February, 1989. Provide program
coordination for tree measurement and forest evaluation portions of the event.
Gary Goff, 4-H Forestry Invitational Management Committee Member, National 4-H Forestry Invitational, [email protected], 607-255-2824. Currently in the
Department of Natural Resources at Cornell University as an Extension Associate for the Renewable Resources Extension Program. Expertise in Forest
management, Silviculture, Wildlife Management Enhancement, and Extension Education. Coordinates the quiz bowl portion of the event.Completed a master's
degree from SUNY College of Environmental Sciences and Forestry in 1979.
Deborah B. Hill, 4-H Forestry Invitational Management Committee Member, National 4-H Forestry Invitational, [email protected], 859-257-7610. Extension Professor
in the Department of Forestry at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY. B.S. in Biology from Tufts University (1964), Masters degrees in Elementary Education
(Science) from Boston University (1968) and in Forest Science from Yale University (1973), Ph.D. in silviculture from Yale University (1977). Also trained in
agroforestry (certificate - Oxford University, England) (1989).
William G. Hubbard, Southern Regional Extension Forester, Southern Regional Extension Forestry Center, [email protected], (706) 542-7813. Bill is the
Southern Regional Extension Forester (SREF) Cooperative Extension Service at the University of Georgia. He is the liaison to 13 Southern 1862 University Land
Grant Universities and the USDA Forest Service - Southern Region. He received a B.S. at the University of Florida, School of Forest Resources and ConservationForest Management 1985; M.S. at the University of Florida, School of Forest Resources and Conservation-Forest Economics 1987; and a Doctor of Philosophy at
The University of Georgia-Department of Adult Education 2006.
Sarah Ashton, Program Coordinator, Southern Regional Extension Forestry, [email protected], 706-206-4686. Completed a Master’s of Science in Forestry at
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Currently providing leadership in the development and implementation of a Southern Forest Research
Partnership biomass training initiative. Also assists with various regional programs and projects including editing proceedings, participation in regional and national
planning efforts and overseeing student work activities. Provides program web support and administers general forestry knowledge portions at the event.
David R. Jackson, Extension Educator, The Pennsylvania State University-Centre County Cooperative Extension, [email protected], 814-355-4897. Dave is currently
a Forest Resources Extension Educator for Penn State Cooperative Extension covering central Pennsylvania. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree from The
College of Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse, NY in 1988 in the fields of forest resource management and forest biology and a Master of Forest
Resources from Penn State University in 2007.
Linda O. Carnell, Forestry Specialist in the Logging Sediment Control Program, West Virginia Division of Forestry, [email protected], 304-822-4512. Linda is
a Forestry Specialist in the Logging Sediment Control Program with the West Virginia Division of Forestry in Romney, WV. At present, she supervises nine other
foresters and is in charge of overseeing all activities in logging sediment control, Chesapeake Bay Program issues and training activities in a twenty county area of
North and Eastern area of West Virginia. Linda is a graduate of West Virginia University with a BS in Forest Management.
Project Details
The National 4-H Forestry Invitational (N4HFI) is the “Super Bowl of 4-H Forestry”. For many, it is the culmination of their 4-H forestry club activities at the local
level and a reason to study hard and compete in forestry judging contests in their respective states. For all, it is the pinnacle that every 4-H member strives to
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achieve, representing their state at a national 4-H judging event as a member of their state team. 4-H is a youth education program operated by the Cooperative
Extension Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the state land grant universities. More than five-and-a-half million young people participate in 4-H,
and nearly 100,000 are part of the 4-H Forestry Program.
The N4HFI has been in existence for 31 years and has grown from three states participating in the 1980 inaugural event to 15 states in 2010. While participation
traditionally comes from states east of the Mississippi River; Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Pennsylvania have been steadfast participants.
Western states, Washington, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming and Idaho, have added the N4HFI to the list of national competitions in which their state elects to
participate.
The N4HFI is held each summer (late July) at Jackson’s Mill State 4-H Conference Center near Weston, WV. The N4HFI is a four-day event consisting of eight
competitive events; tree identification, tree measurement, compass/pacing, forest health (forest insect identification and forest disease identification), forest
evaluation, topographic map interpretation, the Forestry Bowl, and general forestry knowledge. The 4-H members who compete in this event frequently know
more about forestry than a first semester college junior majoring in forestry.
To compete in the N4HFI 4-H members must be 14 years of age and not older than 19. Once a 4-H member competes in the N4HFI he or she is not eligible to
compete again. The N4HFI is managed by a national steering committee consisting of county Extension educators, U. S. Forest Service professionals, state
forestry agency professionals, university faculty, and volunteer leaders. All of these individuals have extensive experience with managing forests and/or working
with youth in an experiential learning environment. Service on the committee is on a volunteer basis.
The strategic goals of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) for community collaboration, public awareness and pursuit of conservation partnerships fit nicely
with those of the 4-H Forestry Invitational. SFI Conservation & Community Partnerships Grant support of the N4HFI would be a great opportunity to increase the
visibility of the SFI program. Young 4-H’ers and adult volunteer leaders who participate in this national forestry event will increase their knowledge of the benefits
of sustainable forest management and will better understand forest certification. These individuals will serve as ambassadors of sustainable forestry in the many
disciplines they pursue in their university education and future professions. SFI Grant support of the N4HFI could be an excellent way to extend the positive
influence of the SFI program.
Grant support would also bolster the partnership between SFI and the Cooperative Extension System’s forestry programs across the country. This partnership
would enhance SFI’s ability to increase public awareness of the benefits of forest certification programs. At a time when we are dealing with issues like changing
land ownership patterns, increases in biomass demand, and potential climate change this support could be instrumental in getting the word out about utilizing,
protecting, maintaining, and enhancing our forests for the future.
In providing grant support of the N4HFI SFI Inc. will contribute to: a. A national 4-H event which gets youth outside learning about and experiencing the outdoors
b. Community outreach in support of state and national level 4-H forestry programming c. The education and training of 4-H forestry youth d. An increased
awareness of the benefits of sustainable forest management e. Scholarships and travel stipends covering team member costs and travel expenses f. Awards and
recognition for winning individuals and teams g. N4HFI Management Committee support h. Website and Facebook hosting and maintenance
Supporting Information/Need:
A wide body of research indicates that America’s youth are increasingly out of touch with the natural world and lack even the most basic level of environmental
literacy. Time spent outside playing and learning is being superseded by time spent indoors using electronic technologies such as computers, smart phones,
i‐pods, and televisions, and the consequences are serious. They include obesity, loss of fitness, poor social connections, ADHD, and a failure to develop instinctual
knowledge about the natural world. It is widely agreed that concerted efforts to reach youth and youth‐educators with curricula and learning opportunities for
connecting with the natural world are essential.
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Our nation is faced with a generation of children (and adults) with a growing disconnect with nature and natural systems. More and more children and adults do
not know where their food and fiber comes from. Our school systems seem intent on standardized tests. They feel students do not have time to go out and
experience the natural environment. It seems more and more of our schools want children to learn about the world and the environment without actually getting
out and experiencing it.
Lack of contact with the outdoors and nature leads to our children suffering from what Richard Louv (Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From natureDeficit Disorder, Alogonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2005) calls “nature-deficit disorder.” Nature-deficit disorder does not describe an existing medical problem but it
does describe the human costs of alienation from nature, among them: diminished use of the senses, attention difficulties, and higher rates of physical and
emotional illness. The author suggests new studies show that exposure to nature may reduce the symptoms of ADHD and “improve all children’s cognitive abilities
and resistance to negative stresses and depression.”
4-H Forestry programs are excellent ways to help children get re-connected with nature. They are also an excellent way to help children learn about the forest and
forest systems by experiencing them and not just learning about them in a classroom. 4-H members learn about forests through experiential learning. They learn
how forests grow and interact with other organisms in the forest and the role forests play in their own lives. These 4-H forestry participants learn and experience
methods of caring for our forests. Most of this learning experience takes place out in the woods.
Today’s youth are tomorrow’s landowners, voters, policy makers, and inheritors of the natural resources we depend upon and must pass along to future
generations. We need programs like 4-H Forestry to get youth outdoors and having fun while learning about the natural world around them!
Project Goals
Goal 1: Develop leadership
skills, learn teamwork, build
character, and promote
effective citizenship.
Goal 2: Develop an appreciation
for the importance of
conserving forests as a source
of products, benefits, and
ecosystem services necessary
for quality of life.
Tangible Outcomes
Participants working together as a
team, showing leadership skills, and
demonstrating a desire to help others.
Measures of Success
Number of nominations received
and the awarding of the Joe
Yeager Leadership Award.
As future adults, participants will
better understand renewable natural
resource management needs, issues,
and concerns.
Number of former participants
going on to major in natural
resource programs at the
college/university level or
choosing natural resources
management careers. Number of
former participants imparting
knowledge to others about our
forest resources and how they
are managed for a variety of
sustainable benefits.
“
Goal 3: Acquire practical
forestry skills and develop an
understanding of forest
management and the use of
forest products.
Goal 4: Provide 4-H youth from
different areas of the country
and different backgrounds the
By gaining this knowledge and learning
these skills young people will be better
prepared to be future decision makers
and property owners.
Number of participants indicating
increased forestry knowledge and
skills on a post program
evaluation.
“
Provide the opportunity for 4-H
forestry members from all states
participate with as little financial
Achievement of this goal will
primarily be measured by the
number of participants, coaches,
“
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Grant Funds
Total grant funds asked for to
assist in achieving all four goals
is $5000.
opportunity to interact and
learn from each other.
hurdles as possible.
and chaperones attending the
Invitational
Project Timeline
Planning for the 2011 event is already underway, generally begins immediately following the previous year’s event.
1. Jan. 23, 2011: Winter Planning Mtg. (completed via computer technology and conference call)
2. Feb. 20, 2011: Intent to participate letters go out to states
3. May 27, 2011: Deadline for response intent to participate
4. May 28, 2011: Registration forms to participating states
5. June 27, 2011: Registration forms due
6. July 24 – 28, 2011: National 4-H Forestry Invitational
At each stage various committee members take care of respective assignments, preparing for the events for which they are responsible. Evaluation of event
occurs at the conclusion of the Invitational.
Project Budget
Funds will be used specifically to cover participant costs for room/board (four scholarships per state) and supplementing team travel expenses. The N4HFI
committee views this support as an incentive for encouraging participation from states by minimizing the financial challenges faced in sending individuals to
national events. No committee members are paid a stipend for their efforts/time. Coaches and chaperones from each state are responsible for their own
expenses.
2011 National 4-H Forestry Invitational
Expenditure
Amount
Income
Expenses
Team Scholarships
Team Travel
Reimbursement
Recognition/Awards
Insurance
Camp Nurse
Equipment & Supplies
Management Committee
Total
5
Matching
Funds*
Chesapeake
Energy Corp.
$5000
4-H Volunteer time from 17 state team coaches and chaperones: training
travel, room and board.
$11,900
$5000
$11,900
$8700
$3094
$1339
$312
$450
$1323
$6963
$22,181
FORESTRY AWARENESS WEEK NOW
TEACHING FORESTRY AWARENESS THROUGH OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS
Submitted to:
Submitted by:
ALA-TOM RC&D
Post Office Box 355
Thomasville, Al 36784
Project Dates: April 24-27, 2011
Submission Date: February 15, 2011
Name, phone and email for Project
Director
Lead Organizational Mission Statement
Lead Organization Annual Operating
Budget
Two references
Project Overview
Confirmed
Project
Project
Title
Partners
Clarke County
Forestry
Planning
Committee
Clarke County
Soil & Water
USDA-NRCS
Southern
Taxidermy
Scotch
Plywood
AFA
L. Jones
Logging
Alabama
Cooperative
Ext.
Alabama
Power
Company
FAWN
Forestry
Awareness
Week
Now
Amount
Requested
$4,178.00
ALA-TOM RC&D
P.O. Box 355
Thomasville, AL 36784
Brenda Davis
3100 Hwy 43, Suite B
Jackson, AL 36545
[email protected]
The mission of the ALA-TOM RC&D Area is to conserve and
develop all resources to enhance the quality of life in the
area.
$254,706.00
Wallace Pezent, Retired
251-246-2694
[email protected]
Asberry Daffin BOISE
Total Project
Budget
$31,987.00
Project Summary
The major
industry in Clarke
County, Alabama
is forestry. Yet,
students lack
hands-on
education and
awareness of
forestry
practices. In an
outdoor
classroom setting
from April 25-27,
2011, the Clarke
County Forestry
Planning
Committee and
others will assist
(600) 6th grade
students in
gaining greater
appreciation and
awareness of
environmental
history and
forest and
wildlife
management.
Elements of the SFI
2010-2014 Program
that our Project
addresses.
Objectives 6 and
17The FAWN Program is
held at the Upper
State Game Sanctuary
in Jackson, Alabama
where the students
are taught how to
sustain forests for
future generations.
The 1,920-acre
Sanctuary is located
five miles north of
Jackson on Highway
69. It has a high
population of deer and
turkey. Turkeys are
caught on the
sanctuary and
released in other
states where
population densities
are low. The sanctuary
wildlife has been
photographed by
National Geographic,
ornithological societies
and birdwatcher
enthusiasts.
Partner Organizations
Clarke County Forestry Planning Committee ---- Benji Elmore--- Chairman
251-275-3283
[email protected]
Mr. Elmore is president of the Clarke County Forestry Planning Committee and is a forester with the
Alabama Forestry Commission. He has been a partner with FAWN since it began in 1998. He along with
other resource professionals from Alabama Forestry Commission assist with the set up and
implementation of FAWN. Mr. Elmore is also responsible for hosting planning meetings for this project.
The Alabama Forestry Commission is committed to protecting and sustaining our forest resources using
professionally applied stewardship principles and education. They ensure Alabama's forests contribute to
abundant timber and wildlife, clean air and water, and a healthy economy.
Clarke County Soil & Water Conservation District ---- Brenda Davis- District Administrative Coordinator
251-246-0245
[email protected]
Mrs. Davis is the District Administrative Coordinator with the Clarke County Soil & Water Conservation
District. She handles all of the communication to and from teachers in scheduling dates for FAWN and the
schedules for each school. She is experienced in the forestry industry due to working with landowners in
Clarke County in practices for forestry improvement elements.
USDA-NRCS --- Sanderson Page – CPSS & CPSC Project Leader
[email protected] 251-246-0245 Ext. 109
As a participant in the FAWN program since its inception, Mr. Page is in charge of teaching the Soils
station during the program. Mr. Page is a soil scientist with NRCS. He also has a BS degree in Forest
Management and is a Certified Soil Classifier with the State of Alabama and past president of the
Professional Soil Classifiers Association of Alabama.
Southern Taxidermy & Deer Processing --- Kay Paul – Co-Owner/Vice President
251-275-8505
[email protected]
Kay Paul is the co-owner of Southern Taxidermy & Deer Processing. Mrs. Paul proudly donates her time
yearly as a tour guide for the FAWN program. As a tour guide she is in charge of a group of children for
each day. She makes sure that her group gets to their designated station in a timely manner and makes
sure that her group stays together
Scotch Plywood Company, Inc. --- Thomas Gray Skipper – Vice President
Scotch Plywood Company, Inc. has been a sponsor of FAWN since it began. Mr. Thomas Gray Skipper as
Vice President of this company has donated his time and has allowed his employees to donate time
yearly in teaching youth during this event. Scotch Plywood Company is an SFI certified procurement
organization. Mr. Skipper serves on the Alabama Sustainable Implementation Committee. Their company
is aware of the need to educate our community on sustaining our forests and they play an integral part in
delivering this message to our youth during FAWN.
Alabama Forestry Association --- Chris Erwin – Director of Education & Outreach
Alabama Forestry Association has been a long time supporter of the FAWN program both financially
through the Forests Forever grant and by offering support staff at the event. As the Director of Education
& Outreach for Alabama Forestry Association, Mr. Erwin and his staff offer their expertise in educating
youth on forestry related issues.
Larry L. Jones Logging, Inc. --- Sharon Jones – Vice President
251-276-3665
[email protected]
Sharon Jones on behalf of Larry Jones Logging, Inc. has been a participant in the FAWN program for the
past seven years. She has played a tremendous part in the success of this program. Her responsibilities
include, cooking and serving lunch for all of the resource professionals, teachers, bus drivers, and trail
guides at the event. She also handles the logging and documentation of volunteer hours. She has
leadership skills that are a much needed asset in order to make our program work smoothly. As co-owner
of a logging company in Clarke County, Mrs. Jones is a supporter of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative
and served on the Alabama Loggers Council for ten years during the creation of SFI, and traveled to
Washington, DC and several other states to represent loggers during the creation of the effort.
Alabama Cooperative Extension System --- Kevan Tucker – County Extension Coordinator
251-275-3121
[email protected]
The Alabama Cooperative Extension System operates as the primary outreach organization for the landgrant functions of Alabama A&M and Auburn Universities. Kevan Tucker serves as County Extension
Coordinator for Clarke County. Extension professionals from various fields are involved in the planning
and conducting of the FAWN program in an effort to educate the youth of Clarke County on the value
and impact that forestry, wildlife and natural resources play in our local economy.
Alabama Power Company --- Donice E. Wood – Business Office Manager
251-434-5201
[email protected]
Donice Wood, as a manager with Alabama Power Company, has volunteered her time and employees for
the past 3 years to help with FAWN. She has been assigned the task of being a tour guide during this
event. Alabama Power Company has been a great example of a community business helping in the
efforts to teach our youth.
Project Details
Forestry Awareness Week is an educational program established as an outdoor classroom for all the sixth
graders in Clarke County including public, private, city and home schooled students. The instructors, who
are resource professionals from local agencies and timber producers, provide seven lessons, which are
forest management, soils, environmental history, wildlife management, project wild, tree identification,
and forest products. As the schools arrive they are divided into seven groups according to homerooms
and color of t-shirts (each shirt has sponsors names) that are provided by FAWN coordinators. The seven
groups are then guided by trail guides and rotated accordingly throughout the day to each station. The
event is held for three days to accommodate all of the schools in Clarke County.
While the forest industry of Alabama and Clarke County is the backbone of the region (Clarke County is
the number one timber producing county in the state of Alabama), there is a continual lack of awareness
of the importance and need for sound forest management practices and a need exists to bridge the
communication gap between practicing foresters’ knowledge and teachers’ skills in order to more
effectively reach youth. Through pre-testing and post-testing methods of approximately 600 students per
year since 1998, we have discovered that the forestry awareness tour has made youth more aware of the
importance of maintaining our natural resources and protecting our wildlife.
This project will address the following needs: lack of educational exposure to forestry and wildlife
management; lack of family and community property management, lack of forestry and wildlife
management career opportunities; need for information on existing efforts that address sustainable
forestry such as SFI, Alabama Forestry Association, Tree Farm Program, and the Alabama Forest Owners
Association; lack of knowledge about the impact of forestry and our other natural resources on the
economy of Clarke County and the State of Alabama. This project will address these needs in the
following ways: educate students on forestry and wildlife management; enhance students' skills in tree
and soil identification and awareness; introduce youth to products that are derived from forests and wood
fiber; and introduce youth and their families to forestry and wildlife management as future career
opportunities.
Project Goals
Goal 1: Improved
forestry and wildlife
education for youth,
families, and
communities.
Goal 2: Inspired
students to pursue
forest and
environmental related
careers that will
manage our forest
resources in the
future.
Tangible Outcomes
Our community youth will be
more aware of the importance
of sustaining our forests
through existing efforts such as
SFI, Alabama Forest Owners
Association, and the Tree Farm
Program. As we are seeing in
our community, the paper mills
in our area are requesting more
and more SFI certified timber;
Our hopes are to encourage
land owners to look into this
process.
More students with forest and
environmental related careers
who will come back and work in
Clarke County.
Measures of Success
In years to come our
community thrives with more
emphasis on proper wildlife
and land care management.
Clarke County will continue
to be a leader in timber
producing and management.
Grant Funds
$2,089.00
$2,089.00
Project Timeline
January 2011- Planning Meeting
January 2011- Scheduling Schools
February 2011- Planning Meeting
March - Ordering of Supplies
April 2011 – Planning Meeting
April 25-27 2011- FAWN will be held
May 16, 2011 – Reports and Post Meeting
Project Budget
Expenditure
Operating Costs
Research Activities
Meetings
Travel – Mileage for Buses
Communications
Food
Insurance
Port-o-lets
Paper Products and Supplies
Total
Amount
0.00
834.00
1158.00
27,700.00
0.00
1500.00
150.00
325.00
320.00
$31,987.00
Matching Funds*
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1500.00
150.00
325.00
0.00
$1,975.00
In-Kind
Contributions*
0.00
834.00
0.00
25,000.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
$25,834.00
partners):
The Blackfoot Challenge
405 Main Street
Ovando, MT. 59854
Gary Burnett
[email protected]
406.360.0254
Coordinate efforts to conserve and enhance the natural
resources and rural way of life in the Blackfoot
Watershed.
$2,206,875
Gordy Sanders, Pyramid Mountain Lumber,
[email protected] 406.239.3145
Scott Brennan, The Wilderness Society,
[email protected] 406.586.1600 x 117
Project Overview
Confirmed Project
Partners (list
organization name
only)*
Project Title
Amount Requested
(50 words or less)
Montana Forest
Restoration Committee
(MFRC)
Forest Restoration
Committee Research &
Implementation
$5,000
$14,500
The MFRC works on
three separate National
Forests and has created
a Forest Restoration
Committee on each on
those forests/districts.
The work of these
committees is to
collaborate with the
forest service, area
landowners, and the
public to conduct
restoration work on the
Dale Harris, Co-Chair of
the MFRC
[email protected]
406.240.2809
Dale is the Executive
Director of the Great
Burn Study Group as
well as co-chair of the
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Objective 17
and
Objective 18
MFRC. The MFRC is a
volunteer consensusbased collaborative
group, which was
formed in January 2007
to help guide restoration
of Montana’s National
Forests in partnership
with the U.S. Forest
Service.
ground as well as
monitoring outcomes
and educating the public
on forest restoration.
Project Details
*Because the MFRC is a collaborative organization of volunteers from the government, industry, conservation organizations, and citizens, we are not structured as
a 501(c)(3) organization. Therefore, we have partnered with the Blackfoot Challenge to act as our fiscal agent. But, for all project purposes of this application, the
Montana Forest Restoration Committee will be the project lead.
The MFRC is primarily a volunteer consensus-based collaborative group, which was formed in January 2007 to help guide restoration of Montana’s National Forests
in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service. The MFRC articulated a collective vision of ecologically-appropriate, scientifically-supported forest restoration through a
set of 13 Principles ratified in Aug. 2007. The Principles represent the “zone of agreement” where controversy, delays, appeals, and litigation are significantly
reduced. The group published a booklet Restoring Montana's National Forest Lands, outlining the process, restoration principles, and implementation. Since the
Principles were established, the MFRC created several committees to advance collaborative on-the-ground forest restoration efforts in Montana. Current
committees are aligned with the Helena National Forest, Lolo National Forest and Bitterroot National Forest.
This proposal for funding would help to support the on-the-ground restoration efforts of these committees, by allowing them to engage the community, conduct
research to understand complex forest types, monitor outcomes of restoration work and further expand the “zone of agreement” within our national forest
landscapes. Specifically, the MFRC recently created and adopted a set of guidelines for working in mixed conifer/mixed severity fire regime landscapes. This
document marked an expansion of the group’s “zone of agreement” and will help the Forest Restoration Committees to expand the work they do into these
complex forest types. But, there is still work to be done and information that needs to be researched before the work can be done on the ground. Thus, this
funding proposal would support that research and the implementation of the guidelines on the ground.
For more information on the MFRC please visit: http://www.montanarestoration.org/home
Project Goals
Goal 1: Monitoring
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Tangible Outcomes
Pre-project and post-project
monitoring data for each forest project
as well as project effectiveness
monitoring to build adaptive
management protocols to help future
Measures of Success
Working with The University of
Montana students as well as the
public to understand the data and
restoration goals of each forest
project
Grant Funds
$3000
project success. Outreach and
education to the public regarding
restoration projects. Potential to
positively affect upwards of 300,000
acres on National Forest lands.
Working on Mixed Conifer/Mixed
Severity projects utilizing the recently
created Mixed Conifer/Mixed Severity
guidance document. Education and
outreach to the public. Potential to get
necessary work done in complex forest
types.
Goal 2: Implementation
Obtaining consensus on Mixed
Conifer/Mixed Severity projects
and getting on-the-ground work
accomplished in these complex
forest types.
$2000
Project Timeline
Each of the Forest Restoration Committees meet monthly. It is anticipated that project monitoring would occur in the summer/fall as would research on Mixed
Conifer/Mixed Severity forest types. Project monitoring and research would conclude at the end of the year – and from there, on-the ground-project work based
on monitoring outcomes and research would continue.
Project Budget
Expenditure
Amount
Operating Costs
Research Activities
$5,000
Meetings
$1500
3
Matching
Funds*
In-Kind
Contributions*
The University of
Montana, School of
Forestry – equipment
use and
Professor/Graduate
student time.
All MFRC members are
volunteer and
contribute in-kind
hours. To date,
members have
contributed over
$411,00 in in-kind
contributions, with at
least $8,000 in in-kind
hours each month.
Travel
Communications
$5,000
$3,000
Total
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Agreement to Public
Communications.doc
I, Dale Harris, MFRC Co-Chair, as a representative of the Montana Forest Restoration Committee and a Partner in Forest
Restoration Committee Research & Implementation hereby give the Sustainable Forestry Initiative ® (SFI), Inc. permission
to use my name, the organization name as written above, and any other information about the Project in public
communications regarding the Project.
 Press releases and announcements regarding the SFI® Inc. Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant
Program.
 Public presentations, fact sheets, briefing notes and other communication materials that highlight successful
 Use of the Organization logo on the SFI Inc. website, on news releases or other materials.
 Other materials as appropriate.
and accurate, and I am authorized by MFRC to sign this agreement.
Signed:
__Dale Harris__________
Name
_____Co-Chair__________
Title
_MFRC___________
Organization
__2/15/2011________________
Date
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Organization Information:
References
Clarksdale Area Habitat for Humanity
PO Box 861, Clarksdale MS 38614
Matt Sutton, Affiliate Coordinator
662.645.1010
[email protected]
Habitat for Humanity works in partnership
with God and people everywhere, from all
walks of life, to develop communities with
God’s people in need by building and
renovating houses, so that there are decent
houses in decent communities in which God’s
people can live and grow into all God
intended.
$180,500
1. Rick Eades, Energy Rater
Tagma/HERSCO (Jackson, MS)
601-955-9381
2. Jim Vondrasek, Contractor
Vondrasek Construction (LaGrange, IL)
708-743-2654
Project Overview:
In agreement with SFI 2010-2014 Standard objective 17, CAHFH will
foster ‘community involvement in the practice of sustainable forestry’ by using
sustainable forest lumber to frame a house. In rural communities such as
Clarksdale in which acquiring habitable housing is a struggle for many, little
emphasis is placed on larger ecological issues such as responsible or sustainable
forestry. The result is a community of people unaware of the danger of
irresponsible forestry and ignorant of the means by which it can be stopped. By
using SFI lumber and educating Clarksdale residents, we hope to start a process
that will reverse the tide on ignorance about sustainable forestry. That goal will
be furthered by educating our Habitat volunteers who will come from across the
country. When CAHFH educates other Habitat volunteers, they can, in turn,
educate the populaces of their respective regions on SFI practices.
Additionally, in accordance with SFI 2010-2014 Standard objective
14, CAHFH will comply with applicable federal state and local laws and
regulations. A written compliance policy will be available to interested parties.
Confirmed
Project
Partners:
Project Title:
Amount
Requested:
Total
Project
Budget:
Brief Project
Summary:
Southern
Bancorp/
Delta Bridge
Project
(Clarksdale,
MS)
50 S. Choctaw
$5,000
$6,300
Utilize volunteer
labor and SFI
certified lumber to
frame single family
Clarksdale Area
Habitat for
Humanity home.
What
Elements of
SFI 2010-2014
Program does
our Project
address?
Standard
Objectives 17
and 14
St. Francis
Xavier Parish
(LaGrange,
IL)
Delta Bridge Project-
Contact: Lois Erwin
Title: Senior Community Development Director
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 662.902.2327
With a mission to revitalize rural economies, Southern Bancorp Capital
Partners (SBCP) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization providing lending
services and technical assistance to entrepreneurs and small business
owners. Southern Bancorp Capital Partners is a certified Community
Development Financial Institution that has created and saved thousands
of jobs. Southern Bancorp Capital Partners' Delta Bridge Project reaches
out to the citizens of Clarksdale and Coahoma County to take a lead role
in
pursuing
the
project's
five
pillars:
economic
development,
education, health care, housing and leadership. Southern Bancorp and the Delta
Bridge Project will support the project wit in-kind donations of printing services
and stationary to create educational literature.
St. Francis Xavier Parish- Contact: Bill Stauffer
Title: Habitat for Humanity Worktrip Coordinator
Phone: 708.352.1521
St. Francis Xavier Parish has sent members from their congregation in LaGrange,
IL to Clarksdale, MS to volunteer with CAHFH on week long worktrips since
1993. For the last ten years, Bill Stauffer has coordinated these trips, which have
grown to now include 4 trips every summer with a total of approximately 80
volunteers. Members of St. Francis Xavier Parish will be the volunteers actually
framing the home at 50 S. Choctaw. In addition, these volunteers will provide
the remaining $1,000 in matching funds needed to frame the house.
Project Details:
Since the mid-1980s Habitat for Humanity has played a huge role in the
development of communities in the Mississippi Delta, one of the most
impoverished areas of the entire country. With a median income of $22,188 (as of
the 2000 census, as compared to $42,128 nationally), residents of Clarksdale, MS
are greatly in need of holistic solutions to the generational poverty that is present
here. Affordable housing through Habitat for Humanity has proven to be a
valuable solution. Our no-profit, no-interest mortgages allow homeowners the
stability, health, education and wealth-accumulation benefits of owning a home
without a mortgage payment that is a financial burden.
Since its inception in 1987, Clarksdale Area Habitat for Humanity
(CAHFH) has built 40 homes for local families in need. In recent years, the Board
of Directors of CAHFH has made a commitment to be better stewards of the
Earth and its resources, and the final outcome of that process was the goal of
achieving Energy-Star status for all of our new homes. Indeed, since 2009, all of
our new building has been Energy-Star certified. As our awareness of the
importance and necessity of environmentally conscious construction grows, we
are continually looking for ways to make our building more Earth-friendly. To
this end, we are requesting that SFI provide $5000 towards the framing of an
entire house using sustainably forested lumber.
1.
This partnership would provide the SFI program with several ways to
involve and educate a large number of people about the importance of using
products from and maintaining responsibly managed sustainable forests.
CAHFH has an especially large, active and engaged community of
volunteers who would be a captive audience for SFI’s platform. CAHFH’s work
is done mostly by out of town volunteer groups who spend one week in
Clarksdale every year. We average approximately 12-15 weeklong work trips
per year, with an average of 18 people per trip. Of those groups, 10 of them are
returning groups who come every year, and have for at least the last five years.
Some volunteers have been coming to this area for eighteen years to build
houses. These volunteers are exceptionally committed and invested in Habitat’s
work in Clarksdale, and would be excited about both SFI’s partnership with
CAHFH as well as their ability to actively participate in that partnership, since
they are the ones building the house. Every volunteer helping to build this
house would be presented with educational materials about sustainable forestry,
with special emphasis placed on the group actually framing the house with the
SFI certified lumber.
Additionally, CAHFH has a strong positive presence in the Clarksdale
community, and that pull would be helpful in encouraging Clarksdale’s
residents to be receptive to SFI’s message. In addition to the worktrips, we have
a strong local bank of volunteers based out of Clarksdale’s churches and civic
clubs, who would also be educated about this partnership. The partner families
involved with Habitat are required to attend homeowner workshops, and this
would provide another medium to intimately convey the importance of
sustainable forestry. In the two years that CAHFH has been actively pursuing a
“greener” agenda, we have added a “Healthy Homes and Energy Efficiency”
workshop to our homeowner education series. This has been very rewarding
both to our organization and our homeowners. A particularly compelling and
encouraging moment occurred when an eleven year old son of a CAHFH
homeowner took some volunteers on a tour of his new house along with his
“Healthy Homes Checklist,” and explaining to them how he was saving energy
and making his house healthier. We would seek similar moments with issues of
Furthermore, we keep in contact with our out of town volunteers, local
volunteers, community advocates, homeowners and the greater Clarksdale
community through a quarterly newsletter, our Facebook page, a website, and
various public appearances at schools, churches and civic clubs throughout the
year. Our partnership and SFI’s message would be highlighted through all of
these outlets.
Lastly, to reach the widest audience, we would have a sign professionally
made and placed prominently on the worksite throughout the entire building
process, and send out a press release to the local media so they can cover the
event.
2.
In summary, to ensure that the CAHFH community, in addition to the
greater Clarksdale community, is educated and aware about SFI and CAHFH’s
partnership and about the benefits and necessity of using sustainably forested
lumber, CAHFH would:
1. Distribute materials to participating volunteers and homeowners
2. Include and emphasize partnership and mission of SFI in quarterly
newsletter
3. Press release
4. Place sign on worksite
3.
Project Goals
Goal 1: Frame an entire
Clarksdale Area Habitat
for Humanity using only
SFI certified lumber
Goal 2: Educate
CAHFH community of
necessity of using
sustainably forested
lumber
Goal 3: Educate greater
Clarksdale Community
of necessity of using
sustainably forested
lumber.
Tangible Outcomes
A single-family
dwelling framed entirely
with sustainable forest
lumber
A core group of Habitat
for Humanity volunteers
from various regions
informed about SFI who
can educate others
A community of
citizens educated about
SFI practices and
encouraged to
implement SFI
protocols.
Measures of Success
A house will be fully
framed with SFI
certified lumber.
Grant Funds
$4900
Habitat volunteers will
be educated about SFI
and will be able to
propagate information
about SFI.
Residents of Clarksdale
will be informed about
the need for and practice
of using SFI managed
forestry and will
encourage its use in the
future.
$50
$50
Project Timeline:
Project will begin on July 10. We have a work group led by a licensed contractor
scheduled to frame the house from July 10-July 15. Education, outreach and
advocacy will be centered around the time of the framing, with the sign erected
and press release sent out during this time, as well as education of the volunteers
and homeowners. Several weeks after the build, an article will be written about
it in our quarterly newsletter. The volunteers who continue to build the rest of
the home will also be presented with educational materials.
Project Budget
Expenditure
Amount
Amount
From SFI
Matching
Funds
In-Kind
Contributions
Lumber
$5900
$4900
$0
Education and
Outreach
$400
$100
$1,000 (From St.
Francis Xavier
Parish)
$0
$300 (from
Southern BancorpDelta Bridge
Project)
Grant Application
partners):
Confirmed Project
Partners (list
organization name
only)*
Clean Forest Project
305 NE 6th #743, Grants Pass, OR 97526
Patty Downing, 541-471-4214,
[email protected]
Clean Forest Project is dedicated to bringing
communities together to combat the epidemic of illegal
dumping on public lands and to promoting good
stewardship practices.
$607,485.
1) Katie Wetzel, BLM Recreation Planner, Medford
District Bureau of Land Management, 541-471-6541
[email protected],
2) Mark Bernard, Americorps VISTA Service
Coordinator, Phoenix Charter School, 541-440-1107
[email protected]
Project Title
Amount
Requested
Total Project
Budget
Brief Project Summary (50 words or
less)
Education &
Outreach
Project
$5,000.
$21,924
To strengthen and involve
communities in forest management,
this is a request for assistance with
the CFP Outreach and Education
Project.
What element(s) of the SFI
2010-2014 Program does/do
your Project address (Please cite
the Standard Component(s))
Objective 4: Wildlife Habitats
Diversity Conservation
Objective 6: Protection of Special
Sites. Objective 17: Community
Involvement in the Practice of
Sustainable Forestry
Objective 18: Public Land
Management Responsibility
*For each partner organization, please list below the contact name, title, email, phone number and include a summary of the individual and
organizations qualifications and experience as it relates to your project. Also you must include a copy of the Agreement to Public
Communications, which can be found at the end of this document, for each Project Partner.
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Project Details
Our organization:
Illegal garbage dumping is a threat to our watersheds, wildlife and the health of our communities. In 2007 a grassroots movement of citizens, fed up
with the immense illegal dumping problem on Oregon public lands, gathered to form Clean Forest Project (CFP). Since that time CFP volunteers and
staff have removed more than 600,000 lbs of illegally dumped garbage from public lands, and educated hundreds of people about the effects of
illegally dumped waste. CFP is dedicated to bringing communities together to combat the epidemic of illegal dumping. CFP cleans up dump sites in
our public forests and educates communities about recycling and how illegally dumped waste affects all of us. CFP conducts educational
presentations at forest clean ups, schools, community events and civic organizations. Forming partnerships with schools, CFP creates opportunities
for youth, engaging students in active stewardship of their natural surroundings. CFP trains and equips volunteers to spot & report dumps. By
empowering communities to care for our natural heritage, CFP creates employment opportunities and increases volunteerism. CFP has so far
served 9 Oregon counties. This project for community education will serve multiple states.
The need:
Throughout the US illegal garbage sites in our public forests damage wildlife habitat and pose a threat to public health, safety and the environment.
These dumps disrupt natural processes in forests and in wetlands and wildlife areas. Many western states have large tracts of public forest land that
attract tourists who come to enjoy the natural beauty. But these open wild spaces also make those states vulnerable to illegal dumping. Dumping
interferes with natural water drainage. Areas are more susceptible to flooding when waste blocks ravines, creeks, culverts, and drainage basins.
Waste in the water can clog fish spawning areas. Fish and aquatic species are killed when decomposing litter and food wastes in water deplete
oxygen supplies. Dump sites draw vermin and mosquitoes. Some are very near residential areas and endanger human health. The run-off from
improper disposal of toxic substances such as motor oil or household cleansers, can contaminate streams, forest soil and well water supplies. These
dumps impact beneficial uses for tree growth, human recreation, state tourism, support for wildlife and they endanger forest managers. Many birds
and small animals die after ingesting or becoming entangled in debris. They are frequent sites for fire which are extremely dangerous for forests, for
those who may be living in the area and especially for fire fighters.
The project and activities: To strengthen and involve communities in forest management, this is a request for assistance with the CFP Outreach
and Education Project. CFP has cleaned up hundreds of illegal garbage dump sites on our public lands. But we know the long-range solution and
key to preventing future illegal dumpsites and reducing waste is to engage and educate both the current and next generation of citizens to become
good stewards of our public forests and to promote conservation. CFP addresses this goal using an interactive presentation with a Stream Table
at schools and community events. (The Stream Table is a hands-on demonstration exhibit showing how pollution runoff from waste affects our
forests and rivers.) Activities: The CFP Outreach and Education Project would expand on this concept by creating an expanded interactive web
site; a forest conservation kit for loaning to schools, land owners and organizations; and an interactive exhibit about the benefits of recycling, the
effects of illegal trash dumping on our forests and how everyone can make a difference. These fun and interactive venues would increase
awareness and empower participants with understanding and tools to make changes both in their own lives and in their communities. Changes
that will result include a reduction in illegal dumping on forest lands, increased awareness and ownership of the problem and more active and
involved youth and citizenry. This project creates educational tools and processes that bring the message of forest conservation and wildlife
habitat preservation to thousands of people. The project will increase the quality and reach of our web site as an essential tool for effective public
engagement. Loaned and traveling exhibits will increase awareness and understanding in communities where illegal dumping in forests is
rampant. Loaned educational kits from the exhibits will help school children throughout Oregon to develop a proactive mind set on these issues as
they mature. Forest managers and land owners can better understand the important concepts of forest conservation in preserving biodiversity and
wildlife habitat.
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CFP has been engaging community volunteers in clean ups and partnering with agencies like the Forest Service, BLM, county governments, Solid
Waste Agencies, Historical Societies, off-road-vehicle groups, hiking groups, Job Councils, civic clubs and many others for several years. This
project would allow us to expand those partnerships to include many more associations and volunteer groups.
Project Goals
Goal 1:Educate the public about
the problem of illegal dumps in
our forests
Tangible Outcomes
7 Outreach and educational interactive
exhibits created and available for
presentations and loans
Goal 2: Reduce illegal dumping
in forests
Communities “own” the problem
reducing by thousands the poundage
of trash dumped in forests
Measures of Success
Increased number of public
contacts that occur at our public
presentations, exhibit venues and
school based and loaned
education programs.
Comparing the number of actual
sites located for clean up within a
given county from one year to the
next, we can show a reduction in
illegal dumping.
Grant Funds
$5,000
(This goal funded by other
sources)
Project Timeline. We expect to complete the creation of the interactive exhibits by late summer 2011.
Project Budget
Expenditure
Amount
Operating Costs
Research Activities
Meetings
Travel
Communications
Create exhibits
Matching Funds*
Oregon Community Foundation : $15,000
Clean Forest Project: $1,924
Travel support for
project; onsite instructor
Technology & web
upgrades
$3,900.
$3,900.
$4,193.
$4,193.
Purchase mini stream
tables; create
educational loan kits;
packaging and trailer
transport
$13,831.
$8,831.
Total
$21,924
$16,924
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In-Kind
Contributions
*
Grant Application
Lead Organizational Mission Statement (25 words or
less)
Two references (Name, Organization, email and
phone) who can speak to the potential of the Project
(these should not be the same as your Project
partners):
Clemson University
Office of Sponsored Programs
300 Brackett, Box 345702
Clemson, SC 29634
Project Director: Dr. Alex Chow
Phone: 843-546-1013 ext 232
FNR is dedicated to advancing the science and management of forests and natural
resources, as well as discovering knowledge for sustainable environmental protection and
enhancement.
http://www.clemson.edu/cfo/comptroller/documents/CAFR2010.pdf
Ian Sanchez
Environmental Education in South
Carolina, Eastern Sectional Director
Phone: 843-273-4601
Amy Weinmeister
Education Coordinator
Hobcaw Barony Discovery Center,
Georgetown, SC
Phone: 843-904-9018
Project Overview
Confirmed Project Partners
Dr. Alex Chow, Clemson University, Email: [email protected]; Phone: 843-546-1013 ext 232
Dr. Chow is assistant professor in biogeochem istry of De partment of Forestry and Na tural Resources at Clem son
University. He rec eived his BS in Chem istry from University of California Be rkeley and MS and PhD in
Hydrological Science from University of California Davis. Dr. Chow has over 10 year research experiences on
carbon cycles in forest and coastal ecosystems. He initiated the firefly survey at Hobcaw Barony in 2010.
Dr. Juang-Horng Chong, Clemson University, Email: [email protected]; Phone: 843-662-3526 ext 224
Dr. Chong is assistant professor in en tomologist of Departm ent of Entom ology, Soils, and Plant Sciences. He
received his BS in Ecology from University of Arizona and MS and PhD
in Entomology from University of
Georgia. Dr. Chong has over 10 year re search experiences on biology and ecology of pests and ornamental plants.
He initiated the firefly survey at Hobcaw Barony in 2010.
Mr. George K. Chastain, The Belle W. Baruch Foundation, Email: [email protected] : Phone: 843-545-
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9853. Mr. Chastin is the Executive Director of the Belle W. Baruch Foundation located at Hobcaw Barony,
Georgetown, SC. He has over 10 year experiences in forest management at Hobcaw forest.
Miss Gail Bradshaw, School Teacher of Waccamaw Middle School, Email: [email protected], Phone:843344-7217. Miss Bradshaw is a science teacher and Scienc e Committee Chairperson at Waccamaw Middle School.
Ms. Bradshaw has 19 years experience in Education with 10 years in comm unity-based programming with the
Community College Sy stem in North Carolin a. Ms. Br adshaw graduated from UNC-Wilmington with a BA in
education and m inor in Science and ECU-Greenville NC with a MaEd in Adult Education and Leadership. She
assisted firefly survey at Hobcaw Barony in 2010.
Project Title
Amount Requested
Elements of the SFI 20102014 Program
Firefly Watch Program Prompts Sustainable Forestry
$5,000
$6,700
The objective of the Firefly W atch Program is to prom pt sustainable fore stry through the participation of local
communities in forest and entomology research. There are two major components of the Firefly Watch Prog ram: 1)
educational seminar and 2) fi eld research survey. The educ ational seminars will be held in local schools and public
libraries between April and May. T he seminar will be a s hort introductory about values and function of forest
ecosystem and firefly biology, and the targ et audiences include K12 students, teachers, and local communities. The
field research study will be held between May and June at Hobcaw Bar ony, where is 17,500 acres wildlife refuge
and is certified under Tree Farm . Students and citizen scientists recruited from the educational seminars will assist
on the research study including soil and litter sampling and firefly count and identification. This community-based
research study provides the publics a unique hand on experience about values of forest ecosystem and the concept of
Standard 6 – To study the impacts on management practices on functions of forest ecosystem
Standard 17 – To involve local communities in forest research
Standard 18 – To educate and inform publics the values of sustainable forest management
Project Details
Fireflies with their un ique luminescence are an essential p art of the South Carolina natural landscape. Few people have been ab le to observe these
amazing insects in coastal South Carolina recently. Urban developm ent and changes in forestry practices have altered the rural landscape, causing a
decline in firefly distribution and abundance. The objective of this program is to investigate forest m anagement and deforestation on the abundance
of fireflies in coastal South Carolin a. Researchers, with help from citizen scientists, will condu ct field surv eys in selected field sites at Hobcaw
Barony, representing natural forests, managed forests, and residential areas. The whole program is from April to September but the field surveys will
be conducted between May to June, the peak season of fi
refly in coastal South Carolina. Year 2011 will be the second year of th e program.
Researchers at Clem son are developing a comm unity-based research study to establish long-term data to evaluate forest structure and firefly
population.
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There are two m ajor components of the Firefl y Watch Program: 1) educational sem inar and 2) field research survey. The education al seminars will
be held in local schoo ls and public libraries in South Carolin a between April and May. The sem inar will be abo ut one-hour long. A s hort
introductory about values and function of fo rest ecosystem and firefly bi ology will be presented. The target audiences are K1 2 students, teachers,
and local communities. The purpose of the seminars not only prom pts the concept of sustainable forestry, but also it h elps to recruit volunteers to
participate in the field surveys. The field research study will be held between May and June at Hobcaw Barony, where is 17,500 acres wildlife refuge
and is certified under Tree Farm. Students and citizen scientists recruited from the educational seminars will assist on field research study.
The field study of the Firefly W atch Program includes a 2-hour workshop, a 4-hour daytim e field survey, a 2-hour nighttim e field survey, and a 1hour summary section. During the workshop, re searchers will provide more in-depth knowledge and training for participants. Top ics will in clude
firefly biology, methods for firefly counti ng and identification, m ethods for soil an d litter sampling, safety in the field, an d environmental impacts
from coastal developments. In the daytime field survey, volunteers will visit the field survey sites to collect soil and litter samples. In the nighttime
survey, volunteers will visit the same field sites to identify and count the fireflies. A total of four surveys will be held in the weekends between May
and June. Based on the data co llected, researchers at Clemson University will analyze for potential relationships between land use pattern, soil and
litter quality, and firefly abundance. Summ ary meetings will be held in August and Septem ber to disseminate the results of this study. A certificate
of appreciation will be given to each participant for his/her assistance in this important scientific research study.
The Firefly Watch Program will s trengthen and involve communities in fo rest management by provid ing community-based projects in the
schools and on the grou nds of the Hobcaw Ba rony forest. It will also pro vide forestry field tours for school children that with out the help of the
grant would have no other means of being involved in a forestry program located in the heart of Georgetown county South Carolina. Researchers
will attend the area s chools and educate teachers and children with an emphasis on the South Carolina S tate Standards and respo nsible forest
management. The collaboration between Clem son University and Hob caw Barony and m any other stakehol ders will raise awareness of the
advantages and disadvantages of responsible forest management.
The objective of this program is to investigate the impacts of management practices on function of forest ecosystem and abundance of fireflies in
coastal South Carolina, which is served as a health indicator of forest ecosystem. Dr. Alex Chow will intro duce the program and have education
seminars in the local school districts and public libraries starting early April. Miss Bradshaw, the Science Lab Coordinator, w ill follow up with
recruitment of students and fam ily members interested in participating in the second part of the program utilizing forest m anagement using the
South Carolina state standards as a basis for introducing the pr ogram. The second part of the program the students will travel to Hobcaw Barony
with Science Coordinator and fam ily members and conduct field surv eys with the 17,500 acres of forest research reserve. Selec ted sites within
the forest representing natural forests, prescribed burn site, herbicide applied site, residential areas, and areas that are under stress due to sea level
rise or hurricane dam age. All participants will have hand-on forest research experiences in cluding soil and litter collection, and tree count and
identification. Litter and soil samples will be collected from these different sites to determine a relationship between the impacts to Public land
Management responsibilities play a role in forest management. Following the daytime survey, the students will return the same sites at Hobcow
Barony being studied to take a count of the number of fireflies at night.
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3. In the table below, please list the goals for your project
Project Goals
Goal 1. To inform and educate local
communities the values of forest
ecosystem and the concept of
sustainable forestry
Goal 2: To involve local communities in
forest research and the practice of
Tangible Outcomes
Outreach and education to K12 students
and teachers. Educational talk at local
schools, field tours at Hobcaw Barony,
and pamphlet on forest habitat and tree
and insect identifications
Outreach to local communities. Citizen
scientists assist field research studies on
soil quality, forest structure,
management strategies, and firefly
population.
Measures of Success
Number of students and teachers involved
in the educational talks and field tours.
Grant Funds
50%
Number of citizen scientists participated in
the firefly watch program
50%
Number of articles reported by school
newsletters, local newspapers, national
magazines, and scientific journals
Project Timeline
Please provide a timeline for completion of the project. Projects must be completed within 2011. The timeline should reflect when you will deliver
upon the goals and outcomes as outlined above.
April
Educational seminar and citizen
scientist recruitment at loca l
schools and public libraries
May to June
July
Firefly season in coa stal South Carolina Finish up the and perform
usually ranges from late April to ea rly July. statistical analysis
The Firefly Watch activity will be scheduled
on the weekends of May and June.
August - Sept
Meetings in Hobcaw Barony
and schools to summarize the
findings of the study
Project Budget
Please fill out the table below to illustrate the entire Project budget. SFI Inc. will not award any funds for organization overhead costs, which
include but are not limited to, office rent or maintenance, utilities, temporary hires, etc. SFI funding should be used for direct project costs only.
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Expenditure
Amount
Matching Funds*
Operating Costs
1. Research Activities
$1,000
0
2. Meetings
0
0
3. Travel
$1,800
0
4. Education & Outreach
$1,800
0
5. Communications
$400
6.F&A
$1700
Total
$5,000
$1700
0
0
0
0
0
$0
Details of Expenditure
1. Reagents for soil carbon analysis and supplies for field sampling and research activities demonstration = $1,000
2. Not Applicable.
3. Travel expenses include car mileage and housing for researchers and educators to Hobcaw Barony at Georgetown, SC. It is approximately costs
$100 per person per trip. Four survey events at Hobcaw Barony will be conducted. Two co-investigators (Dr. Chong and Miss Bradshaw) x $100
per trip x 4 trips= $800. Also, travel expenses include car mileage to local schools for education talk and volunteer recruitment. It is approximately
costs $50 per visit, and at least ten schools will be visited. $50 per visit x 10 visits = $500.
Travel support to volunteers and participants = $500.
Total travel expenses = $800 (Trip to Hobcaw Barony)
+ $500 (Local school visits)
+ $500 (Travel Support)
= $1,800.
4. Classroom rental at Baruch: $ 125 per day x 4 days = $500; 4 wheel truck rental for field survey: $50 per truck x 2 trucks x 4 days = $400.
Beverage, first aid kits and other field supplies = $400 ($100 per event x 4 days). Publication fee for pamphlet = $500 Total cost = $1,800
5. Flyers and local newspaper for advertisement = $400
Details of Match and other Contributions
1. Dr. Chow will contribute time as necessary and provide Instrumental time carbon dioxide and total soil carbon analysis. Clemson University will
match with unrecovered indirect costs of 34% * $5000 TDC = $1700
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Grant Application
this application.
Forest Education and Conservation Foundation
1600 Glenwood Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27608
Roger Pyle, 919-834-3943, [email protected]
$110,000
Bryan Hulka (Weyerhaeuser Company)
[email protected]
(252) 229-8268
Steve Tomlin (International Paper)
[email protected]
(834) 520-5625
The Forest Education and Conservation
Foundation is dedicated to encouraging and
advancing, through educational and scientific
advancement and technological development,
the wise use and management of the forest
resources of North Carolina to support the
general well-being of the State and its citizens.
The FECF is the non-profit funding segment of
the NC Forestry Association.
Project Overview
Responsibilities).
Confirmed Project
Partners (list
organization name
only)*
Project Title
Amount
Requested
Total Project
Budget
Brief Project
Summary (50
words or less)
N/A
Preserving
Special Sites in
the Forest
$4,000
$12,500
Conducting
silvicultural
activities on
undeveloped land
can harm "special
3
What element(s) of
the SFI 2010-2014
Program does/do
your Project
the Standard
Component(s))
Performance
Measure 16.2. 1.c.
Program
Participants shall
work individually
sites" if the person
performing the
activity is unaware
of their presence
or significance.
Some sites may
include:
cemeteries, Native
American grounds,
old homesites, etc.
This project would
develop a training
program (DVD)
and leader guide
to help foresters,
loggers,
landowners and
others involved in
such activites
idenitfy these sites
and what to do
when they do find
them.
and/or with SFI
Implementation
Committees,
logging or forestry
associations, or
appropriate
agencies or
others in the
forestry community
to foster
improvement in the
professionalism of
wood producers.
Indicators:
.
.
c. reforestation,
invasive exotic
plants and animals,
forest
resource
conservation,
aesthetics, and
special sites;
Project Details
Project Goals
Goal 1:To provide material to
loggers, landowners and others
on what to do when they find
unique structures, landmarks,
or culturally significant objects
on their land or logging site
Goal 2: To satisfy Performance
Measure 16.2.1.c
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Tangible Outcomes
Raise awareness of woods workers and
others to appreciate unique
characteristics of a particular site.
Measures of Success
Contacts to private associations,
land trusts, preservation
organizations by landowners
when such items are discovered
Over 1400 people are in the North
Carolina Forestry Association
ProLogger database; in order for them
to keep current, they must attend the
annual training provided by the NCFA.
This will be difficult to ascertain;
but the expectation is that
loggers will contact landowners if
they come across unusual
landmarks.
Grant Funds
Funds will be used to
partially pay for the cost
of the video production.
($10,000 of the project
is for video production
and editing.)
Same as above
In addition, many other states’ logger
training programs have used our
programs, so it is estimated that over
2000 loggers and foresters will be
trained in this topic in the next year or
so.
Project Timeline
Scripting completed by 03/01/2011; some videotaping may be started before then.
Filming completed by 05/01/11.
Editing completed by 07/01/11.
Annual Training begins in North Carolina 08/01/11; other states (if they obtain the video) can start with ti as soon as they
receive it.
Project Budget
outreach etc.
Expenditure
Operating Costs
Research Activities
Meetings
Travel
Communications
Amount
Matching
Funds*
$10,000
$2,500*
Total
$10,000
$2,500
* National Trust for Historic Preservation Foundation Grant of $2,500.
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In-Kind
Contributions*
Agreement to Public
Communications.doc
I, Roger L. Pyle, Director of Logging and Transportation, as a representative of Forest Education and Conservation
Foundation and a Partner in “Preserving Special Sites in the Forest,” hereby give the Sustainable Forestry Initiative®
(SFI), Inc. permission to use my name, the organization name as written above, and any other information about the
Project in public communications regarding the Project.
Program.
and accurate, and I am authorized by Forest Education and Conservation Foundation to sign this agreement.
Signed:
Name
Director, Logging and Transportation
Title
North Carolina Forestry Association (Forest Education and Conservation Foundation
Organization
January 17, 2011
Date
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Grant Application
this application.
Forest Education and Conservation Foundation
1600 Glenwood Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27608
Roger Pyle, 919-834-3943, [email protected]
The Forest Education and Conservation Foundation
is dedicated to encouraging and advancing,
through educational and scientific advancement
and technological development, the wise use and
management of the forest resources of North
Carolina to support the general well-being of the
State and its citizens. The FECF is the non-profit
funding segment of the NC Forestry Association.
$110,000
Mike Adams (Louisiana Pacific Corporation)
[email protected]
(336) 696-3409
Jaime Teel (Smurfit Stone)
[email protected]
(910) 624-1275
Project Overview
Responsibilities).
Confirmed Project
Partners (list
organization
name only)*
Project Title
Amount
Requested
Total Project
Budget
Brief Project
Summary (50
words or less)
Suncrest Land &
Timber
Promoting Logger
Awarness of
Emerging
Technologies
$4,000
$12,000
Many loggers are
unfamiliar with
many of the
technological tools
that are available
to them, either for
lack of time to
learn how to use
1
What element(s) of
the SFI 2010-2014
Program does/do
your Project
the Standard
Component(s))
Performance
Measure 16.2. 1.j
Program
Participants shall
work individually
and/or with SFI
Implementation
Committees,
it, fear, or
perceptions of
high cost.
With this video,
the intent is to
show loggers
some of the
devices that are
becoming
increasingly more
important in
today’s world, and
how much it can
be beneficial to
them.
logging or forestry
associations, or
appropriate
agencies or
others in the
forestry community
to foster
improvement in the
professionalism of
wood producers.
Indicators:
.
.
j. awareness of
emerging
technologies.
Project Details
Project Goals
Goal 1: To make loggers and
foresters aware of some of the
technology available at a
relatively low cost, and the
benefits that technology.
Tangible Outcomes
Show attendees highlights of the
following three tools:
GIS/GPS:
Safety- Working Alone, Locator for
Emergency Services,
Business – Boundary Lines, Aerial
Photos, Distances to Markets
Environment – Access Roads, Stream
Locations & Size, Topography
Android/Blackberry/SmartPhone:
Mill Information (Quotas/Shutdowns,
Specific Needs) ; GPS Locator – Time
to location, mileages, etc.
Texting capabilities
2
Measures of Success
Greater efficiency on the part of
loggers, adapting newer
technologies.
Discussion during & after training
sessions, inquiries to vendor
products, calls to logger training
coordinators.
Greater efficiency among loggers.
Grant Funds
Funds will be
used to
partially pay for
the cost of the
video
production.
(Most of the
project costs
are for video
production and
editing.)
Accounting Software:
QuickBooks, LOGPro, other (?):
Payroll, Fleet management,
recordkeeping, taxes,
expense/income, tract information
tracking (Procurement contracts,
harvesting activities, settlements and
invoices, log and timber inventories,
sales and contracts, ticket
transactions, etc.)
Goal 2: To assist logger trainers
in complying with Performance
Measure 16.2.1.j.
Improved compliance with SFI
standards
Over 1400 people are in the
North Carolina Forestry
Association ProLogger database;
in order for them to keep current,
they must attend the annual
training provided by the NCFA.
See above
In addition, many other states’
logger training programs have
used our programs, so it is
estimated that over 2000 loggers
and foresters will be trained in
this topic in the next year or so.
Project Timeline
Scripting completed by 04/01/2011; some videotaping may be started before then.
Filming completed by 06/01/11.
Editing completed by 07/01/11.
Annual Training begins in North Carolina 08/01/11
Project Budget
outreach etc.
Expenditure
Operating Costs
Research Activities
Meetings
Travel
Communications
Total
3
Amount
1,000
$11,000
$12,000
Matching
Funds*
In-Kind
Contributions*
Agreement to Public
Communications.doc
I, Roger L. Pyle, Director of Logging and Transportation, as a representative of Forest Education and Conservation
Foundation and a Partner in “Preserving Special Sites in the Forest,” hereby give the Sustainable Forestry Initiative®
(SFI), Inc. permission to use my name, the organization name as written above, and any other information about the
Program.
and accurate, and I am authorized by Forest Education and Conservation Foundation to sign this agreement.
Signed:
Name
Director, Logging and Transportation
Title
North Carolina Forestry Association (Forest Education and Conservation Foundation
Organization
January 21, 2011
Date
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Grant Application
Fundy Model Forest
Nairn Hay, 506-432-7563,
[email protected]
Healthy communities within a working Acadian
Forest managed using the principles of sustainable
forest management.
$750,000 cash and in-kind
Dr. David MacLean – University of New Brunswick
Department of Forest Management –Phone: (506)
458-7552 – Email: [email protected]
John Henderson – Canadian Forest Service –
Phone(506) 452-3006 – Email:
[email protected]
P roject Overview
Confirmed Project Partners (list
organization name only)*
J.D. Irving, Ltd
Greg Adams, Silviculture
Manager,
[email protected]
University of New
Brunswick, Saint John – Dr.
Kate Frego - [email protected]
506-648-5566
Professor, researcher
specializing in bryophyte
ecology
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Project Title
Amount
Request
ed
Total Project
Budget
Bryophyte
conservation
in plantation
forests of
northern New
Brunswick
$5,000
$43,200
+ $112,500
in-kind
_________
$155,700
total
Brief Project
Summary (50 words
or less)
Document
microclimatic
regimes
(temperature,
humidity) at scale
of bryophytes
associated with
rotting wood, and
compare regimes
in variouslythinned plantations
to those in
reference stands
Elements
addressed by
project
Protection of
Biodiversity
Objective 4 –
Conservation
of Biological
Diversity
Project Details
Bryophytes (mosses, liverworts, and hornworts) are an often overlooked but ecologically important
component of the understory and epiphytic plant communities in forests around the world. The diversity and
abundance of bryophytes and many other taxa in forest ecosystems is often positively related to the
abundance and diversity of fallen trees (coarse woody debris, or CWD) (Lohmus et al. 2007, Cole et al.
2008). Specific bryophyte groups have been shown to be strongly associated with CWD, e.g. liverworts, and
epixylic (wood) specialists; they are particularly sensitive to forest management activities that alter both
stand microclimate (by canopy removal or reduction) and substrate availability (Soderstrom 1988,
Gustavsson and Hallingback 1988, Andersson and Hytteborn 1991, Fenton et al. 2003). Both CWD and
CWD-associated species have been shown to be reduced or absent in plantations in New Brunswick, often
for the entire rotation (refs). Input of CWD is clearly reduced by tree extraction, but the bryophyte response
could be due to (1) low resistance to microclimatic change, (2) inability to re-establish under the new
microclimatic regime, (3) absence of suitable substrates, and/or (4) inability of regenerative units
(propagules) to reach suitable substrates. Our industry partner is seeking ways to increase the conservation
potential of plantations by testing combinations of operations that alter both % canopy removal (via 2 levels
of commercial thinning), and substrate availability (via increasing input of fine and/or coarse woody debris).
As part of a multi-year collaborative study in these experimental treatments, our component focuses on
elucidating the contributions of factors 1—3 (above) to limiting CWD-associated bryophyte distribution. This
Project application targets equipment for the critical first step of the study: characterizing the range of
microclimatic conditions created by the thinning treatments, relative to reference (unharvested) stands, at
the microscale experienced by the bryophytes on CWD.
Bryophytes are evergreen and opportunistic, able to resume metabolism whenever conditions are
tolerable, i.e. 0oC and water potential > -21.5 MPa (Proctor et al. 1998) regardless of time of year. Their
spatial distribution varies at a very fine scale, as do those of temperature and moisture on the forest floor.
Characteristics of CWD could influence these regimes, by e.g. evaporation from a moisture reservoir, surface
angle relative to solar radiation, elevation above the still boundary layer, convex surface that sheds snow, or
even heat generated by decomposition.
What temperature and moisture regimes do bryophyte species experience? Data from loggers purchased
with this grant will be used to calculate water potential of air, date of snow cover loss, and accumulated
degree days above 0oC, to determine the variability in "actual growing season," i.e. number of recording
intervals for which temperature and moisture surpassed the minima required for metabolic activity. Project
data will be used (a) to define the realized ranges of tolerance of these species, and as the foundation for
(b) analysis of the contributions of CWD in terms of resources and (c) subsequent experimental
manipulations, e.g. transplant experiments. Microclimatic monitoring will continue for 3 years for the larger
study.
1. This Project will inform/provide benefit to the SFI Program by (a) filling knowledge gaps pertaining to
factors that limit a group of under-studied but ecologically important plant species in intensively managed
forests; (b) providing the microclimatic data on which to base experimental manipulations that will test
mechanisms of the species’ responses; and (c) quantifying the effects of operational options for plantation
forestry that differ in canopy removal and substrate creation. Ultimately, it will (d) provide the forest
industry with practical operational options to increase conservation of forest floor species diversity.
2. What activities will you and your Project partners perform to promote the outcomes of your Project and
SFI Involvement in the Project? Results of this Project will be communicated directly to our industrial
partner in regular meetings; their investment and active involvement ensure that they are committed to
incorporating these findings into management decisions. The outcomes, and SFI's contribution, will be
promoted at the regional, national and international levels through presentations and publications. We
are frequently invited to speak about our work in the local media; project results and supporting
organizations are explicitly made public through these interviews.
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3. Goals and tangible outcomes
Project Goals
Tangible Outcomes
Goal 1: To assess
Document the ranges of
conditions under
temperature and moisture
which mosses
regimes under which a suite of
associated with
CWD-associated species occur
rotting wood
in reference stands
(CWD) naturally
occur
Goal 2: To assess
Determine how the ranges of
the conditions
created in
regimes (at the micro scale)
experimentally
resulting from experimental
thinned plantations thinning of plantations
compare to those under which
the species occur naturally.
Provide industry with results
and recommendations at
regular project meetings, as
guidance toward conservation
of CWD-associated bryophytes.
Measures of Success
Determine ecological
tolerance ranges for these
at-risk species in terms of
regimes.
Inform experimental
methods for transplant
experiments.
Industry implementation of
methods to maintain
canopy and substrate
availability to conserve
CWD-associated
bryophytes. Our industry
partner manages 300,000
ha of plantations, of which
3-4,000 ha are in the
commercial thinning stage.
Grant Funds
72 Hygrochron
Temperature/Humidity
Logger iButtons, 8KB
Data-Log Memory
(DS1923-F5#)
@ $81.60 US (approx
$90 CD plus tax) =
$7.500
Requested: $5000
toward data loggers
100% of requested
funds will be used to
achieve these goals,
as well as other goals
in subsequent years.
Project Tim eline
March 2011
April-May
June-Sept
Oct-Dec
- acquire data loggers
- establish sampling grid for CWD and CWD-associated bryophytes with reference forest and
plantation treatments; install loggers to record microclimate; begin monitoring
- survey bryophytes on CWD; collect data on CWD characteristics; continue monitoring
- analyze data on bryophyte species composition, CWD characteristics, and microclimatic data
for growing season, to calculate demonstrated tolerance ranges of CWD-associated
bryophytes in reference stands and in plantation treatments;
- use these data to design transplant experiments
- continue monitoring through winter
(Further activities, to provide context of multi-year study)
Jan 2012 – continue monitoring
May
– establish transplant experiment of bryophytes to plantation treatments and reference stands, on CWD
of various characteristics
Oct 2012 – May 2013
- data analysis; publication of descriptive study on CWD, microclimate and CWD-associated bryophytes
Sept 2013
- harvest transplant experiments; terminate monitoring; compare treatments to reference stands in
terms of (a) microclimatic conditions (ranges, durations), and (b) transplant success accounting for
microclimate as well as substrate characteristics
Project Budget
Expenditure
Operating Costs
Salaries
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Amount
Matching Funds*
In-Kind
Contributions*
Salaries: $26,500:
PhD student $21,000
Field asst $10/hr * 40 hr * 23 wks
*NSERC IPS to PhD student
$6,000 from JDI and
$15,000 from NSERC
Salary for Primary
investigator Dr. Kate
Frego – UNB Saint
= $5,500
Research
Activities
Meetings
Activities and equipment:
$121,000
Data loggers $7,500
Other (agar, foam, etc.) $2,500
Planning and operational planning
for manipulation of stands:
$111,000
Conferences 2 x $500 = $1000
Travel
Approx 1200 km x 12 trips x
$.35/km = $5,000
Education &
Meetings with JDI
Outreach
2 x $350 mileage = $700
Meetings and production of
education and outreach material
$500
Communications Development of communications
material (press releases, articles
and internal documents for the
forest sector) $500
Overhead
Administration and project
management $500
Total
$155,700
Federal or provincial student
employment funds $2,500
John
NSERC CRD $3,000
SFI - $5,000 requested
NSERC CRD $5,000
JDI operations
(plantation
manipulations)
$90,000
JDI Staff planning
and field logistics
$21,000
UNB School of Graduate
Studies $300
NSERC CRD $700
NSERC CRD $5,000
NSERC CRD $700
Fundy Model Forest
– Outreach and
Education Material
$500
Fundy Model Forest
$500
$43,200
Fundy Model Forest
for administration of
the project $500
$112,500
Note: funding from NSERC CRD, Fundy Model Forest, and UNB School of Graduate Studies are confirmed.
Literature cited
Andersson, L. I., and H. Hytteborn. 1991. Bryophytes and decaying wood - a comparison between managed and
natural forest. Holarctic Ecology 14: 121-130.
Cole, H.A., S.G. Newmaster, F.W. Bell, D. Pitt, and A. Stinson. 2008. Influence of microhabitat on bryophyte diversity in
Ontario mixedwood boreal forest. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 38: 1867-1876
Fenton, N.J., K.A. Frego, and M.R. Sims. 2003. Changes in forest floor bryophyte (moss and liverwort) communities 4
years after forest harvest. Canadian Journal of Botany 81: 714–731.
Gustafsson, L., and T. Hallingbäck. 1988. Bryophyte flora and vegetation of managed and virgin coniferous forests in
south-west Sweden. Biol. Conserv. 44: 283–300.
Lohmus, A., P. Lohmus, K. Vellak. 2007. Substratum diversity explains landscape-scale co-variation in the speciesrichness of bryophytes and lichens, Biological Conservation 135: 405-414.
Proctor, M.C.F., Z. Nagy, Z. Csintalan and Z. Takács. 1998. Water-content components in bryophytes: analysis of
pressure-volume relationships. J. Experimental Botany 49: 1845-1854.
Söderström, L. 1988. The occurrence of epixylic bryophyte and lichen species in an old and a managed forest stand in
northeast Sweden. Biological Conservation 45:169-178.
Encl. letters from Fundy Model Forest, Inc.; J.D. Irving, Ltd.; and University of New Brunswick, Saint John.
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Grant Application
Kentucky Sustainable Forestry Initiative Implementation
Committee
Dan Allard 270-927-7214
[email protected]
The KY SIC will promote landowner training and
outreach, maintain the integrity of
the SFI program and support and promote responsible
forestry and the SFI program
within Kentucky
partners):
$7000
Ken Negray, NewPage Corporation 270-388-7425
[email protected]
Bob Bauer, KY Forest Industries Association,
502-695-3979 [email protected]
Project Overview
Confirmed Project
Partners (list
organization name
only)*
Project Title
Amount Requested
(50 words or less)
Kentucky Sustainable
Forestry Initiative
Implementation
Committee
Certification Partnerships
– developing the
building blocks for
sustainable certification
$5,000
$10,000
This project is designed
to build certification
capacity of woodland
owners, loggers, and
forest industry. It
addresses the
certification of NIPF
lands by providing
awareness, education
and training to industry,
consulting foresters, and
&
University of Kentucky,
Department of Forestry
1
Objective 4: indicator 1,
2, 3, 4
Objective 6: Indicator 1,
2
Objective 17.1: Indicator
2, 4, 5
Objective 17.2: Indicator
1a and 1d.
logging firms. The
project also focused on
the development of
certified working forest
model for lands that
have unique cultural and
biologic significance.
Contact Information
Name
Dan Allard, Wood Procurement Manager Domtar Paper Company, LLC
Kentucky Sustainable Forestry Initiative Implementation Committee Chair
PO Box 130
Hawesville, KY 42348
270-927-7214
[email protected]
Dr. Jeffrey Stringer
Professor, Hardwood Silviculture and Forest Operations
University of Kentucky
Department of Forestry
105 T. P. Cooper Bldg.
Lexington, KY 40546-0073
[email protected]
(859) 257-5994
Dr. Stringer specializes in hardwood silviculture, forest operations, and best management practices. His work includes research in his areas of specialization and
the development of continuing education programs for forest owners, forestry and natural resource professionals. He is currently the Director of the Kentucky
Master Logger Program and Director of Operations for the Center for Forest and Wood Certification. Dr. Stringer has served in a faculty position at the University
of Kentucky for over 15 years.
Project Details
Certification Partnerships – developing the building blocks for sustainable certification
This project is designed to build certification capacity of woodland owners, loggers, and forest industry. It addresses and supports the certification of private nonindustrial forests by providing awareness, education and training to forest industry, consulting foresters, logging firms, and private woodland owners. The project
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also focused on the development of certified working forest models for lands that have unique cultural and biologic significance. As a result this project specifically
addresses two of the focus areas including:
• Projects that support management of SFI-certified or potentially SFI-certified, culturally important lands, and;
The project proposes to provide education and training to consulting foresters interested in managing NIPF certified lands within the procurement zone of mills
interested or engaged in SFI certification. Further the project will provide certification training for logging firms that have the capacity to deliver to mills that are or
potentially will develop a CoC certificate. This education and training provides the capacity necessary to help private woodland owners and their communities
benefit from certification.
The project is also designed to develop a model of how a non-industrial private woodland owner can use forest certification to maintain a working forest and
benefit from certified wood markets while protecting the cultural attributes of their property including historic, pre-historic, and biologic amenities that have strong
community support and have the capacity to obtain funding from conservation organization for the protection of these assets. This is a win-win providing wood
flow from certified woodlands while ensuring the protection of community assets and interests. Certification is used as tool to maintain income stream and product
flow from lands that would otherwise be locked up due to stipulations of conservation easements or other community pressures.
The project will be completed by the University of Kentucky, Department of Forestry, Forest Extension Program a managing partner for the Center for Forest and
Wood Certification (the Center) a partnership initiative supported by the Kentucky SIC. The Center is focused on building certification capacity in the region,
enabling the private sector to effectively participate and benefit from certification. The Center provides education and training programs, technical assistance,
group certification, and certification management. Functionally the Center is a certification incubator building expertise and technical prowess of those
participating with the Center so they can make informed decisions about their long-term involvement with certification. The Center is also focused on determining
and documenting the tools that work to enable Certification, obstacles to certification and, is “geared-up” to develop market solutions to help those interested in
participating in forest and wood certification.
The Center is directed by managing partners with input from stakeholders, and supported by sponsoring partners. Participants in Center programs include family
and industrial forest owners, certified loggers, foresters, and primary and secondary forest industries involved in producing certified wood and wood products.
The Center provides a range of programs including:
• Education and Training Workshops and Materials - Introductory educational workshops and materials are provided by the Center for forest owners,
foresters, loggers, and forest industries helping to improve understanding of the certification process and the benefits and costs of certification. Advanced
training programs are offered for loggers, foresters, and forest industries wanting to actively pursue certification.
• Technical Assistance - The Center provides technical assistance in group management certification for foresters involved in the management of family
forests, industrial and public foresters working towards certification of commercial forests, primary and secondary industries seeking chain-of-custody
certification, and logging firms seeking certification.
• Group Certification
• Forests and Woodlands - The Center provides group certificates for family, industry and public forests to become certified under one or more
certification systems. Group certification is a low cost, low risk means of certification for small forest owners.
• Chain-of-Custody - The Center provides a group chain-of-custody certificate for smaller primary and secondary forest industries interested in
marketing SFI and PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification) wood and wood products.
• Logging - The Center maintains the Certified Master Logger Program. This is a 3rd party Rainforest Alliance SmartLogging Certified program for logging
firms. Certified loggers can help to reduce the CoC requirements for forest industries procuring certified timber and pulpwood and help reduce the burden
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of certification for family forest owners. The Certified program also provides loggers with access to certified timber and pulpwood buyers and the ability to
obtain reduced rates for workers compensation insurance.
Chain-of-Custody Management for Large Forest Industry - The Center provides assistance in managing individual chain-of-custody (CoC) certificates for
large primary and secondary industries including coordination of auditing to reduce annual certification costs.
Certified Timber Network - The Center is designed to assist and link participating landowners with primary forest industries wishing to procure certified
timber and pulpwood (and other forest materials). One of the Center’s immediate tasks is to establish a network of certified timber-owners and to connect
them to, certified loggers capable of logging certified lands, and certified buyers within their procurement zone.
This project will provide funding for the training of consulting foresters and loggers in certification including operational aspects that set certification apart from
traditional forest and woodland management including the recognition and protection of culturally sensitive areas including historic and pre-historic sites and
biologically important communities. The training of these segments of forest industry is critical to operationally increasing the amount of certified acreage that SFI
firms and those potentially interested in certification have to draw from.
Secondly the project will develop a model and a show case for the protection of biologically significant sites and species including T&E bats and mollusks and their
habitats and culturally important historic and pre-historic sites. The model will show how certification is used to provide protection for these amenities thus
allowing the continuance of a working forest and the ability to landowners to reap the benefits of certified timber sales. The specific property is the Massey
Springs Farm in south central Kentucky. The 905 acre property contains a large mussel bed in the Green River containing several species of federally listed T&E
mussels, cliff line habitat for the listed Indiana bat, several forest glade remnants (recognized as a habitat/forest type of special significance and concern), a 7
acre pre-historic native American fortification (currently being excavated by Western Kentucky University), and the remnants of a historic hotel, paddlewheel
landing facility know as Massey Springs. The development of a certified forest plan will be used to show how all of these attributed can be protected while still
maintaining timber flow from a working forest. The local private non-industrial owners of the property have an agreement with the University of Kentucky to
develop a certified plan for their property, protecting this attributes, and enabling them to acquire conservation easement funds will maintain a revenue stream
from timber sales and hunt leasing. Consulting foresters trained by the Center and supported by this grant (see above) will develop the certified plan for this
acreage as part of their certification training. As part of this effort the total property revenues will be determined for the property under the flowing conditions:
• No certification or protection of amenities
• Certification and sustainable timber allowable harvest and no amenity protection
• Certification and sustainable timber allowable harvest and amenity protection
Revenue streams under these three conditions will be used to show the costs and benefits of certification and how certification can be used to maximize revenue
streams from a host of sources including timber harvests.
Project Goals
Goal 1: Develop an education
and training program on
certification for consulting
foresters focusing on the
contrast between traditional
forest management and
management to protect cultural
and biologic significant sites
Goal 2: Provide certification
training for loggers
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Tangible Outcomes
One certification workshop for
consulting foresters focused on Goal 1
with the incorporation of the
development of a management plan of
a real property that protects the
specific biologic and cultural important
sites on the site.
Measures of Success
3 to 5 consulting forester firms
that have the ability operational
manage properties that are
biologically and culturally
complex.
Grant Funds
$3,000
One certification workshop for logging
firms operating within procurement
5-10 loggers with training in
certification and application to the
$2,000
zones of SFI or potential SFI CoC firms
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Certified Master Logger Program.
Project Timeline
April 2011 –
Begin inventorying Massey Springs Property
May 2011 –
Complete Massey Springs Inventory
Create marketing and training materials for certified logger training
June 2011 –
Advertise certified logger training
Complete Massey Springs SFI certified Management Plan
July 2011 –
Create marketing and training materials for forester training
Conduct certified logger training
August 2011 – Advertise forester training
Complete Massey Springs revenue projections
September 2011 – Conduct forester training
Project Budget
Expenditure
Amount
Matching Funds*
Operating Costs
Travel
$400
$400
$2,000
$3,500
Communications
$600
$600
Massey Springs Inventory
$800
$200
Massey Springs Management Plan
$800
$200
Massey Springs Revenue Projections
$400
$100
Total
$5,000
$5,000
*Matching funds include $1,000 from Kentucky Sustainable Forestry Initiative Implementation Committee’s general fund and $4,000 of University of Kentucky,
Department of Forestry personnel time, covered travel, and office supplies and materials for outreach (brochures for advertising, postage, in-class materials, and
other miscellaneous supplies)
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Grant Application
• Applications cannot be longer than 5 pages (Project Partner signed agreements and Lead Organization proof of non-profit status do not
count towards the 5 page maximum).
The Lead Organization in the Project must be a registered, 501c(3), non-profit (or Canadian equivalent) organization. Colleges and universities
qualify as tax-exempt organizations. Applicants must submit proof of tax-exempt status with this application.
partners):
Louisiana Forestry Foundation
C.A. “Buck” Vandersteen, (318) 443-2558,
[email protected]
The Louisiana Forestry Foundation is dedicated to
advance education in the field of forestry, including the
development of knowledge about the profession and the
management and use of forest resources.
$79,200
Dr. Allen Rutherford, La. State University, (225)5784131, [email protected]
Dr. Mark Gibson,La. Tech Univ., (318) 257-4985;
[email protected]
Project Overview
The Project must relate to or support one or more elements of the SFI 2010-2014 Program. You can download a copy of the Standard and
supporting documents on our website. Community-based projects should focus on Objective 6, Objective 17 (Community Involvement in the
Practice of Sustainable Forestry) and Objective 18 (Public Land Management Responsibilities).
(list organization name
Project Title
Amount Requested
Total Project
Budget
Brief Project
Summary (50 words
What element(s) of
the SFI 2010-2014
only)*
La. SFI SIC: Dick Myers,
president La. Forestry Assn.
and 2010 chairman of the
LA. SFI SIC,
[email protected],
(337) 462-4091
Children’s SFI
Outreach: Coloring
Book
$4,200
$5,000
or less)
Program does/do your
Project address
(Please cite the
Standard
Component(s))
To produce a
coloring book
suitable for K-fifth
grade explaining
and the SFI
program.
Objective 17.
in the Practice of
Sustainable Forestry:
Especially Performance
Measure 17.2. Program
Participants shall
support and promote, at
the state, provincial or
other appropriate
levels, mechanisms for
public outreach,
education
*For each partner organization, please list below the contact name, title, email, phone number and include a summary of the individual and
organizations qualifications and experience as it relates to your project. Also you must include a copy of the Agreement to Public
Communications, which can be found at the end of this document, for each Project Partner.
Project Details
Please provide your answers to the following questions to describe your project. You may provide an introductory narrative to your project, but
the following questions must be addressed in the requested format.
1. Please explain how this Project will strengthen and involve communities in forest management or inform or provide benefit to the SFI
Program.
The Louisiana SFI SIC requested materials that would relate sustainable forestry to children. We also realize that this
component will be an adjunct to other existing programs like Forest Awareness Days where these materials can be sent home.
The effective reach will not only be students in grades K-5 but also teachers and parents. Production costs as lined out in this
grant proposal will only be the beginning as different companies, landowner groups and others can order the materials at cost.
We also believe with only slight adjustments the coloring book would also be suitable for other southern states. The project
would also relate SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY to our program, where oftentimes we see the schools and teachers turning to the
World Wildlife Fund or the Sierra Club for education on forestry.
3. In the table below, please list the goals for your prjoect. For each goal, please describe the corresponding tangible outcomes (e.g.
implementation guidance on a component of the SFI Standard, outreach and education to landowners, acres positively affected by the
Project) for each goal, how you will measure your success in achieving each goal, and the portion of the requested grant funds that would
be used to achieve the goal. Add rows as-needed to address all project goals.
Project Goals
Goal 1:
Tangible Outcomes
Educate students about the
sustainability of the forest, especially
under our SFI program
Provide partner SFI companies with
suitable materials for elementary
schools
Goal 2:
Measures of Success
How many books are distributed;
pre and post tests of students
during special activities
How many companies and /or
landowner group request coloring
book packets?
Grant Funds
$4,200
$0
Project Timeline
Please provide a timeline for completion of the project. Projects must be completed within 2011. The timeline should reflect when you will
deliver upon the goals and outcomes as outlined above.
The book is already under production. Printing bids have already been received and the subcommittee of SFI has approved the
text of the book. Eight of the 16 illustrations have been completed. The inside front cover will include the Forest Facts and (in
large print) Sustainable Forestry = Forests Forever. Printed copies will be ready by the start of school August 2011.
Project Budget
Please fill out the table below to illustrate the entire Project budget. SFI Inc. will not award any funds for organization overhead costs, which
include but are not limited to, office rent or maintenance, utilities, temporary hires, etc. SFI funding should be used for direct project costs only.
Expenditure
Operating Costs
Printing
Research Activities
Meetings
Amount
Matching
Funds*
In-Kind
Contributions*
$1840
40 hours staff time
4 meetings of outreach
committee
Artistic design
Proofing/ transport of
material / etc.
Press releases/order
forms/Distribution
$2360
$450 SFI SIC
5 hours staff time
$350 SFI SIC
10 hours staff time
Total
$4,200
$800
Grant Application
partners):
Maine TREE Foundation
PO Box 5470, Augusta, Maine 04332
Patricia Maloney, Maine PLT State Coordinator
207 626-7990, [email protected]
The Maine TREE Foundation educates and advocates for
the sustainable use of the forest and the ecological,
economic, and social health of Maine’s forest community.
$284,500.00
Dr. William Livingston, University of Maine/Orono
[email protected]
207 581 2990
David D. Griswold, Verso Paper
[email protected]
207 897 1315
Project Overview
Confirmed Project
Partners (list
organization name
only)*
Maine Forest Service
China School
Project Title
Amount Requested
Total Project
Budget
Brief Project Summary (50 words
or less)
PLT & Certification –
Bringing students,
teachers and
communities together
to understand
sustainably certified
forest practices
$5000.00
$6750.00
Maine Project Learning Tree (PLT)
is growing a School Forest
Network of schools and
communities that bring students
outdoors for hands-on forest
exploration. The PLT &
Certification proposal describes
workshops that bring teachers
and communities together to
create SFI and PLT learning trails
for forest field days and other
community events.
your Project address (Please
cite the Standard
Component(s))
This proposal meets the SFI
Standards through objectives
6 and 17:
Objective 6 –
Protection of Special Sites.
To manage lands that are
ecologically, geologically or
culturally important in a
manner that takes into
account their unique
qualities.
Objective 17Community involvement in
the practice of Sustainable
Forestry.
Performance Measure 17.2
Indicator 1 a through d
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Don Mansius, Acting Director Maine Forest Service
[email protected]
207 287 4906
Prior to his recent appointment as Director of the Maine Forest Service (MFS), Don was the Director of Forest Policy & Management Division of the Maine Forest
Service. Don served as the MFS Representative to the Northern Forest Council. The MFS provides forest health monitoring and protection programs and as part of
its mission collects, analyzes and reports on information related to the status and condition of many aspects of Maine’s forests. Regional foresters, under Don’s
supervision, assist PLT with workshop delivery and presentation of forest field days for Maine students.
Anita Smith, Teacher
[email protected]
207 445 1550
The China School Forest offers learning trails and is an exemplar of a school & community Outdoor Classroom. Developed by foresters, teachers & community
leaders over 15 years ago this model serves as training ground for other communities and teachers seeking to design similar projects. Anita organizes biannual
Forest Field Days for the entire school where natural resource professionals come together with students along learning trails. Anita has served on the Maine PLT
Steering Committee for ten years and has been recognized by National Project Learning Tree for her outstanding teacher skills and professionalism.
Project Details
1) By pulling schools, community leaders and foresters together, this PLT & Certification proposal will inform and involve communities in forest management of
forestlands using SFI standards. The Project Learning Tree curriculum provides outdoor forest related activities through hands on research focused lessons.
2) Through PLT workshops, in partnership with the Maine Forest Service and SFI certified foresters, participants will learn about SFI certification, its history and
current forestlands in the state that are SFI certified. Three schools & communities, with assistance from teachers, students, foresters and community leaders, will
design trails and/or outdoor classrooms for the purpose of educating the public about sustainable forest practices. The combination of SFI principles and Project
Learning Tree curriculum provide exceptional information for the development of learning stations.
Maine PLT, in cooperation with the Maine TREE Foundation, has developed a statewide School Forest Network (SFN) comprised of close to 35 schools that use the
outdoors as learning labs. Half of these schools have established permanent forestry research plots where students collect annual data related to tree species, tree
health and growth. The Forest Inventory Growth (FIG) training brings students together with foresters who provide expertise and scientific validity to this data
collection process. Other schools in the SFN may have outdoor classrooms where students meet with and learn from community members, teachers and resource
professionals. The SFN is designed to encourage development of outdoor classrooms and learning trails where none currently exist. And the final group of schools
may simply host an annual forestry field day where from 50 to 300 students explore forestry topics related to water quality, carbon sequestration, biodiversity, soil
chemistry, forest products and more. Students meet with natural resource professionals along a forested trail complete with learning stations.
All of these experiences and educational outreach projects were designed to bring teachers, students, foresters and communities together around forest concerns
and research. With close to 90% forest cover in Maine, PLT is committed to weaving the five SFI underlying principles with curriculum and community needs. This
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proposal reaches out to SFI as a way to broaden our delivery to teachers and therefore to students and as a means of attracting a larger group of schools and
communities to participate in the SFN.
The SFI Inc. Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant proposes to identify three communities with SFI forestlands and to expand the SFN educational
opportunities to include SFI standards training related to biodiversity, special places, and environmentally responsible practices. With funds from the SFI grant,
Maine PLT will bring together SFI foresters and landowners, teachers, students and community leaders. The Project Learning Tree curriculum meets state and
national standards in all content areas. By bringing together SFI presenters with Maine Forest Service foresters and PLT trained facilitators, we propose to
educate communities about SFI sustainable forestry standards. The final outcome for each of the three SFI communities will lead to the development of SFI/PLT
learning trails and stations designed by SFI foresters, students, teachers & community leaders.
Project Goals
Goal 1: Locate three
communities with SFI
forestlands to host PLT/SFI
workshops.
Tangible Outcomes
Three schools/communities will identify community
leaders and SFI lands and support teachers to
attend training. Each community will host one
workshop presented by SFI foresters, Maine Forest
Service foresters and trained PLT facilitators.
Measures of Success
Participants will support and promote
mechanisms for public outreach,
education and involvement related to
sustainable forest management.
(17.2)
Grant Funds (travel not included)
$1400.00
Goal 2: Train up to thirty
teachers and ten
community
members/leaders in three
communities to use PLT
curriculum and understand
SFI standards and
sustainable forest practices.
Teachers, students and community leaders will
understand SFI practices and reasons why these
practices will benefit students, their environment,
their futures and the greater community.
Special sites will be identified as
significant to this grant and reasons
for protecting special sites will be
reflected with the development of
maps, trails and management plans.
(Objective 6)
$2700.00
Goal 3: Design or upgrade
forest trails to reflect SFI
standards and practices
along learning trails.
Educational outreach trails will be open to the
communities at each site on SFI forestlands.
Each community (including teachers, students, and
foresters) will design or upgrade trails to include
SFI and PLT Learning stations. Technical assistance
will be provided by partners and other PLT schools.
SFI/PLT learning trails will promote
public outreach, education and
community involvement related to
sustainable forest management
through field tours, workshops and
self-guided forest management trails.
Publication of all events and
programs will be highlighted in PLT
newsletters, local newspapers and
school websites.
(17.1)
$530.00
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Project Timeline
Spring & Summer 2011 – Identify three communities and meet with workshop facilitators and foresters to plan agendas; advertise workshops; solicit teacher &
community leaders
Fall 2011 – present three PLT & Certification community workshops that include time for planning and designing PLT/SFI learning trails.
Fall and winter 2011 – publicize successes, prepare maps and trail guides
Project Budget
Expenditure
Amount
Matching
Funds*
In-Kind
Contributions*
Operating Costs
Meetings – workshop
$ 450.00
$ 450.00 MFS**
facilitators
Travel
$ 370.00
Education & Outreach for $ 1400.00
$ 650.00 MTF***
three
community/educator
workshops
Communications
$ 80.00
$ 100.00 MTF
Community Trails
$ 450.00
ME PLT Coordinator/MFS $2250.00
$ 550.00 MFS
Personnel – workshop
design and delivery
TOTAL
$5000.00
$1750.00
*
list sources and amounts of any matching funds or in-kind contributions
** Maine Forest Service
*** Maine TREE Foundation
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Grant Application
Lead Organization Name and Address:
Name, phone and email for Project Director:
Manitoba Model Forest Inc.
Dr. Brian Kotak, General Manager
Ph: (204) 345-4835
Lead Organizational Mission Statement (25 words or less):
To provide a place where people from different backgrounds can work together to
learn about all values of the forest and help ensure those values are conserved for
future generations.
Lead Organization Annual Operating Budget:
$700,000
1. Barry Waito, Waito Resource Consulting
Ph: (204) 525-3222; email: [email protected]
2. John Thorpe, Manitoba Conservation Forestry Branch; Ph: (204) 734-3429;
email: [email protected]
Project Overview
Confirmed Project Partners (list
organization name only)*
Project Title
Amount
Requested
Total Project
Budget
Brief Project Summary (50 words or
less)
Standard
Component(s))
1. Manitoba Forestry Association
2. LP Canada Ltd.
3. Swan Valley School Division
Forest Outdoor Education
Programming in Duck
Mountain, Manitoba
$5000.00
$50,500
Development of an outdoor education
program for elementary, junior and
high school students, which focuses
on ecological, social and economic
aspects of the forest ecosystems and
forest management. The program will
integrate math, science, social
studies, physical education, visual
arts and aboriginal cultural subject
areas.
Objective 17:
in the Practice of
Sustainable Forestry
PM 17.2; Indicator 1.
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Project Partner Information:
1. Manitoba Forestry Association (MFA) – Patricia Pohrebniuk, Executive Director; email: [email protected]; ph: (204)453-3182
Qualifications: Patricia Pohrebniuk is the Executive Director of the Manitoba Forestry Association (MFA), the oldest conservation education organization
operating in the Province with a mandate to educate all Manitobans about the importance of trees and forests. Patricia has been working for the MFA for
11 years, first as a Woodlot Technician providing information and technical services on sustainable woodlot management to private landowners as part of
the MFA’s Woodlot Program, then as a Woodlot Program Manager, overseeing the expansion of the Woodlot Program in the province. In 2006, Patricia
became the Executive Director for the Association. Patricia is responsible for overseeing the implementation of education programs and activities
developed and delivered by staff. Forest education has always been the prime focus of the MFA, through the use of a time-tested toolbox of programs
and services, the MFA provides opportunities for people from all walks of life to learn more about the importance of our forests, and to better understand
their natural heritage by delivering programs such as forest in the classroom presentations, forest education workshops for teachers, Manitoba Envirothon
“a high-school environmental science program”, the operation of four forest centres in the province and working with private landowners to manage their
properties sustainably.
2. Swan Valley School Division (SVSD)– Kevin Kopecky, Taylor Elementary School Principal; email: [email protected]; ph: (204)734-4593
Qualifications: Kevin Kopecky has worked 16 years in the education field as both teacher and principal; the last 11 years with the Swan Valley School
Division. Kevin has been responsible for implementing numerous educational initiatives at both the elementary and middle years levels. These initiatives
require program planning, monitoring, and budgeting. Kevin helped plan Outdoor Education Days for Grade 1 and Grade 3 students in throughout the
Division. Kevin was also very active in leading walking field trips for this three day event. The Swan Valley School Division is dedicated to enhancing
learning opportunities for all students. The Swan Valley School Division is committed to providing learning opportunities which help students link
curriculum to life applications and experiences.
Miles Jones, Minitonas Middle Years School Principal; email: [email protected]; ph: (204)525-4937
Qualifications: Miles Jones is an educator. He brings with him total of thirty three years experience both as a Physical Education instructor and most
currently as a Principal. He has been instrumental in the implementation of many educational programs. Outdoor Education has always been a focus. He
has organized and led week long grade 9 excursions to the Riding Mountain/ Lake Audy area ( camping, canoeing, hiking, fishing, swimming along with
other activities) He is currently one of the key organizers for his schools grade 7 three day outdoor education trip to The Wellman lake camp in the Duck
Mountains. The Swan Valley School Division has a renewed focus in developing outdoor education opportunities for children.
3. LP Canada Ltd. Swan River FRD (LP) – Donna Kopecky, District Biologist; email: [email protected]; ph: (204)734-7706
Qualifications: Donna Kopecky has worked with LP Canada Ltd. for 14 years and is primarily responsible for coordinating and implementing research
and monitoring projects related to biodiversity and watershed conservation. Donna administers a number of conservation partnerships for LP and has
coordinated several educational seminars for teachers and students on forest ecosystem conservation and management. LP Canada Ltd. is a major
manufacturer of building materials, wood products and pulp with manufacturing facilities throughout the United States, Canada and South America. LP is
a responsible environmental steward and is a leader in implementing sustainable forest management planning and operational practices. LP supports
many local and provincial education and outreach environmental programs geared at forest ecology and forest management education for primary
and secondary schools, colleges and universities.
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Project Details and Timelines
The purpose of this project is to pilot a forest outdoor education program for elementary, junior and senior grade levels to educate and increase student
awareness of the ecological, social and economic values contained within the Boreal Forest and the role of forest management in sustaining those values. This
pilot project will be developed using existing outdoor education models that have been ongoing for over 30 years, for example the Flin Flon, Manitoba Outdoor
Education Program, Kingfisher Lake Outdoor Education Program outside of Thunder Bay, ON and various other Manitoba Model Forest educational programs.
This program will serve to incorporate new and existing teaching resources that present important concepts regarding the ecological, social and economic values
of forests using a hands-on-approach suited to specific grade levels and curriculum. In addition, the program will serve to increase awareness and nurture respect
for forest environments on a local, national and global scale.
The program will provide opportunities for students to develop various outdoor recreational skills and activities that will serve to strengthen the student’s
relationship with the outdoors and enhance the overall educational experience related to specific subject areas. The program will also provide opportunities for
students to gain knowledge in sustainable forest management planning and operational practices through visiting local logging sites and touring forest
manufacturing facilities located within the Swan Valley area. This will provide first-hand experience to help strengthen the understanding of how forests are
managed sustainably in order to manufacture forest products that support consumer demand on a national and global scale. This program will also integrate
topics related to forest certification, non-timber forest products (berry picking, medicinal products,) and Aboriginal cultural heritage using the assistance of local
experts.
The Wellman Lake United Church Camp and Duck Mountain Forest Interpretive Centre located in the Duck Mountain Provincial Forest/Park will serve as the
location and facilities for the outdoor education program. This pilot program will be the initial step for developing a long-term forest outdoor education program in
Duck Mountain, MB that can be visited in the future by many schools within the communities surrounding Duck Mountain and beyond.
This project will serve to strengthen community involvement within the context of forest management by providing young students and teachers that attend and
work within local schools, the opportunity to learn first hand of the importance of forests from an ecological, social and economic standpoint and how forest
management incorporates these values in order to ensure that these forest values are maintained for future generations to come. Our partnership is comprised of
an Environmental Non-Governmental Organization (Manitoba Forestry Association), educational institutions (Swan Valley School Division), and forest industry (LP
Canada Ltd.). The program workshops identified throughout 2011 will be run using partner representatives and local community volunteers.
This project will support and strengthen SFI Inc. Principles 11.Training and Education, 12. Public Involvement and Objective 17. Community Involvement in the
Practice of Forestry, PM 17.2, through the design and implementation of a forest outdoor education program directed at educating elementary, junior and senior
students and teachers about forest environments and the role of forest management at achieving forest sustainability. Six project goals have been identified and
described in the table below:
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Project Goals
Tangible Outcomes
Measures of Success
Timelines
Goal 1: Planning Workshops/Meetings
Outdoor Education Program
Framework
Educational framework in place
Goal 2: Forest Education Equipment
Establish an inventory of
environmental equipment and
field guides used for field
identification and forest/
ecology field sampling
Elementary Level Forest
Education Seminar
Grades 1-5 (Summer Session
2011)
Establish a sufficient number of
forestry environmental
equipment to successfully run
each individual workshop
planned in 2011.
60 students/ day of guided forest
nature hike with designated
stops at forest field stations
highlighting forest values such as
soil and water conservation,
wildlife conservation, forest and
wetland ecology, forest
recreation etc.
Minimum of 20 local teachers
registering for workshop held in
the Duck Mountains, MB.
June 2011
(2 planning
meetings)
June 2011
September 2011
October 2011
Nov./Dec. 2011
Goal 3: Elementary Level Summer Forest Education
Workshop
Goal 4: Forest Education Workshop for Teachers
Goal 5: Junior Level Fall/Winter Forest Education
Workshop
Goal 6: Senior Level Fall/Winter Forest Education
Workshop
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Provide specialized training to
elementary, junior and senior
level educators on various
aspects of forest ecology,
forest management and forest
recreation as it relates to
provincial school curriculum.
Provide Junior Level Forest
Education Workshops, Grades
6-8, specialized training
sessions on forest ecology,
forest management and forest
Intermediate Level Forest
Education Seminar Grades 9 12 specialized training sessions
on forest ecology, forest
management and forest
June 21, 22, 23 and
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SFI Inc.
Grant Funds
$500
$500
$1000
(4 days)
End of September
2011
$1000
(2 day workshop)
120 junior level students
attending
October/ November
2011 (3 day
workshop)
$1000
Will be based on number of
students enrolled in specific topic
areas such as biology,
geography, physical education,
native studies, etc.
November/December
2011
$1000
(3 day workshop)
Project Budget
Expenditure
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Total
Amount SFI
Grant
Matching
Funds*
Manitoba
Model Forest
In Kind
Contributions
Manitoba
Model Forest
In KindContributions
Swan Valley School
Division
In-Kind
Contributions
LP Canada Ltd.
In-Kind
Contributions
Manitoba
Forestry
Assoc.
Operating Costs
Staff Salaries
-
-
$6,000
$7,500
$10,000
$2,500
Meetings
$500
$500
$1,500
-
$500
-
Travel – School Bus
costs
Seminars/ Workshops
(rental costs, educational
packages, meals, etc)
Communications –
printing costs for
brochures, pamphlets,
reports, website, photos
etc.
Education
Materials/Equipment
-
-
-
$1,500
-
-
$4,000
$3,500
-
$2,250
$1,000
$2,500
-
-
$500
$250
$1,000
$500
$500
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$500
$500
Total
$5,000
$5000
$9,000
$12,500
$13,000
$6,000
Grand Total for all
Matching Funds & InKind Support
$50,500
192 Duke of Gloucester Street
Annapolis MD 21401
Phone: 4L0-267-8595
Fax: 4LA-267-8697
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Website: www.marylandforestryboards.org
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Ms. Allison Welde
900 17r'Street, NW, Suite 700
Attn:
Dear Ms. Welde,
Please find attached our application for the SFI Conservation and Community
Paftnerships Grant Program made on behalf of the Natural Resources Careers
Conference (NRCC). NRCC is a summer program offered to high school students
in the Mid-Atlantic region that focuses on the fields of Forestry and Natural
Resources. Volunteers handle all planning, recruitment and most of the
operation of the program (over 1,000 hours of unpaid labor) and costs are
paftially offset by student tuition and paftner contributions.
the past few years to achieve full attendance,
resulting in the program being under funded - especially given its plans to
increase promotional activities and to upgrade program equipment. The $5,000
from SFI would provide much needed support not only for 2011 operating
expenses but also to spearhead new outreach activities in order to attract more
NRCC has been challenged in
students.
We only recently became aware of the grant program offered by SFI, were very
late in starting our grant writing process and therefore have not yet received
back the Agreement to Public Communications from our partners. Signature
pages from all of our Project Partners will be provided shottly - we anticipate no
problems. We will forward them to you as soon as we receive them.
Please call or email if you have any questions about the NRCC program or the
Maryland Forestry Boards Foundation. We appreciate this opportunity to
participate in your grant program.
Regards,
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Gary G.Allen, President
Maryland Forestry Boards Foundation, Inc.
[email protected]
Grant Application
Maryland Forestry Boards Foundation, Inc.
192 Duke of Gloucester Street, Annapolis, MD 21401
Gary Allen, 410-267-8595, Project Director
[email protected]
Co-Director: Gabrielle Oldham
[email protected]
partners):
The Foundation promotes the stewardship and
sustainable use of Maryland’s forest resources, both
urban and rural, through a statewide range of
educational and community programs.
$83,500 in Operating Expenditures, excluding several
thousand hours of Volunteer support
• Donald VanHassent, Maryland Forest Service,
[email protected], (410) 260-8367
• Steven Resh, Allegany Society of American Foresters,
[email protected], (301)784-5000 ext 5307
Project Overview
Project Title: The Natural Resources Careers Conference (www.marylandforestryboards.org/nrcc.cfm)
Total Project Budget: $52,960
Brief Project Summary (50 words or less): NRCC is the only Maryland educational summer program for high school students interested in pursuing a career in
forestry or natural resources. It is a weeklong classroom and hands-on field experience that provides students with opportunities to network with industry
professionals and professors from 5-7 regional colleges.
What element of the SFI 2010-2014 Program does your Project address: Objective 16 – Training and Education. To improve the implementation of
sustainable forestry practices through appropriate training and education programs.
The Davey Tree Expert Company
The Bartlett Tree Expert Company
The Glatfelter Pulpwood Company
Maryland Forests Association, Inc.
Maryland Arborist Association, Inc.
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Project Title
NRCC
NRCC
NRCC
NRCC
NRCC
Amount Requested
$1,000
$500
$500
$500
$500
$52,960
Same as above
Same as above
Same as above
Same as above
See above
See above
See above
See above
See above
SFI Standard
See above
See above
See above
See above
See above
Partner Organizations
Organization
The Davey Tree
Expert Company
Contact Name
Mr. Chris
Klimas
Title
Mid-Atlantic
Operations
Manager
Email
[email protected]
Phone Number
(877) 368-1312
The Bartlett Tree
Expert Company
Mr. Peter
Becker
Vice President,
Division
Manager
[email protected]
(410) 861-8312
The Glatfelter
Pulpwood
Company
Mr. Scott
Kurtzman
Senior
Procurement
Forester
[email protected]
(717) 225-4711
Maryland Forests
Association, Inc.
Ms. Karin
Miller
Executive
Director
[email protected]
(301) 895-5369
Maryland Arborist
Association, Inc.
Mr.
Steve
Castrogiovanni
President
[email protected]
(410) 321-8082
Qualifications
The Davey Tree Expert Company provides
residential and commercial tree and landscape
service throughout North America. The company
benefits from the latest research and scientific
advancements through its sister company, the
Davey Institute of Tree Sciences.
The fundamental mission of the Bartlett Tree
Experts Company is to provide quality care and good
value to owners and managers of landscape trees
and shrubs. The Bartlett Tree Research
Laboratories and Experimental Grounds provide
leading research in the field of arboriculture as well
as intense training of arborists.
The Glatfelter Pulpwood Company helps landowners
by providing forest management services and quality
timber harvests throughout Pennsylvania, Maryland,
Delaware, Virginia, and Ohio. The company is a
certified participant in the Sustainable Forestry
Initiative®.
The Maryland Forests Association is a non-profit
citizen's organization whose mission is to conserve
and enhance forests in Maryland through education
and promotion of sustainable forest practices.
The mission of the Maryland Arborist Association,
Inc. is to promote education in the field of
arboriculture, to support the success of arborists and
to promote the importance of tree care.
Project Details
In order to ensure a steady stream of high quality entrants into the fields of Forestry and Natural Resources, the Natural Resources Careers Conference
was created in the late 1990s. The main goal of the program is to encourage high schools students to choose forestry and related fields as their college
majors. Traditional Forestry is the main focus of this educational experience with the inclusion of GIS and GPS training, forest management plan creation,
urban forestry and watershed ecology introductions.
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The weeklong summer program brings together industry professionals, college professors and interested landowners for in-depth training sessions, handson fieldwork and career and topical presentations to the students. The detailed curriculum and daily schedule can be found on our website:
http://www.marylandforestryboards.org/nrcc.cfm.
3. Project Goals:
Project Goals
Goal 1: Increase high school
student interest in pursuing
careers in the fields of Forestry
and Natural Resources
Tangible Outcomes
• Attract high-quality students from
across Maryland and surrounding
states
• Achieve full attendance
Goal 2: Provide the students
with a relevant, state-of-the-art
experience that is educational
and fun
• Attract a wide range of industry
professionals to provide
demonstrations of field skills and to
discuss career paths
• Offer experience with the latest
technology and high quality field
equipment
• Offer 3 separate college scholarships
for students in a forestry or natural
resources field
• Conduct College Night, bringing in
representatives from 5-7 colleges to
speak with students
Goal 3: Encourage college
attendance in a forestry-related
field
Measures of Success
• Percent of students choosing to apply
for college credit during the week (exam
and team management plan
presentation)
• Percent of students who successfully
complete requirements for college credit
• Attendance level
• Number of companies that participate
• Number of different career paths
represented
• Depth and number of field experiences
• Student evaluations of the program
Grant Funds
• Promotional and outreach activities
planned in order to publicize NRCC
and attract students: $600
• New website updates, videos,
Facebook: $500
• Operating expenses: $2,500
• Number of students applying for
scholarships
• Number of companies offering to fund
scholarships
• Number of colleges participating in
College Night
• Student evaluations of College Night
• (Projected scholarship distributions
from Scholarship Reserve Fund:
$1,500)
• Contribution to the Scholarship
Reserve Fund: $500
• Meals for visiting colleges: $100
• Meals for visiting program staff:
$200
• Upgrade of chest-high waders: $300
• Upgrade of tree measuring
instruments: $300
Project Timeline
NRCC 2011 will be held from Sunday July 24th to Saturday July 30th. Online applications are being accepted now through June. The Project Final Report
will be published by the end of September 2011. Student follow-up surveys are conducted each year to track the college decisions made by NRCC
students and we are beginning to capture information on career paths.
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Project Budget
Expenditures
Operating Costs
Meals, boarding, Hickory Environmental Center kitchen staff cost
Stipends for college interns, lifeguard, directors
Volunteer hours for operation and planning of NRCC
Student recruitment, outreach, promotion
Website management
Equipment, supplies
Buses, t-shirts, evening program fees
Contribution to scholarship fund
Accounting fees
Miscellaneous costs
Total Operating Costs
Partner Contributions
Amount
Matching Funds*
In-Kind
Contributions*
$13,900
$6,500
$22,790
$1,300
$1,500
$1,370
$1,450
$500
$3,000
$300
$350
$29,820
$23,140
$3,000
• In-Kind Contributions: Volunteer hours - 1,060 @ $21.50/hour – Forestry Board participants, landowners, companies, colleges, Foundation staff.
• In-Kind Contributions: Garrett County Forestry Board $350 donation of trees for planting.
• Matching Funds: Partner Contributions - see Project Overview section.
• Note on Student Tuition: Student tuition of $400 is normally paid for by the local Forestry Board and an additional student fee of $100 is normally paid for by the
student. With full attendance of 48 students, the $24,000 in tuition and fees would come close to covering the cost of the program. However, attendance has
been lagging for the last few years and corporate giving has dwindled, squeezing the financial resources of the program.
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Grant Application for Requests $5000.00 or less
Iron County American Marten Population Study and Habitat Analysis
North Lakeland Discovery Center, 501c(3).(See attached document for proof of status)
North Lakeland Discovery Center, Manitowish Waters,
WI, 54545, USA.
Zach Wilson, 715-543-2085,
[email protected]
To promote stewardship of the region's natural and
cultural resources.
$ 439,000
(1) Loren Ayers
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Bureau of Wildlife Management
Research Scientist
Phone: (608) 261-6449
(2) Adrian P. Wydeven
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Bureau of Endangered Resources
Mammalian Ecologist/Conservation Biologist
Park Falls, WI 54552
Phone: (715) 762-1363
Project Overview
The Iron County American Marten Population Study and Habitat Analysis project is based on an existing project between
the North Lakeland Discovery Center, Wisconsin State Department of Natural Resources, two local schools, and the Iron
County Forestry Department. The basis for applying for the Sustainable Forest Initiative grant is to secure funding for
developing a marten population survey and creating a forest management guideline for Iron County.
In 2006, the North Lakeland Discovery Center (NLDC) and the Mercer and Hurley K-12 Public Schools, were conducting a
fisher radio-telemetry research project. During a field outing, they came across an American marten track on Iron County
Forest Land. With permission and proper permits from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR), the
Discovery Center changed its research focus from fishers, and started surveying for marten. Over the past four years,
students, the general public and Discovery Center staff have captured and radio-collared 11 martens in Iron County.
Wisconsin Endangered Species Biologists have stated that one key factor in marten survival is the movement of the
species between the Ottawa (Michigan) and the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forests (Wisconsin). Iron County lies
between these two populations, and would provide the natural corridor for marten movement. Studying the marten
population in Iron County is, therefore, of tremendous value to researchers, and to the species’ success.
The proposed project will broaden our scope, from tracking a few individuals via radio-telemetry to providing an
assessment of the occupied range expansion and distribution of martens. The project is designed to locate marten
outside of the reintroduction areas, to collect habitat data, and to create a habitat improvement plan. There is anecdotal
evidence that marten are located in areas outside of the reintroduction areas, but further work needs to be carried forth
for determination. By working with citizens such as trappers, hunters, students, and the general public, we can locate
marten, conduct a habitat survey, and learn more about marten distribution and their preferred habitat.
American marten (Martes americana), also known as the pine marten are an endangered species in Wisconsin and listed
as a regional forest sensitive species in the National Forest. American marten are native to Wisconsin. By 1925, they
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were extirpated via over-trapping, agricultural expansion, and habitat decline. Reintroduction efforts have taken place in
Wisconsin, in 1953, 1975 -1983, 1987 – 1990, 2008 – 2010, and continued this year (2011). Research suggests there
has been little range expansion beyond the original reintroduction sites in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest.
Project Goals & Objectives
The project’s goals are to locate marten outside of the reintroduction areas, to collect habitat data, and to create a
habitat improvement plan. We will:
(1) conduct flora and fauna surveys on multiple sites within Iron County Forest lands;
(2) include the project in our community based citizen science monitoring program;
(3) utilize a variety of monitoring techniques such as non-lethal DNA hair snares, live trapping, trail/game cameras, radiotelemetry, and carnivore tracking surveys, and
(4) create a habitat improvement plan to help foresters and wildlife personnel when managing for marten on federal,
state, county, and/or private lands.
Methods
Starting in June 2011, training of adult citizen science monitors and classroom instruction of high school students takes
place. They will utilize the survey techniques and field methods outlined in the project goals. Simultaneous to the field
work, regular communication with trappers, hunters and multiple tracking programs will be carried forth. Citizen
surveyors will explore aspects of forestry, soils, watershed, and wildlife and ecosystem management. Techniques will
include forest stand measurements such as basal area, canopy closure, tree density and diameter, and other forest stand
examination data supplied by WDNR Biologists and Iron County Forest Ecologists. Once a marten is located, students
and adults document the GPS location, conduct a habitat survey, and mark the location on a topographical map. Citizen
scientists will be trained by resource professionals and tested in the field.
Study Area
The study will take place in select locations within Iron County Forest Land, where marten are or have been located in the
past. Areas to be surveyed will be determined by a combination of factors including habitat, tracking surveys, reported
observations, and monitoring the movements of 11 previously-collared marten.
Habitat Improvement Plan
Marten habitat data will be analyzed and compiled into a document labeled “Marten Habitat Improvement Plan.” This
plan will be presented to the Iron County Forestry Department and the Iron County Land and Water Conservation
Department. Also included will be Ashland County Forestry Department, which borders Iron County, Nature Conservancy
Lands, Wisconsin Board of Commission of Public Lands, as well as Industrial Paper Company Lands. The habitat
improvement plan could also be used by private landowners and school forests.
Past Experience
The fisher and marten project have a combined eleven year history of success. From 1999 to 2006, the Discovery Center
has conducted fisher (Martes pennanti) research in Northern Wisconsin; followed by marten research from 2007. To
date, several hundred students, resource professionals, Discovery Center staff and members, and the general public have
participated in these projects.
Evaluation
The American marten population survey and habitat improvement plan will be evaluated in a variety of ways:
(1) All marten-related projects will be approved by the state-wide American Marten Committee (made up of natural
resource professionals).
(2) A final report and habitat improvement plan will be prepared and sent to all funding sources, and will be made
available online.
(3) Students, teachers, and the general public will provide feedback and comments via an evaluative measure, as well as
in a qualitative manner.
(4) Volunteer hours and mileage will be logged.
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SFI Objective Match to Project
Objective
Objective
Objective
Objective
Objective
Objective
4 – Conservation of Biological Diversity including Forests with Exceptional Conservation Value;
6 – Protection of Special Sites;
11 – Promote Conservation of Biological Diversity, Biodiversity Hotspots and High-Biodiversity Wilderness Areas;
15 – Forestry Research, Science, and Technology;
16 – Training and Education; and
17 – Community Involvement in the Practice of Sustainable Forestry.
Confirmed Project
Partners (list
organization name
only)*
Project Title
Amount
Requested
Total
Project
Budget
Brief Project Summary (50
words or less)
1) Wisconsin
Department of Natural
Resources:
Endangered
Resources Division
2) Iron County
Forestry Department
3) Iron County Land
and Water
Department
(4) Mercer K-12 Public
School
(5) Hurley K-12 Public
School
Iron County
American
Marten
Population
Survey and
Habitat
Analysis
$5,000
$17,625
The American marten
population survey and habitat
analysis is a project designed
to teach and train citizen
scientists to assist in
conducting marten surveys in
Iron County Forest Lands.
The project will use past
marten locations and data,
and conduct forestry
measurements for support in
the creation of a habitat
improvement plan.
What element(s) of
the SFI 2010-2014
Program does/do
your Project address
(Please cite the
Standard
Component(s))
Objectives:
4,6,11,15,16,17
Project Partners:
Wisconsin: Department of Natural Resources. Bruce Bacon, Wildlife Biologist for 35 years. Bruce has been the Iron
County Fisher and Marten Biologist since the beginning of the project. He administers chemical immobilization drugs and
maintains proper permits for studying the State’s endangered species. [email protected].
Wisconsin: Iron County Forestry Department. Joe Varis, Forest Manager. Joe is the Iron County forest manager, who
oversees all timber sales and forestry projects within the county. Joe has supported the marten project since 2006 and
helps support base funding. [email protected].
Wisconsin: Iron County Land and Water Conservation Department. Mary Jo Gingras, Director. Mary Jo has helped train
students in best management practices for wetlands and shoreline riparian zone protection, and manages invasive species
throughout the county. The Iron County Land and Waters Conservation Department has agreed to help train students in
the value and importance of wetlands within Iron County. [email protected].
Mercer K-12 Public School. Eric Torkelson, School Administer and Principal. Eric is the new administrator, and has
supported the project for the past year. He allows students to leave the school building each week October – March to
conduct marten data and habitat surveys. He understands the importance of project based learning and supports student
in the marten project. [email protected].
Hurley High School Biology Teacher. Diane Okrongley, Biology Teacher. Diane has been involved with the fisher and
marten project since its conception in 1999. She works with students and teachers which allows students to conduct
marten data every week from October – March. Diane helps train students and adults for field data collection in track
identification and habitat sampling. [email protected].
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Project Details
1. This project is focused around collaboration and learning with two area schools, a non-profit educational /
research center, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, and Iron County. This joint effort brings
together a mixed working group, focused on ways to manage an endangered species while at the same time,
continuing the harvesting of county lands for timber. This benefits not only our local loggers but also teaches
students and community members to look at and find ways to balance between ecological diversity and economic
growth and livelihoods.
2. This project started by getting base funding from the Iron County Forestry Department, which funded the startup efforts of capturing and collaring martens on county land. The scope and relevance of the project is ripe for
expansion. It is important to look at forest management, based on the existing martens’ habitat as well as
expanded information gathering on habitat and population survival and growth. Forest managers can then use
this important information in their plans for timber production, simultaneously managing for a state-endangered
species. This project will provide a marten “habitat improvement plan” that forest managers on county, state,
industrial lands and private lands can use as a guideline. The Sustainable Forest Incentive objectives 4,6,11
align with this outcome.
3. Throughout this program, we will:
(1) conduct flora and fauna surveys on multiple sites within Iron County Forest
lands;
(2) include the project in NLDC’s community based citizen science monitoring
program; and
(3) create a habitat improvement plan to help foresters and wildlife personal when
managing for marten on federal, state, county, and/or private lands, while maintaining a sustainable timber
harvest. The habitat improvement plan will be available on CD and online through the Discovery Center marten
project website. Additionally, the training of adults and youth in our local community to participate in monitoring
efforts of marten will enhance the knowledge and protection of this species and its habitat while at the same time
teaching about sustainable forest management.
Project Goals
Goal 1: Conduct flora and
fauna surveys at marten
locations within Iron
County Forest lands.
Tangible Outcomes
A data set of forest
measurements (basal area,
resting tree species,
diameter(DBH) of resting tree
species and stand type) used by
martens on Iron County lands
will be collected.
Goal 2: Encourage and
engage citizens and
students through active
research involvement.
NLDC staff, County Forest
managers, and Iron County
Land and Water conservation
Dept. staff will recruit and train
citizens to help conduct tracking
and habitat sampling surveys.
Goal 3: Create a habitat
improvement plan.
A document label “American
Marten Habitat Improvement
Plan” will be created and
distributed to land managers
and owners to use as a
guideline for managing forest
lands for martens.
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Measures of Success
Objective 4 – Conservation of Biological
Diversity including Forests with Exceptional
Conservation Value
Grant Funds
$1905
Objective 11 – Promote Conservation of
Biological Diversity, Biodiversity Hotspots
and High-Biodiversity Wilderness Areas
Objective 15 – Forestry Research, Science,
and Technology
Objective 16 – Training and Education
$775
Objective 17 – Community Involvement in
the Practice of Sustainable Forestry
Objective 4 – Conservation of Biological
Diversity including Forests with Exceptional
Conservation Value
Objective 6 – Protection of Special Sites
Objective 11 – Promote Conservation of
Biological Diversity, Biodiversity Hotspots
and High Biodiversity Wilderness Areas
$1240
Goal 4: Utilize a variety
of monitoring techniques
for locating martens on
county land.
The use of non-lethal DNA hair
snares, trail/game cameras,
radio-telemetry, and carnivore
tracking surveys, will be
implemented in project to
effectively survey the marten
population.
Objective 15 – Forestry Research, Science,
and Technology
$1080
Objective 16 – Training and Education
Project Timeline
The Iron County Am. Marten population Study and Habitat analysis will be completed by December 31st, 2011. Goal 1:
Habitat sampling will start when grant is awarded and continue throughout the year until December 31st, 2011, with most
of the sampling work conducted April through September. October – December will be focused on goals 2 and 4, with
training session for students and the public in June and October. Goal 3: After a statistically strong sample size is
collected near the beginning of December, students, teachers, trained citizens, and the project coordinator will analyze
habitat data and create a habitat improvement plan which will highlight basal area at resting sites, tree species used by
martens, resting tree diameter, and the amount of course woody debris at resting site location. The habitat improvement
plan will be presented to the Iron County Forestry board by the project’s end.
Project Budget
Expenditure
Amount Requested
Matching
Funds*
Operating Costs
Research Activities
Meetings
Travel (mileage) (Rate & distance, charge)
$1905
$250
$1080
$5400
$100
1500
$1750
Communications
$525
$1240
$850
$750
$525
$250
Total
$5000
$8600
$4025
Matching Funds*
Iron County Forestry Committee
Northwood’s Wildlife and Wetlands Club
Total
$8,000 matching
$600 matching
$8600
$1500
6,000 survey miles @. 505/mile (48 days)
Van Use @ $76 / 3 days for training
Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources
Mercer & Hurley Public Schools
North Lakeland Discovery Center
Iron County Land & Water Conservation Dept
Total
5
$1750
$525
$1500
$250
$4025
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Grant Application
Lead Organizational Mission Statement (25 words or
less)
Two references (Name, Organization, email and
phone) who can speak to the potential of the
Project (these should not be the same as your
Project partners):
N.C. Tree Farm Program, an affiliate of the N.C. Forestry
Association Forest Education and Conservation Foundation,
1807 Dunwick Court, Apex, N.C., 27523
Steve Cox, 336-374-4677, [email protected]
To promote the growing of renewable forest resources on private
lands while protecting environmental benefits and increasing
public understanding of all benefits of productive forestry.
$28,314 (three-year average)
Bob Slocum
N.C. Forestry Association
[email protected]
919-834-3943
Bob Bardon
N.C. State University, Extension Forestry,
[email protected]
919-515-5575
Project Overview
(list organization name
only)*
Project Title
Amount
Requested
Total
Project
Budget
(50 words or less)
Our workshop includes
representatives from these
organizations:
N.C. Division of Forest
Resources
N.C. Farm Bureau
Federation, Inc.
N.C. Wildlife Resources
Commission
USDA Natural Resources
Conservation Services,
North Carolina
N.C. Sustainable
Forestry Initiative, Inc.
The N.C. Division of the
Appalachian Society of
American Foresters
The N.C. Chapter of the
Association of Consulting
Foresters
Sustainable
Forestry
Workshops
for Private
Forest
Landowners
in North
Carolina
$5,000
$16,000
Four regional
workshops use
classroom and field
tour instruction to
teach private forest
landowners about
sustainable, multipleuse forest
management. Topics
include BMPs, water
quality, timber
harvesting, wildlife
habitat management,
developing forest
management plans,
prescribed burning,
water impoundment
for wildlife and
planning transition of
ownership to next
generation.
Workshops are free.
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What element(s) of
the SFI 2010-2014
Program does/do
your Project address
(Please cite the
Standard
Component(s))
Objective 17:
Community
Involvement in the
Practice of
Sustainable Forestry.
To broaden the
practice of
by encouraging the
public and forestry
community to
participate in the
commitment to
and publicly report
progress.
Project Details
1. The N.C. Tree Farm Program’s Sustainable Forestry Workshops for Private Forest Landowners in North Carolina
project will help educate current and prospective tree farmers about sustainable practices and potentially increase
the number of landowners in the N.C Tree Farm Program. Because forests enrolled in the N.C. Tree Farm
Program are certified under the American Tree Farm Program standards, an increase in program participants
would increase the amount of wood available to SFI facilities that meets the sustainability requirements for the
timber they purchase. The workshops also support SFI’s obligation to outreach and education of landowners.
2. The lead organization will publicize the outcome of the project and SFI’s involvement in the project on its website
(www.nctreefarm.org), in the N.C. Forestry Association newsletter, TreeLine, and with each of the N.C. Tree Farm
Program’s sponsoring organizations (N.C. Forestry Association, N.C. State University Forestry Extension, N.C.
Division of Forest Resources, N.C. Farm Bureau Federation, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, USDA Natural
Resources Conservation Services—North Carolina, N.C. Sustainable Forestry Initiative, N.C. Division of the
Appalachian Society of American Foresters and the N.C. Chapter of the Association of Consulting Foresters).
Project Goals
Goal 1: Promote sustainable
forestry on North Carolina’s
private lands
Goal 2: Increase landowner
participation in the N.C. Tree
Farm Program
Tangible Outcomes
Forested acreage is positively affected
by the project. Landowners are more
knowledgeable about sustainable
forest management.
More acres of privately-owned forest
land in the state will meet the forest
management standards of the
American Tree Farm Program and
qualify as sustainably managed forests
under SFI criteria.
Measures of Success
Past workshops have averaged 50
landowner attendees. Our target
is to meet or exceed this level of
participation in each workshop.
The number of landowners and
the number of certified forested
acres enrolled in the N.C. Tree
Farm Program will increase
among those attending the
workshops.
Grant Funds
100%
100%
Project Timeline
All workshops will be completed by Dec. 1, 2011.
Workshop 1: April 12, 2011 at the Hofmann Forest near Jacksonville, N.C.
Workshop 2: April 29, 2011 in and around Lexington, N.C.
Workshop 3: October 12, 2011 in and around Wilmington, N.C.
Workshop 4: Fall 2011 (date TBD) in and around Franklin, N.C.
Project Budget
Expenditure
Operating Costs
Amount
Travel (mileage, hotel, meals for
workshop coordinators)
Van/Bus Rental for Field Tours
Advertising/Promotion/Administration
Lunch/Breaks for Workshop
Attendees
Equipment Rental (microphones,
port-a-johns, tables, chairs, other)
Miscellaneous Expenses (handouts,
name tags, pens, other)
Total
$3,200
2
Matching Funds
$11,000 from N.C.
Tree Farm Program
general funds
In-Kind Contributions
1,000+ hours of volunteer time for
planning and implementing workshops
(250 hours per workshop for coordinator,
local volunteers and presenters)
$11,000
1,000 hours
$3,200
$1,800
$4,800
$2,400
$600
$16,000
3
4
5
Pacific Education Institute (PEI)
Lynne Ferguson, 360-705-9282
[email protected]
Dr. Margaret Tudor, 360-705-9291
[email protected]
PEI expands students' opportunities to learn in
real-world settings. Students apply math, science,
and academic skills to field investigations both outof-doors and in their classrooms.
$540,000
partners):
Kelly Stanley, Port Blakely Companies
[email protected]
(360) 596-9416
Patti Case, Green Diamond Company
[email protected]
(360) 427-4733
Project Overview
Confirmed
Project Partners
Pacific Education
Institute
Project Title
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
Amount
Requested
$4,998.00
Total Project
Budget
$40,000
To Develop
24 lessons for
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
($7,754 of this
has been
secured by
PEI)
or less)
To supplement the new American
Forest Foundation’s Project
Learning Tree Forest Ecology
curriculum, PEI is seeking funding to
develop 3 new lessons for Forests
of Washington, a Washington State
supplement.
Element(s) of the SFI 2010-2014
Program this Project address
The Forests of Washington project will
educate students, their parents and
communities about sustainable forest
practices in Washington State. This
addresses SFI’s Measure 17.2 goal of
education and public outreach “related to
sustainable forest management”.
These lessons include: (1)
Ecosystem Services Forests
Provide; (2) Who Manages
Washington Forests; and (3)
Sustainability of Working Forests:
the Sustainable Forests Initiative
Forests of Washington will also
encourage teachers to take their
students to area forests (both working
and non). The curriculum guide show
students, teachers and community
members how they can participate in
sustainable forestry activities such as
planting trees, restoring native plants and
learning about local biodiversity (SFI
Measure 17.2)
Project Details
1. Please explain how this Project will strengthen and involve communities in forest management or inform or provide benefit to the
SFI Program.
Natural resources are vital to communities throughout Washington where many career choices are tied directly to forest and natural
resources. This makes Forests of Washington curriculum especially relevant to students, as well as their communities. This project will
augment the upcoming American Forestry Foundation’s Project Learning Tree Forest Ecology with a complementary Forests of Washington
curriculum that supports area students’ academic classes to learning about area forests. Forests of Washington will inform students,
parents, and communities of the importance of our state’s forests and how we can sustain them. This curriculum will also encourage
teachers to do a sustainable forestry projects with their students.
The original Forests of Washington was produced nearly 20 years ago. Despite its age, it is still being used by teachers throughout the state.
There are no other curriculum tools for teachers to teach about local forests of Washington. This rewrite and update will fill an important
niche and PEI’s networks of teachers will ensure its use with thousands of teachers and their students.
Pacific Education Institute, as the Washington State Project Learning Tree provider, is in a unique position to take on this task. Project
Learning Tree and Pacific Education Institute teach students how to think not what to think. PEI was developed out of a partnership
between the Washington Forest Protection Association and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Because of this strong publicprivate partnership, PEI has board and practical support from forest products industry and business support. In addition to this natural
resource support, PEI works closely with a large network of state educational leaders from the State Superintendent of Schools, who is an
honorary member of our board, to School Board superintendents, principals and teachers.
Through PEIs current Project Learning Tree, Field Investigation and natural resources project-based learning models, PEI has trained
more than 3,000 educators, representing more than 90,000 K-12 students to integrate outdoor and natural resource learning into their
curriculum. This approach strengthens curriculum through:
Relevance: Curriculum, such as math, science and reading is tied with real issues in their communities
Integration: Studies show that students learn better when they are able to learn multiple subjects through an integrated topic
An Outdoor Component: Students spend dramatically less time outdoors than their parents and grandparents. Studies show
that students’ mental well-being and learning is enhanced through outdoor settings.
Career Connections: Students tie their learning with the same skills that career and professionals utilize
PEI’s rigorous research-based approach assures that students are “learning by doing’ by integrating outdoor learning with classroom
curriculum.
2. What activities will you and your Project partners perform to promote the outcomes and SFI Involvement in the Project?
The Sustainable Forestry Initiative will be featured on the new Forests of Washington lessons on ecosystem services, managing
Washington forests, and sustainability of working forests. These lessons will go beyond defining a forest to include forest issues,
working forest sustainability, and misconceptions about forests.
The Sustainable Forestry Initiative will also be highlighted at teacher workshops that PEI will lead to promote Forests of Washington.
PEI will post the lessons from this project on their website so that teachers can use them with their students. SFI will be publicized as
a sponsor for the project. PEI will use social media and existing teacher networks to publicize these lessons. We will also promote
SFI in these communications.
3.
Project Goals
Goal 1: Develop lesson on
Ecosystem Services of
Forests
Tangible Outcomes
Students, their parents and community will
better understand the importance of
working forests and the services these
forests provide.
SFI Performance Measure 17.2
Who Manages Washington
Forests
Sustainability of Working
Forests
Students increase their understanding of
who manages forests in Washington State.
-Lessons will be posted on PEI and
WFPA websites after teacher pilot
spring 2012.
-Lesson plan including student pages:
Who Manages Washington Forests
- Lessons are piloted and refined by
partner teachers and posted on the PEI
website.
Students understand how working forests
can be sustainable while providing
important services.
- Lesson plan on Sustainability of
Working Forests developed with student
pages
Publish Forests of Washington lessons on
the PEI website.
Grant Funds
$1,666.00
- These lessons will be piloted and
refined by a group of teachers.
Goal 4: Disseminate SFI
funded Forests of
Washington lessons
Measures of Success
- Lesson plan on Ecosystem Services of
Forests in Washington State, including
student pages.
website.
- Lessons are posted and highlighted on
the PEI website.
-PEI uses its social network of teachers
and partners to disseminate lessons.
-PEI integrates lessons into in-service
and pre-service teacher workshops that
reach thousands of teachers.
Project Timeline
June 2011• Meeting with curriculum writers to review outline of the 3 lessons and gather materials to support lessons.
• Consultants begin writing 3 lessons
July-August 2011
$1,666.00
$1,666.00
Matching
funding
• Meeting to review lessons or review lessons via e-mail
• Edits made to lessons
September-December 2011
• Final edits made to lessons
• Teachers identified to pilot lessons
• Lessons posted on the PEI and WFPA Websites-unless we wait for pilot of lesson to get teacher feedback
Project Budget
Expenditure
Operating Costs
Meetings
4 consultants to meet 4hrs
to outline lessons
PEI staff to attend
SFI Request
Amount
$540
Matching Funds*
$825
PEI staff time
contribution (4
consultants, 4 hrs @
$52)
$1,120
$72
PEI staff editing
lessons
$1,120
In-Kind
Contributions*
$825
Partner contributions
$640
Travel
$90
$72
$4,368
Partner reviewing
$1,280
28 hours/lesson writing,
reviewing, and editing (3
lessons x $52/per hour)
Forests of Washington
$1,800
Curriculum testing
(5 teachers @ 6 hrs/ea
$60/hr)
Total
$4,998
$3,137*
$4,617*
*These funds have been contributed by the Washington Forest Protection Association members.
**Note: We also have an application in process to secure additional program support from the Weyerhaeuser Foundation.
Additional funding proposals will be developed in 2011.
As part of the Grant Application, the Lead Organization must complete and sign this page. All identified
organizations and partners involved in the Project must also agree to authorize SFI Inc. to publicize the Project
and to use their names, images, logos and information about the Project in such publicity. All Organizations
listed in the application will be required to sign an agreement to this effect and submit it with the application. If
additional Organizations join the Project after an application is accepted by SFI Inc., they will also be expected
to sign the agreement. You can access an additional copy of this agreement for your Project Partners here:
Agreement to Public
Communications.doc
I, Margaret Tudor, Executive Director, as a representative of the Pacific Education Institute and the lead for
_Forests of Washington Curriculum project, hereby give the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI), Inc.
permission to use my name, the organization name as written above, and any other information about the
• Press releases and announcements regarding the SFI® Inc. Conservation and Community Partnerships
Grant Program.
• Public presentations, fact sheets, briefing notes and other communication materials that highlight
successful Projects and the SFI Inc. Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant Program.
With my signature below, I attest that, to the best of my knowledge, the information provided in this application
is true and accurate, and I am authorized by Pacific Education Institute to sign this agreement.
Signed:
_Dr. Margaret Tudor_____________________
Name
_Executive Director_____________________
Title
Pacific Education Institute______________________
Organization
_Feb. 15, 2010_____________________
Date
[email protected]
[email protected]
$540,000
partners):
[email protected]
(360) 596-9416
[email protected]
(360) 427-4733
Project Overview
Confirmed
Project Partners
Pacific Education
Institute
Project Title
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
Amount
Requested
$4,998.00
Total Project
Budget
$40,000
To Develop
24 lessons for
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
($7,754 of this
has been
secured by
PEI)
or less)
supplement.
Measure 17.2)
Project Details
SFI Program.
curriculum.
3.
Project Goals
Forests
Tangible Outcomes
forests provide.
Forests
Forests
spring 2012.
website.
important services.
pages
the PEI website.
Grant Funds
$1,666.00
funded Forests of
Washington lessons
Measures of Success
student pages.
website.
the PEI website.
Project Timeline
July-August 2011
$1,666.00
$1,666.00
Matching
funding
Project Budget
Expenditure
Operating Costs
Meetings
to outline lessons
PEI staff to attend
SFI Request
Amount
$540
Matching Funds*
$825
PEI staff time
contribution (4
$52)
$1,120
$72
PEI staff editing
lessons
$1,120
In-Kind
Contributions*
$825
$640
Travel
$90
$72
$4,368
Partner reviewing
$1,280
$1,800
Curriculum testing
$60/hr)
Total
$4,998
$3,137*
$4,617*
Agreement to Public
Communications.doc
Grant Program.
Signed:
Name
Title
Organization
_Feb. 15, 2010_____________________
Date
[email protected]
[email protected]
$540,000
partners):
[email protected]
(360) 596-9416
[email protected]
(360) 427-4733
Project Overview
Confirmed
Project Partners
Pacific Education
Institute
Project Title
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
Amount
Requested
$4,998.00
Total Project
Budget
$40,000
To Develop
24 lessons for
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
($7,754 of this
has been
secured by
PEI)
or less)
supplement.
Measure 17.2)
Project Details
SFI Program.
curriculum.
3.
Project Goals
Forests
Tangible Outcomes
forests provide.
Forests
Forests
spring 2012.
website.
important services.
pages
the PEI website.
Grant Funds
$1,666.00
funded Forests of
Washington lessons
Measures of Success
student pages.
website.
the PEI website.
Project Timeline
July-August 2011
$1,666.00
$1,666.00
Matching
funding
Project Budget
Expenditure
Operating Costs
Meetings
to outline lessons
PEI staff to attend
SFI Request
Amount
$540
Matching Funds*
$825
PEI staff time
contribution (4
$52)
$1,120
$72
PEI staff editing
lessons
$1,120
In-Kind
Contributions*
$825
$640
Travel
$90
$72
$4,368
Partner reviewing
$1,280
$1,800
Curriculum testing
$60/hr)
Total
$4,998
$3,137*
$4,617*
Agreement to Public
Communications.doc
Grant Program.
Signed:
Name
Title
Organization
_Feb. 15, 2010_____________________
Date
[email protected]
[email protected]
$540,000
partners):
[email protected]
(360) 596-9416
[email protected]
(360) 427-4733
Project Overview
Confirmed
Project Partners
Pacific Education
Institute
Project Title
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
Amount
Requested
$4,998.00
Total Project
Budget
$40,000
To Develop
24 lessons for
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
($7,754 of this
has been
secured by
PEI)
or less)
supplement.
Measure 17.2)
Project Details
SFI Program.
curriculum.
3.
Project Goals
Forests
Tangible Outcomes
forests provide.
Forests
Forests
spring 2012.
website.
important services.
pages
the PEI website.
Grant Funds
$1,666.00
funded Forests of
Washington lessons
Measures of Success
student pages.
website.
the PEI website.
Project Timeline
July-August 2011
$1,666.00
$1,666.00
Matching
funding
Project Budget
Expenditure
Operating Costs
Meetings
to outline lessons
PEI staff to attend
SFI Request
Amount
$540
Matching Funds*
$825
PEI staff time
contribution (4
$52)
$1,120
$72
PEI staff editing
lessons
$1,120
In-Kind
Contributions*
$825
$640
Travel
$90
$72
$4,368
Partner reviewing
$1,280
$1,800
Curriculum testing
$60/hr)
Total
$4,998
$3,137*
$4,617*
Agreement to Public
Communications.doc
Grant Program.
Signed:
Name
Title
Organization
_Feb. 15, 2010_____________________
Date
[email protected]
[email protected]
$540,000
partners):
[email protected]
(360) 596-9416
[email protected]
(360) 427-4733
Project Overview
Confirmed
Project Partners
Pacific Education
Institute
Project Title
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
Amount
Requested
$4,998.00
Total Project
Budget
$40,000
To Develop
24 lessons for
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
($7,754 of this
has been
secured by
PEI)
or less)
supplement.
Measure 17.2)
Project Details
SFI Program.
curriculum.
3.
Project Goals
Forests
Tangible Outcomes
forests provide.
Forests
Forests
spring 2012.
website.
important services.
pages
the PEI website.
Grant Funds
$1,666.00
funded Forests of
Washington lessons
Measures of Success
student pages.
website.
the PEI website.
Project Timeline
July-August 2011
$1,666.00
$1,666.00
Matching
funding
Project Budget
Expenditure
Operating Costs
Meetings
to outline lessons
PEI staff to attend
SFI Request
Amount
$540
Matching Funds*
$825
PEI staff time
contribution (4
$52)
$1,120
$72
PEI staff editing
lessons
$1,120
In-Kind
Contributions*
$825
$640
Travel
$90
$72
$4,368
Partner reviewing
$1,280
$1,800
Curriculum testing
$60/hr)
Total
$4,998
$3,137*
$4,617*
Agreement to Public
Communications.doc
Grant Program.
Signed:
Name
Title
Organization
_Feb. 15, 2010_____________________
Date
[email protected]
[email protected]
$540,000
partners):
[email protected]
(360) 596-9416
[email protected]
(360) 427-4733
Project Overview
Confirmed
Project Partners
Pacific Education
Institute
Project Title
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
Amount
Requested
$4,998.00
Total Project
Budget
$40,000
To Develop
24 lessons for
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
($7,754 of this
has been
secured by
PEI)
or less)
supplement.
Measure 17.2)
Project Details
SFI Program.
curriculum.
3.
Project Goals
Forests
Tangible Outcomes
forests provide.
Forests
Forests
spring 2012.
website.
important services.
pages
the PEI website.
Grant Funds
$1,666.00
funded Forests of
Washington lessons
Measures of Success
student pages.
website.
the PEI website.
Project Timeline
July-August 2011
$1,666.00
$1,666.00
Matching
funding
Project Budget
Expenditure
Operating Costs
Meetings
to outline lessons
PEI staff to attend
SFI Request
Amount
$540
Matching Funds*
$825
PEI staff time
contribution (4
$52)
$1,120
$72
PEI staff editing
lessons
$1,120
In-Kind
Contributions*
$825
$640
Travel
$90
$72
$4,368
Partner reviewing
$1,280
$1,800
Curriculum testing
$60/hr)
Total
$4,998
$3,137*
$4,617*
Agreement to Public
Communications.doc
Grant Program.
Signed:
Name
Title
Organization
_Feb. 15, 2010_____________________
Date
[email protected]
[email protected]
$540,000
partners):
[email protected]
(360) 596-9416
[email protected]
(360) 427-4733
Project Overview
Confirmed
Project Partners
Pacific Education
Institute
Project Title
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
Amount
Requested
$4,998.00
Total Project
Budget
$40,000
To Develop
24 lessons for
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
($7,754 of this
has been
secured by
PEI)
or less)
supplement.
Measure 17.2)
Project Details
SFI Program.
curriculum.
3.
Project Goals
Forests
Tangible Outcomes
forests provide.
Forests
Forests
spring 2012.
website.
important services.
pages
the PEI website.
Grant Funds
$1,666.00
funded Forests of
Washington lessons
Measures of Success
student pages.
website.
the PEI website.
Project Timeline
July-August 2011
$1,666.00
$1,666.00
Matching
funding
Project Budget
Expenditure
Operating Costs
Meetings
to outline lessons
PEI staff to attend
SFI Request
Amount
$540
Matching Funds*
$825
PEI staff time
contribution (4
$52)
$1,120
$72
PEI staff editing
lessons
$1,120
In-Kind
Contributions*
$825
$640
Travel
$90
$72
$4,368
Partner reviewing
$1,280
$1,800
Curriculum testing
$60/hr)
Total
$4,998
$3,137*
$4,617*
Agreement to Public
Communications.doc
Grant Program.
Signed:
Name
Title
Organization
_Feb. 15, 2010_____________________
Date
[email protected]
[email protected]
$540,000
partners):
[email protected]
(360) 596-9416
[email protected]
(360) 427-4733
Project Overview
Confirmed
Project Partners
Pacific Education
Institute
Project Title
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
Amount
Requested
$4,998.00
Total Project
Budget
$40,000
To Develop
24 lessons for
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
($7,754 of this
has been
secured by
PEI)
or less)
supplement.
Measure 17.2)
Project Details
SFI Program.
curriculum.
3.
Project Goals
Forests
Tangible Outcomes
forests provide.
Forests
Forests
spring 2012.
website.
important services.
pages
the PEI website.
Grant Funds
$1,666.00
funded Forests of
Washington lessons
Measures of Success
student pages.
website.
the PEI website.
Project Timeline
July-August 2011
$1,666.00
$1,666.00
Matching
funding
Project Budget
Expenditure
Operating Costs
Meetings
to outline lessons
PEI staff to attend
SFI Request
Amount
$540
Matching Funds*
$825
PEI staff time
contribution (4
$52)
$1,120
$72
PEI staff editing
lessons
$1,120
In-Kind
Contributions*
$825
$640
Travel
$90
$72
$4,368
Partner reviewing
$1,280
$1,800
Curriculum testing
$60/hr)
Total
$4,998
$3,137*
$4,617*
Agreement to Public
Communications.doc
Grant Program.
Signed:
Name
Title
Organization
_Feb. 15, 2010_____________________
Date
[email protected]
[email protected]
$540,000
partners):
[email protected]
(360) 596-9416
[email protected]
(360) 427-4733
Project Overview
Confirmed
Project Partners
Pacific Education
Institute
Project Title
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
Amount
Requested
$4,998.00
Total Project
Budget
$40,000
To Develop
24 lessons for
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
($7,754 of this
has been
secured by
PEI)
or less)
supplement.
Measure 17.2)
Project Details
SFI Program.
curriculum.
3.
Project Goals
Forests
Tangible Outcomes
forests provide.
Forests
Forests
spring 2012.
website.
important services.
pages
the PEI website.
Grant Funds
$1,666.00
funded Forests of
Washington lessons
Measures of Success
student pages.
website.
the PEI website.
Project Timeline
July-August 2011
$1,666.00
$1,666.00
Matching
funding
Project Budget
Expenditure
Operating Costs
Meetings
to outline lessons
PEI staff to attend
SFI Request
Amount
$540
Matching Funds*
$825
PEI staff time
contribution (4
$52)
$1,120
$72
PEI staff editing
lessons
$1,120
In-Kind
Contributions*
$825
$640
Travel
$90
$72
$4,368
Partner reviewing
$1,280
$1,800
Curriculum testing
$60/hr)
Total
$4,998
$3,137*
$4,617*
Agreement to Public
Communications.doc
Grant Program.
Signed:
Name
Title
Organization
_Feb. 15, 2010_____________________
Date
[email protected]
[email protected]
$540,000
partners):
[email protected]
(360) 596-9416
[email protected]
(360) 427-4733
Project Overview
Confirmed
Project Partners
Pacific Education
Institute
Project Title
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
Amount
Requested
$4,998.00
Total Project
Budget
$40,000
To Develop
24 lessons for
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
($7,754 of this
has been
secured by
PEI)
or less)
supplement.
Measure 17.2)
Project Details
SFI Program.
curriculum.
3.
Project Goals
Forests
Tangible Outcomes
forests provide.
Forests
Forests
spring 2012.
website.
important services.
pages
the PEI website.
Grant Funds
$1,666.00
funded Forests of
Washington lessons
Measures of Success
student pages.
website.
the PEI website.
Project Timeline
July-August 2011
$1,666.00
$1,666.00
Matching
funding
Project Budget
Expenditure
Operating Costs
Meetings
to outline lessons
PEI staff to attend
SFI Request
Amount
$540
Matching Funds*
$825
PEI staff time
contribution (4
$52)
$1,120
$72
PEI staff editing
lessons
$1,120
In-Kind
Contributions*
$825
$640
Travel
$90
$72
$4,368
Partner reviewing
$1,280
$1,800
Curriculum testing
$60/hr)
Total
$4,998
$3,137*
$4,617*
Agreement to Public
Communications.doc
Grant Program.
Signed:
Name
Title
Organization
_Feb. 15, 2010_____________________
Date
[email protected]
[email protected]
$540,000
partners):
[email protected]
(360) 596-9416
[email protected]
(360) 427-4733
Project Overview
Confirmed
Project Partners
Pacific Education
Institute
Project Title
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
Amount
Requested
$4,998.00
Total Project
Budget
$40,000
To Develop
24 lessons for
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
($7,754 of this
has been
secured by
PEI)
or less)
supplement.
Measure 17.2)
Project Details
SFI Program.
curriculum.
3.
Project Goals
Forests
Tangible Outcomes
forests provide.
Forests
Forests
spring 2012.
website.
important services.
pages
the PEI website.
Grant Funds
$1,666.00
funded Forests of
Washington lessons
Measures of Success
student pages.
website.
the PEI website.
Project Timeline
July-August 2011
$1,666.00
$1,666.00
Matching
funding
Project Budget
Expenditure
Operating Costs
Meetings
to outline lessons
PEI staff to attend
SFI Request
Amount
$540
Matching Funds*
$825
PEI staff time
contribution (4
$52)
$1,120
$72
PEI staff editing
lessons
$1,120
In-Kind
Contributions*
$825
$640
Travel
$90
$72
$4,368
Partner reviewing
$1,280
$1,800
Curriculum testing
$60/hr)
Total
$4,998
$3,137*
$4,617*
Agreement to Public
Communications.doc
Grant Program.
Signed:
Name
Title
Organization
_Feb. 15, 2010_____________________
Date
[email protected]
[email protected]
$540,000
partners):
[email protected]
(360) 596-9416
[email protected]
(360) 427-4733
Project Overview
Confirmed
Project Partners
Pacific Education
Institute
Project Title
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
Amount
Requested
$4,998.00
Total Project
Budget
$40,000
To Develop
24 lessons for
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
($7,754 of this
has been
secured by
PEI)
or less)
supplement.
Measure 17.2)
Project Details
SFI Program.
curriculum.
3.
Project Goals
Forests
Tangible Outcomes
forests provide.
Forests
Forests
spring 2012.
website.
important services.
pages
the PEI website.
Grant Funds
$1,666.00
funded Forests of
Washington lessons
Measures of Success
student pages.
website.
the PEI website.
Project Timeline
July-August 2011
$1,666.00
$1,666.00
Matching
funding
Project Budget
Expenditure
Operating Costs
Meetings
to outline lessons
PEI staff to attend
SFI Request
Amount
$540
Matching Funds*
$825
PEI staff time
contribution (4
$52)
$1,120
$72
PEI staff editing
lessons
$1,120
In-Kind
Contributions*
$825
$640
Travel
$90
$72
$4,368
Partner reviewing
$1,280
$1,800
Curriculum testing
$60/hr)
Total
$4,998
$3,137*
$4,617*
Agreement to Public
Communications.doc
Grant Program.
Signed:
Name
Title
Organization
_Feb. 15, 2010_____________________
Date
[email protected]
[email protected]
$540,000
partners):
[email protected]
(360) 596-9416
[email protected]
(360) 427-4733
Project Overview
Confirmed
Project Partners
Pacific Education
Institute
Project Title
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
Amount
Requested
$4,998.00
Total Project
Budget
$40,000
To Develop
24 lessons for
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
($7,754 of this
has been
secured by
PEI)
or less)
supplement.
Measure 17.2)
Project Details
SFI Program.
curriculum.
3.
Project Goals
Forests
Tangible Outcomes
forests provide.
Forests
Forests
spring 2012.
website.
important services.
pages
the PEI website.
Grant Funds
$1,666.00
funded Forests of
Washington lessons
Measures of Success
student pages.
website.
the PEI website.
Project Timeline
July-August 2011
$1,666.00
$1,666.00
Matching
funding
Project Budget
Expenditure
Operating Costs
Meetings
to outline lessons
PEI staff to attend
SFI Request
Amount
$540
Matching Funds*
$825
PEI staff time
contribution (4
$52)
$1,120
$72
PEI staff editing
lessons
$1,120
In-Kind
Contributions*
$825
$640
Travel
$90
$72
$4,368
Partner reviewing
$1,280
$1,800
Curriculum testing
$60/hr)
Total
$4,998
$3,137*
$4,617*
Agreement to Public
Communications.doc
Grant Program.
Signed:
Name
Title
Organization
_Feb. 15, 2010_____________________
Date
[email protected]
[email protected]
$540,000
partners):
[email protected]
(360) 596-9416
[email protected]
(360) 427-4733
Project Overview
Confirmed
Project Partners
Pacific Education
Institute
Project Title
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
Amount
Requested
$4,998.00
Total Project
Budget
$40,000
To Develop
24 lessons for
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
($7,754 of this
has been
secured by
PEI)
or less)
supplement.
Measure 17.2)
Project Details
SFI Program.
curriculum.
3.
Project Goals
Forests
Tangible Outcomes
forests provide.
Forests
Forests
spring 2012.
website.
important services.
pages
the PEI website.
Grant Funds
$1,666.00
funded Forests of
Washington lessons
Measures of Success
student pages.
website.
the PEI website.
Project Timeline
July-August 2011
$1,666.00
$1,666.00
Matching
funding
Project Budget
Expenditure
Operating Costs
Meetings
to outline lessons
PEI staff to attend
SFI Request
Amount
$540
Matching Funds*
$825
PEI staff time
contribution (4
$52)
$1,120
$72
PEI staff editing
lessons
$1,120
In-Kind
Contributions*
$825
$640
Travel
$90
$72
$4,368
Partner reviewing
$1,280
$1,800
Curriculum testing
$60/hr)
Total
$4,998
$3,137*
$4,617*
Agreement to Public
Communications.doc
Grant Program.
Signed:
Name
Title
Organization
_Feb. 15, 2010_____________________
Date
[email protected]
[email protected]
$540,000
partners):
[email protected]
(360) 596-9416
[email protected]
(360) 427-4733
Project Overview
Confirmed
Project Partners
Pacific Education
Institute
Project Title
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
Amount
Requested
$4,998.00
Total Project
Budget
$40,000
To Develop
24 lessons for
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
($7,754 of this
has been
secured by
PEI)
or less)
supplement.
Measure 17.2)
Project Details
SFI Program.
curriculum.
3.
Project Goals
Forests
Tangible Outcomes
forests provide.
Forests
Forests
spring 2012.
website.
important services.
pages
the PEI website.
Grant Funds
$1,666.00
funded Forests of
Washington lessons
Measures of Success
student pages.
website.
the PEI website.
Project Timeline
July-August 2011
$1,666.00
$1,666.00
Matching
funding
Project Budget
Expenditure
Operating Costs
Meetings
to outline lessons
PEI staff to attend
SFI Request
Amount
$540
Matching Funds*
$825
PEI staff time
contribution (4
$52)
$1,120
$72
PEI staff editing
lessons
$1,120
In-Kind
Contributions*
$825
$640
Travel
$90
$72
$4,368
Partner reviewing
$1,280
$1,800
Curriculum testing
$60/hr)
Total
$4,998
$3,137*
$4,617*
Agreement to Public
Communications.doc
Grant Program.
Signed:
Name
Title
Organization
_Feb. 15, 2010_____________________
Date
[email protected]
[email protected]
$540,000
partners):
[email protected]
(360) 596-9416
[email protected]
(360) 427-4733
Project Overview
Confirmed
Project Partners
Pacific Education
Institute
Project Title
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
Amount
Requested
$4,998.00
Total Project
Budget
$40,000
To Develop
24 lessons for
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
($7,754 of this
has been
secured by
PEI)
or less)
supplement.
Measure 17.2)
Project Details
SFI Program.
curriculum.
3.
Project Goals
Forests
Tangible Outcomes
forests provide.
Forests
Forests
spring 2012.
website.
important services.
pages
the PEI website.
Grant Funds
$1,666.00
funded Forests of
Washington lessons
Measures of Success
student pages.
website.
the PEI website.
Project Timeline
July-August 2011
$1,666.00
$1,666.00
Matching
funding
Project Budget
Expenditure
Operating Costs
Meetings
to outline lessons
PEI staff to attend
SFI Request
Amount
$540
Matching Funds*
$825
PEI staff time
contribution (4
$52)
$1,120
$72
PEI staff editing
lessons
$1,120
In-Kind
Contributions*
$825
$640
Travel
$90
$72
$4,368
Partner reviewing
$1,280
$1,800
Curriculum testing
$60/hr)
Total
$4,998
$3,137*
$4,617*
Agreement to Public
Communications.doc
Grant Program.
Signed:
Name
Title
Organization
_Feb. 15, 2010_____________________
Date
[email protected]
[email protected]
$540,000
partners):
[email protected]
(360) 596-9416
[email protected]
(360) 427-4733
Project Overview
Confirmed
Project Partners
Pacific Education
Institute
Project Title
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
Amount
Requested
$4,998.00
Total Project
Budget
$40,000
To Develop
24 lessons for
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
($7,754 of this
has been
secured by
PEI)
or less)
supplement.
Measure 17.2)
Project Details
SFI Program.
curriculum.
3.
Project Goals
Forests
Tangible Outcomes
forests provide.
Forests
Forests
spring 2012.
website.
important services.
pages
the PEI website.
Grant Funds
$1,666.00
funded Forests of
Washington lessons
Measures of Success
student pages.
website.
the PEI website.
Project Timeline
July-August 2011
$1,666.00
$1,666.00
Matching
funding
Project Budget
Expenditure
Operating Costs
Meetings
to outline lessons
PEI staff to attend
SFI Request
Amount
$540
Matching Funds*
$825
PEI staff time
contribution (4
$52)
$1,120
$72
PEI staff editing
lessons
$1,120
In-Kind
Contributions*
$825
$640
Travel
$90
$72
$4,368
Partner reviewing
$1,280
$1,800
Curriculum testing
$60/hr)
Total
$4,998
$3,137*
$4,617*
Agreement to Public
Communications.doc
Grant Program.
Signed:
Name
Title
Organization
_Feb. 15, 2010_____________________
Date
[email protected]
[email protected]
$540,000
partners):
[email protected]
(360) 596-9416
[email protected]
(360) 427-4733
Project Overview
Confirmed
Project Partners
Pacific Education
Institute
Project Title
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
Amount
Requested
$4,998.00
Total Project
Budget
$40,000
To Develop
24 lessons for
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
($7,754 of this
has been
secured by
PEI)
or less)
supplement.
Measure 17.2)
Project Details
SFI Program.
curriculum.
3.
Project Goals
Forests
Tangible Outcomes
forests provide.
Forests
Forests
spring 2012.
website.
important services.
pages
the PEI website.
Grant Funds
$1,666.00
funded Forests of
Washington lessons
Measures of Success
student pages.
website.
the PEI website.
Project Timeline
July-August 2011
$1,666.00
$1,666.00
Matching
funding
Project Budget
Expenditure
Operating Costs
Meetings
to outline lessons
PEI staff to attend
SFI Request
Amount
$540
Matching Funds*
$825
PEI staff time
contribution (4
$52)
$1,120
$72
PEI staff editing
lessons
$1,120
In-Kind
Contributions*
$825
$640
Travel
$90
$72
$4,368
Partner reviewing
$1,280
$1,800
Curriculum testing
$60/hr)
Total
$4,998
$3,137*
$4,617*
Agreement to Public
Communications.doc
Grant Program.
Signed:
Name
Title
Organization
_Feb. 15, 2010_____________________
Date
[email protected]
[email protected]
$540,000
partners):
[email protected]
(360) 596-9416
[email protected]
(360) 427-4733
Project Overview
Confirmed
Project Partners
Pacific Education
Institute
Project Title
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
Amount
Requested
$4,998.00
Total Project
Budget
$40,000
To Develop
24 lessons for
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
($7,754 of this
has been
secured by
PEI)
or less)
supplement.
Measure 17.2)
Project Details
SFI Program.
curriculum.
3.
Project Goals
Forests
Tangible Outcomes
forests provide.
Forests
Forests
spring 2012.
website.
important services.
pages
the PEI website.
Grant Funds
$1,666.00
funded Forests of
Washington lessons
Measures of Success
student pages.
website.
the PEI website.
Project Timeline
July-August 2011
$1,666.00
$1,666.00
Matching
funding
Project Budget
Expenditure
Operating Costs
Meetings
to outline lessons
PEI staff to attend
SFI Request
Amount
$540
Matching Funds*
$825
PEI staff time
contribution (4
$52)
$1,120
$72
PEI staff editing
lessons
$1,120
In-Kind
Contributions*
$825
$640
Travel
$90
$72
$4,368
Partner reviewing
$1,280
$1,800
Curriculum testing
$60/hr)
Total
$4,998
$3,137*
$4,617*
Agreement to Public
Communications.doc
Grant Program.
Signed:
Name
Title
Organization
_Feb. 15, 2010_____________________
Date
[email protected]
[email protected]
$540,000
partners):
[email protected]
(360) 596-9416
[email protected]
(360) 427-4733
Project Overview
Confirmed
Project Partners
Pacific Education
Institute
Project Title
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
Amount
Requested
$4,998.00
Total Project
Budget
$40,000
To Develop
24 lessons for
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
($7,754 of this
has been
secured by
PEI)
or less)
supplement.
Measure 17.2)
Project Details
SFI Program.
curriculum.
3.
Project Goals
Forests
Tangible Outcomes
forests provide.
Forests
Forests
spring 2012.
website.
important services.
pages
the PEI website.
Grant Funds
$1,666.00
funded Forests of
Washington lessons
Measures of Success
student pages.
website.
the PEI website.
Project Timeline
July-August 2011
$1,666.00
$1,666.00
Matching
funding
Project Budget
Expenditure
Operating Costs
Meetings
to outline lessons
PEI staff to attend
SFI Request
Amount
$540
Matching Funds*
$825
PEI staff time
contribution (4
$52)
$1,120
$72
PEI staff editing
lessons
$1,120
In-Kind
Contributions*
$825
$640
Travel
$90
$72
$4,368
Partner reviewing
$1,280
$1,800
Curriculum testing
$60/hr)
Total
$4,998
$3,137*
$4,617*
Agreement to Public
Communications.doc
Grant Program.
Signed:
Name
Title
Organization
_Feb. 15, 2010_____________________
Date
[email protected]
[email protected]
$540,000
partners):
[email protected]
(360) 596-9416
[email protected]
(360) 427-4733
Project Overview
Confirmed
Project Partners
Pacific Education
Institute
Project Title
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
Amount
Requested
$4,998.00
Total Project
Budget
$40,000
To Develop
24 lessons for
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
($7,754 of this
has been
secured by
PEI)
or less)
supplement.
Measure 17.2)
Project Details
SFI Program.
curriculum.
3.
Project Goals
Forests
Tangible Outcomes
forests provide.
Forests
Forests
spring 2012.
website.
important services.
pages
the PEI website.
Grant Funds
$1,666.00
funded Forests of
Washington lessons
Measures of Success
student pages.
website.
the PEI website.
Project Timeline
July-August 2011
$1,666.00
$1,666.00
Matching
funding
Project Budget
Expenditure
Operating Costs
Meetings
to outline lessons
PEI staff to attend
SFI Request
Amount
$540
Matching Funds*
$825
PEI staff time
contribution (4
$52)
$1,120
$72
PEI staff editing
lessons
$1,120
In-Kind
Contributions*
$825
$640
Travel
$90
$72
$4,368
Partner reviewing
$1,280
$1,800
Curriculum testing
$60/hr)
Total
$4,998
$3,137*
$4,617*
Agreement to Public
Communications.doc
Grant Program.
Signed:
Name
Title
Organization
_Feb. 15, 2010_____________________
Date
[email protected]
[email protected]
$540,000
partners):
[email protected]
(360) 596-9416
[email protected]
(360) 427-4733
Project Overview
Confirmed
Project Partners
Pacific Education
Institute
Project Title
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
Amount
Requested
$4,998.00
Total Project
Budget
$40,000
To Develop
24 lessons for
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
($7,754 of this
has been
secured by
PEI)
or less)
supplement.
Measure 17.2)
Project Details
SFI Program.
curriculum.
3.
Project Goals
Forests
Tangible Outcomes
forests provide.
Forests
Forests
spring 2012.
website.
important services.
pages
the PEI website.
Grant Funds
$1,666.00
funded Forests of
Washington lessons
Measures of Success
student pages.
website.
the PEI website.
Project Timeline
July-August 2011
$1,666.00
$1,666.00
Matching
funding
Project Budget
Expenditure
Operating Costs
Meetings
to outline lessons
PEI staff to attend
SFI Request
Amount
$540
Matching Funds*
$825
PEI staff time
contribution (4
$52)
$1,120
$72
PEI staff editing
lessons
$1,120
In-Kind
Contributions*
$825
$640
Travel
$90
$72
$4,368
Partner reviewing
$1,280
$1,800
Curriculum testing
$60/hr)
Total
$4,998
$3,137*
$4,617*
Agreement to Public
Communications.doc
Grant Program.
Signed:
Name
Title
Organization
_Feb. 15, 2010_____________________
Date
[email protected]
[email protected]
$540,000
partners):
[email protected]
(360) 596-9416
[email protected]
(360) 427-4733
Project Overview
Confirmed
Project Partners
Pacific Education
Institute
Project Title
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
Amount
Requested
$4,998.00
Total Project
Budget
$40,000
To Develop
24 lessons for
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
($7,754 of this
has been
secured by
PEI)
or less)
supplement.
Measure 17.2)
Project Details
SFI Program.
curriculum.
3.
Project Goals
Forests
Tangible Outcomes
forests provide.
Forests
Forests
spring 2012.
website.
important services.
pages
the PEI website.
Grant Funds
$1,666.00
funded Forests of
Washington lessons
Measures of Success
student pages.
website.
the PEI website.
Project Timeline
July-August 2011
$1,666.00
$1,666.00
Matching
funding
Project Budget
Expenditure
Operating Costs
Meetings
to outline lessons
PEI staff to attend
SFI Request
Amount
$540
Matching Funds*
$825
PEI staff time
contribution (4
$52)
$1,120
$72
PEI staff editing
lessons
$1,120
In-Kind
Contributions*
$825
$640
Travel
$90
$72
$4,368
Partner reviewing
$1,280
$1,800
Curriculum testing
$60/hr)
Total
$4,998
$3,137*
$4,617*
Agreement to Public
Communications.doc
Grant Program.
Signed:
Name
Title
Organization
_Feb. 15, 2010_____________________
Date
[email protected]
[email protected]
$540,000
partners):
[email protected]
(360) 596-9416
[email protected]
(360) 427-4733
Project Overview
Confirmed
Project Partners
Pacific Education
Institute
Project Title
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
Amount
Requested
$4,998.00
Total Project
Budget
$40,000
To Develop
24 lessons for
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
($7,754 of this
has been
secured by
PEI)
or less)
supplement.
Measure 17.2)
Project Details
SFI Program.
curriculum.
3.
Project Goals
Forests
Tangible Outcomes
forests provide.
Forests
Forests
spring 2012.
website.
important services.
pages
the PEI website.
Grant Funds
$1,666.00
funded Forests of
Washington lessons
Measures of Success
student pages.
website.
the PEI website.
Project Timeline
July-August 2011
$1,666.00
$1,666.00
Matching
funding
Project Budget
Expenditure
Operating Costs
Meetings
to outline lessons
PEI staff to attend
SFI Request
Amount
$540
Matching Funds*
$825
PEI staff time
contribution (4
$52)
$1,120
$72
PEI staff editing
lessons
$1,120
In-Kind
Contributions*
$825
$640
Travel
$90
$72
$4,368
Partner reviewing
$1,280
$1,800
Curriculum testing
$60/hr)
Total
$4,998
$3,137*
$4,617*
Agreement to Public
Communications.doc
Grant Program.
Signed:
Name
Title
Organization
_Feb. 15, 2010_____________________
Date
[email protected]
[email protected]
$540,000
partners):
[email protected]
(360) 596-9416
[email protected]
(360) 427-4733
Project Overview
Confirmed
Project Partners
Pacific Education
Institute
Project Title
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
Amount
Requested
$4,998.00
Total Project
Budget
$40,000
To Develop
24 lessons for
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
($7,754 of this
has been
secured by
PEI)
or less)
supplement.
Measure 17.2)
Project Details
SFI Program.
curriculum.
3.
Project Goals
Forests
Tangible Outcomes
forests provide.
Forests
Forests
spring 2012.
website.
important services.
pages
the PEI website.
Grant Funds
$1,666.00
funded Forests of
Washington lessons
Measures of Success
student pages.
website.
the PEI website.
Project Timeline
July-August 2011
$1,666.00
$1,666.00
Matching
funding
Project Budget
Expenditure
Operating Costs
Meetings
to outline lessons
PEI staff to attend
SFI Request
Amount
$540
Matching Funds*
$825
PEI staff time
contribution (4
$52)
$1,120
$72
PEI staff editing
lessons
$1,120
In-Kind
Contributions*
$825
$640
Travel
$90
$72
$4,368
Partner reviewing
$1,280
$1,800
Curriculum testing
$60/hr)
Total
$4,998
$3,137*
$4,617*
Agreement to Public
Communications.doc
Grant Program.
Signed:
Name
Title
Organization
_Feb. 15, 2010_____________________
Date
[email protected]
[email protected]
$540,000
partners):
[email protected]
(360) 596-9416
[email protected]
(360) 427-4733
Project Overview
Confirmed
Project Partners
Pacific Education
Institute
Project Title
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
Amount
Requested
$4,998.00
Total Project
Budget
$40,000
To Develop
24 lessons for
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
($7,754 of this
has been
secured by
PEI)
or less)
supplement.
Measure 17.2)
Project Details
SFI Program.
curriculum.
3.
Project Goals
Forests
Tangible Outcomes
forests provide.
Forests
Forests
spring 2012.
website.
important services.
pages
the PEI website.
Grant Funds
$1,666.00
funded Forests of
Washington lessons
Measures of Success
student pages.
website.
the PEI website.
Project Timeline
July-August 2011
$1,666.00
$1,666.00
Matching
funding
Project Budget
Expenditure
Operating Costs
Meetings
to outline lessons
PEI staff to attend
SFI Request
Amount
$540
Matching Funds*
$825
PEI staff time
contribution (4
$52)
$1,120
$72
PEI staff editing
lessons
$1,120
In-Kind
Contributions*
$825
$640
Travel
$90
$72
$4,368
Partner reviewing
$1,280
$1,800
Curriculum testing
$60/hr)
Total
$4,998
$3,137*
$4,617*
Agreement to Public
Communications.doc
Grant Program.
Signed:
Name
Title
Organization
_Feb. 15, 2010_____________________
Date
[email protected]
[email protected]
$540,000
partners):
[email protected]
(360) 596-9416
[email protected]
(360) 427-4733
Project Overview
Confirmed
Project Partners
Pacific Education
Institute
Project Title
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
Amount
Requested
$4,998.00
Total Project
Budget
$40,000
To Develop
24 lessons for
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
($7,754 of this
has been
secured by
PEI)
or less)
supplement.
Measure 17.2)
Project Details
SFI Program.
curriculum.
3.
Project Goals
Forests
Tangible Outcomes
forests provide.
Forests
Forests
spring 2012.
website.
important services.
pages
the PEI website.
Grant Funds
$1,666.00
funded Forests of
Washington lessons
Measures of Success
student pages.
website.
the PEI website.
Project Timeline
July-August 2011
$1,666.00
$1,666.00
Matching
funding
Project Budget
Expenditure
Operating Costs
Meetings
to outline lessons
PEI staff to attend
SFI Request
Amount
$540
Matching Funds*
$825
PEI staff time
contribution (4
$52)
$1,120
$72
PEI staff editing
lessons
$1,120
In-Kind
Contributions*
$825
$640
Travel
$90
$72
$4,368
Partner reviewing
$1,280
$1,800
Curriculum testing
$60/hr)
Total
$4,998
$3,137*
$4,617*
Agreement to Public
Communications.doc
Grant Program.
Signed:
Name
Title
Organization
_Feb. 15, 2010_____________________
Date
[email protected]
[email protected]
$540,000
partners):
[email protected]
(360) 596-9416
[email protected]
(360) 427-4733
Project Overview
Confirmed
Project Partners
Pacific Education
Institute
Project Title
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
Amount
Requested
$4,998.00
Total Project
Budget
$40,000
To Develop
24 lessons for
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
($7,754 of this
has been
secured by
PEI)
or less)
supplement.
Measure 17.2)
Project Details
SFI Program.
curriculum.
3.
Project Goals
Forests
Tangible Outcomes
forests provide.
Forests
Forests
spring 2012.
website.
important services.
pages
the PEI website.
Grant Funds
$1,666.00
funded Forests of
Washington lessons
Measures of Success
student pages.
website.
the PEI website.
Project Timeline
July-August 2011
$1,666.00
$1,666.00
Matching
funding
Project Budget
Expenditure
Operating Costs
Meetings
to outline lessons
PEI staff to attend
SFI Request
Amount
$540
Matching Funds*
$825
PEI staff time
contribution (4
$52)
$1,120
$72
PEI staff editing
lessons
$1,120
In-Kind
Contributions*
$825
$640
Travel
$90
$72
$4,368
Partner reviewing
$1,280
$1,800
Curriculum testing
$60/hr)
Total
$4,998
$3,137*
$4,617*
Agreement to Public
Communications.doc
Grant Program.
Signed:
Name
Title
Organization
_Feb. 15, 2010_____________________
Date
[email protected]
[email protected]
$540,000
partners):
[email protected]
(360) 596-9416
[email protected]
(360) 427-4733
Project Overview
Confirmed
Project Partners
Pacific Education
Institute
Project Title
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
Amount
Requested
$4,998.00
Total Project
Budget
$40,000
To Develop
24 lessons for
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
($7,754 of this
has been
secured by
PEI)
or less)
supplement.
Measure 17.2)
Project Details
SFI Program.
curriculum.
3.
Project Goals
Forests
Tangible Outcomes
forests provide.
Forests
Forests
spring 2012.
website.
important services.
pages
the PEI website.
Grant Funds
$1,666.00
funded Forests of
Washington lessons
Measures of Success
student pages.
website.
the PEI website.
Project Timeline
July-August 2011
$1,666.00
$1,666.00
Matching
funding
Project Budget
Expenditure
Operating Costs
Meetings
to outline lessons
PEI staff to attend
SFI Request
Amount
$540
Matching Funds*
$825
PEI staff time
contribution (4
$52)
$1,120
$72
PEI staff editing
lessons
$1,120
In-Kind
Contributions*
$825
$640
Travel
$90
$72
$4,368
Partner reviewing
$1,280
$1,800
Curriculum testing
$60/hr)
Total
$4,998
$3,137*
$4,617*
Agreement to Public
Communications.doc
Grant Program.
Signed:
Name
Title
Organization
_Feb. 15, 2010_____________________
Date
[email protected]
[email protected]
$540,000
partners):
[email protected]
(360) 596-9416
[email protected]
(360) 427-4733
Project Overview
Confirmed
Project Partners
Pacific Education
Institute
Project Title
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
Amount
Requested
$4,998.00
Total Project
Budget
$40,000
To Develop
24 lessons for
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
($7,754 of this
has been
secured by
PEI)
or less)
supplement.
Measure 17.2)
Project Details
SFI Program.
curriculum.
3.
Project Goals
Forests
Tangible Outcomes
forests provide.
Forests
Forests
spring 2012.
website.
important services.
pages
the PEI website.
Grant Funds
$1,666.00
funded Forests of
Washington lessons
Measures of Success
student pages.
website.
the PEI website.
Project Timeline
July-August 2011
$1,666.00
$1,666.00
Matching
funding
Project Budget
Expenditure
Operating Costs
Meetings
to outline lessons
PEI staff to attend
SFI Request
Amount
$540
Matching Funds*
$825
PEI staff time
contribution (4
$52)
$1,120
$72
PEI staff editing
lessons
$1,120
In-Kind
Contributions*
$825
$640
Travel
$90
$72
$4,368
Partner reviewing
$1,280
$1,800
Curriculum testing
$60/hr)
Total
$4,998
$3,137*
$4,617*
Agreement to Public
Communications.doc
Grant Program.
Signed:
Name
Title
Organization
_Feb. 15, 2010_____________________
Date
[email protected]
[email protected]
$540,000
partners):
[email protected]
(360) 596-9416
[email protected]
(360) 427-4733
Project Overview
Confirmed
Project Partners
Pacific Education
Institute
Project Title
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
Amount
Requested
$4,998.00
Total Project
Budget
$40,000
To Develop
24 lessons for
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
($7,754 of this
has been
secured by
PEI)
or less)
supplement.
Measure 17.2)
Project Details
SFI Program.
curriculum.
3.
Project Goals
Forests
Tangible Outcomes
forests provide.
Forests
Forests
spring 2012.
website.
important services.
pages
the PEI website.
Grant Funds
$1,666.00
funded Forests of
Washington lessons
Measures of Success
student pages.
website.
the PEI website.
Project Timeline
July-August 2011
$1,666.00
$1,666.00
Matching
funding
Project Budget
Expenditure
Operating Costs
Meetings
to outline lessons
PEI staff to attend
SFI Request
Amount
$540
Matching Funds*
$825
PEI staff time
contribution (4
$52)
$1,120
$72
PEI staff editing
lessons
$1,120
In-Kind
Contributions*
$825
$640
Travel
$90
$72
$4,368
Partner reviewing
$1,280
$1,800
Curriculum testing
$60/hr)
Total
$4,998
$3,137*
$4,617*
Agreement to Public
Communications.doc
Grant Program.
Signed:
Name
Title
Organization
_Feb. 15, 2010_____________________
Date
[email protected]
[email protected]
$540,000
partners):
[email protected]
(360) 596-9416
[email protected]
(360) 427-4733
Project Overview
Confirmed
Project Partners
Pacific Education
Institute
Project Title
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
Amount
Requested
$4,998.00
Total Project
Budget
$40,000
To Develop
24 lessons for
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
($7,754 of this
has been
secured by
PEI)
or less)
supplement.
Measure 17.2)
Project Details
SFI Program.
curriculum.
3.
Project Goals
Forests
Tangible Outcomes
forests provide.
Forests
Forests
spring 2012.
website.
important services.
pages
the PEI website.
Grant Funds
$1,666.00
funded Forests of
Washington lessons
Measures of Success
student pages.
website.
the PEI website.
Project Timeline
July-August 2011
$1,666.00
$1,666.00
Matching
funding
Project Budget
Expenditure
Operating Costs
Meetings
to outline lessons
PEI staff to attend
SFI Request
Amount
$540
Matching Funds*
$825
PEI staff time
contribution (4
$52)
$1,120
$72
PEI staff editing
lessons
$1,120
In-Kind
Contributions*
$825
$640
Travel
$90
$72
$4,368
Partner reviewing
$1,280
$1,800
Curriculum testing
$60/hr)
Total
$4,998
$3,137*
$4,617*
Agreement to Public
Communications.doc
Grant Program.
Signed:
Name
Title
Organization
_Feb. 15, 2010_____________________
Date
[email protected]
[email protected]
$540,000
partners):
[email protected]
(360) 596-9416
[email protected]
(360) 427-4733
Project Overview
Confirmed
Project Partners
Pacific Education
Institute
Project Title
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
Amount
Requested
$4,998.00
Total Project
Budget
$40,000
To Develop
24 lessons for
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
($7,754 of this
has been
secured by
PEI)
or less)
supplement.
Measure 17.2)
Project Details
SFI Program.
curriculum.
3.
Project Goals
Forests
Tangible Outcomes
forests provide.
Forests
Forests
spring 2012.
website.
important services.
pages
the PEI website.
Grant Funds
$1,666.00
funded Forests of
Washington lessons
Measures of Success
student pages.
website.
the PEI website.
Project Timeline
July-August 2011
$1,666.00
$1,666.00
Matching
funding
Project Budget
Expenditure
Operating Costs
Meetings
to outline lessons
PEI staff to attend
SFI Request
Amount
$540
Matching Funds*
$825
PEI staff time
contribution (4
$52)
$1,120
$72
PEI staff editing
lessons
$1,120
In-Kind
Contributions*
$825
$640
Travel
$90
$72
$4,368
Partner reviewing
$1,280
$1,800
Curriculum testing
$60/hr)
Total
$4,998
$3,137*
$4,617*
Agreement to Public
Communications.doc
Grant Program.
Signed:
Name
Title
Organization
_Feb. 15, 2010_____________________
Date
[email protected]
[email protected]
$540,000
partners):
[email protected]
(360) 596-9416
[email protected]
(360) 427-4733
Project Overview
Confirmed
Project Partners
Pacific Education
Institute
Project Title
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
Amount
Requested
$4,998.00
Total Project
Budget
$40,000
To Develop
24 lessons for
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
($7,754 of this
has been
secured by
PEI)
or less)
supplement.
Measure 17.2)
Project Details
SFI Program.
curriculum.
3.
Project Goals
Forests
Tangible Outcomes
forests provide.
Forests
Forests
spring 2012.
website.
important services.
pages
the PEI website.
Grant Funds
$1,666.00
funded Forests of
Washington lessons
Measures of Success
student pages.
website.
the PEI website.
Project Timeline
July-August 2011
$1,666.00
$1,666.00
Matching
funding
Project Budget
Expenditure
Operating Costs
Meetings
to outline lessons
PEI staff to attend
SFI Request
Amount
$540
Matching Funds*
$825
PEI staff time
contribution (4
$52)
$1,120
$72
PEI staff editing
lessons
$1,120
In-Kind
Contributions*
$825
$640
Travel
$90
$72
$4,368
Partner reviewing
$1,280
$1,800
Curriculum testing
$60/hr)
Total
$4,998
$3,137*
$4,617*
Agreement to Public
Communications.doc
Grant Program.
Signed:
Name
Title
Organization
_Feb. 15, 2010_____________________
Date
[email protected]
[email protected]
$540,000
partners):
[email protected]
(360) 596-9416
[email protected]
(360) 427-4733
Project Overview
Confirmed
Project Partners
Pacific Education
Institute
Project Title
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
Amount
Requested
$4,998.00
Total Project
Budget
$40,000
To Develop
24 lessons for
Forests of
Washington
Curriculum
($7,754 of this
has been
secured by
PEI)
or less)
supplement.
Measure 17.2)
Project Details
SFI Program.
curriculum.
3.
Project Goals
Forests
Tangible Outcomes
forests provide.
Forests
Forests
spring 2012.
website.
important services.
pages
the PEI website.
Grant Funds
$1,666.00
funded Forests of
Washington lessons
Measures of Success
student pages.
website.
the PEI website.
Project Timeline
July-August 2011
$1,666.00
$1,666.00
Matching
funding
Project Budget
Expenditure
Operating Costs
Meetings
to outline lessons
PEI staff to attend
SFI Request
Amount
$540
Matching Funds*
$825
PEI staff time
contribution (4
$52)
$1,120
$72
PEI staff editing
lessons
$1,120
In-Kind
Contributions*
$825
$640
Travel
$90
$72
$4,368
Partner reviewing
$1,280
$1,800
Curriculum testing
$60/hr)
Total
$4,998
$3,137*
$4,617*
Agreement to Public
Communications.doc
Grant Program.
Signed:
Name
Title
Organization
_Feb. 15, 2010_____________________
Date
2011 Sustainable Forestry Initiative Grant Application
Lead organization
Project director
Lead organizational mission statement
Lead organization annual operating budget
Two references (name, organization, email and phone) who can speak to the
potential of the project (these should not be the same as your project
partners):
Salisbury Parks and Recreation
P.O. Box 4053
Salisbury, NC 28145
Stephen Brown, RLA, Maintenance Manager
City of Salisbury - Parks and Recreation
(704) 638-4481 / [email protected]
To provide quality leisure services through safe, attractive,
maintained parks and diversified programs that meet the current
and future needs of the community.
$2,008,617
Mark Martin, Landscape Manager
City of Salisbury – Public Services
[email protected]
(704) 638-2098
Amy Smith
Health Education/Wellness Coordinator
Rowan County
[email protected]
(704) 216-8859
1 | City of Salisbury – Parks and Recreation
Project Overview
Project Title
Amount Requested
What element(s) of the SFI 2010-2014 Program does/do your
project address (Please cite the Standard Component(s)
1.) North Carolina Cooperative Extension and the Rowan County
Master Gardeners (Joint Partnership)
West End Community Park and Garden – Educational Tree Trail
$5,000
$29,000
The Educational Tree Trail will serve as an educational arboretum
for community members, professionals and students to reference for
tree identification, proper selection of trees in an urban environment
and serve as a resource for student licensure and certification
preparation, while also promoting, through educational programs,
the need for sustainable forestry practices.
Objective 5, Performance Measure 5.4
This project provides recreational opportunities for the public that
are consistent with forest management objectives. The project
serves as both a passive and active recreational opportunity.
Participants may choose to enjoy a self guided experience on the
trail or participate in a formal educational workshop or recreational
program provided by partners involved in this project.
The location of the proposed project is located in a culturally
important (historic district with varied cultural diversity) urban
environment on public land, identified by historical data compiled by
the City of Salisbury, where tree canopies have diminished with the
development of the surrounding community. The project serves as a
model environment to promote proper tree management in the
urban environment.
Objective 17, Performance Measure 17.1 and 17.2
Outreach materials, educational workshops, self guided trail tours
and plant and tree identifiers, developed in partnership with
organizations and field professionals at the local and state level,
accompany the proposed project in an effort to support community
forestry practices in the urban environment.
The proposed project, located on public land, is managed by city
employed, certified plant professionals. These individuals are
actively involved at the local and state level in planning efforts that
support best practices in forest management on public lands.
Project Details
Salisbury, a Tree City USA community for the past twenty-five years, is located in the middle of North Carolina and has a population of approximately
32,000 residents. Salisbury is ideally situated in Zone 7, making it suitable for growing a wide variety of trees and plant material.
A cooperative agreement between the City of Salisbury Parks and Recreation, North Carolina Cooperative Extension and Rowan County Master Gardeners
has provided for educational programming at the West End Community Park and Garden. This facility contains existing program areas including vegetable
gardening, sun and shade plantings, perennials, a composting demonstration area, a bog garden, turf test plots and an enabling garden for those with
physical disabilities.
Professionals, students and community members began utilizing the park and gardens for the study of plant and tree maintenance and identification and
efforts focused on sustainable forestry initiatives in the urban landscape. In 1998, a small arboretum was created with the planting of several trees and
subsequently the need for a formal educational arboretum (tree trail) in an urban environment was identified.
The proposed project, herein, will develop a model environment for an educational arboretum (tree trail) to serve the following goals and outcomes
outlined by the Sustainable Forestry Initiative in an effort to strengthen and involve the community in forest management practices.
Project Goals
Goal 1: To provide a
passive, educational
recreation opportunity.
Goal 2: To protect and
enhance culturally
important public land.
Goal 3: To educate and
demonstrate to the public
how to maintain and
develop sustainable forestry
best practices in an urban
environment.
Goal 4: To engage
community members and
program partners in the
planning and development
of sustainable forestry.
Tangible Outcomes
Development of an educational
arboretum (tree trail).
Measures of Success
Documented use of the tree trail.
Grant Funds
$2,500
arboretum (tree trail) on culturally
important public land.
arboretum (tree trail).
Placement of plant and tree
identifiers.
Establishment of educational
programming provided by
department staff and partners.
Staff, partners and community
involvement in the development and
future growth of the tree trail.
Trail is established as a model
environment for urban forestry
practices.
Completion of tree trail.
Participant use of identifiers.
Participant enrollment in
educational programming.
$0
Staff, partners and community
members are involved in planning
efforts associated with the
planning of the educational tree
trail.
$0
$2,500
Project Timeline
What will be done
Complete Landscape Design
Who Will Do it
Landscape Architect
Start Date/Complete date
February 2011
Prepare beds and
planting pits for trees
Move materials in and
prepare trails / walks
Purchase trees
Master Gardeners and
Parks and Recreation Staff
April and May 2011
April and May 2011
Evaluation / Documentation
Completed Landscape
Architectural Drawing (Included)
Sign up sheet and
before and after photos
Before and after photos
City of Salisbury Parks and Recreation
Maintenance Manager
September 2011
Receipt and invoice of product
September 2011
Plant/tree inventory
September 2011
Before and after photos
October 2011
Promotional material and
program attendance
Promotional materials and
program attendance
Plant Trees/Place Identifiers
Mulch trees and beds
Open tree trail to the public
Provide educational
programming
October 2011 – initial
On-going
Project Budget
Expenditure
Operating Costs
Research Activities
Meetings
Travel
Education and Outreach
Communications
Labor/Supplemental
Materials
Amount
Matching Funds*
$0
$0
$0
$4,000
$1,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$14,500
City
o
o
o
$14,500
$5,000
$0
Alternate Funds Being Sought
(grants and donations)
$0
$0
$0
$8,000
$1,500
$0
of Salisbury
Parks and Recreation
Landscape Operations
Sanitation
$9,500
lands,
objectives, or
Terminology
•
consideration.
•
•
•
•
•
Project.
Process
be considered.
1
Timeline
Event
Submissions due
Date
January 11, 2011
March 25, 2011
All submissions must contain all of the three elements listed directly below. Projects that do not contain
•
The Lead Organization in the Project must be a registered, 501c (3), non-profit (or Canadian
•
•
Inquiries
Phone:
202.596.3452
E-mail:
[email protected]
2
Grant Application
Lead Organization
Contact Information
Program Coordinator:
Dianne Miller, State Coordinator
South Dakota Project Learning Tree Inc.
10164 W Highway 14, Spearfish SD 57783
Phone:
605-642-5212
E-mail: [email protected]
Fax: 605-642-5212
Website:www.sdplt.org
Fiscal Agent:
Dianne Miller, State Coordinator
SD Project Learning Tree Inc.
FEIN of State Agency/Organization: SD Project Learning Tree Inc.
Tax Exempt Code: 80-0046020 Attached copy nonprofit status
10164 W Highway 14, Spearfish SD 57783
Phone:
605-642-5212
Fax: 605-642-5212
E-mail: [email protected]
Website:www.sdplt.org
How to think, not what to think;
PLT increases understanding, stimulate critical and creative thinking, and develop the ability to make informed decisions with confidence and commitment to take
responsible action.
Attached form
Two references Both attended last year’s workshop
Laurie Root, Naturalist (Attended last year’s workshop)
South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks
Division of Wildlife
3305 W South St, Rapid City, SD 57702
(605) 394-5362 voice (605) 394-1793 fax
Jayne Brenneisen, Educator at Children First, [email protected],
Phone 210-0448.
3
Project Overview
SD Project Learning Tree will host their second Professional Development Workshop for educator called, Forest to the Product. Educators will gain background
education of topics relating to forest and products to aid them in teaching about forests in their classrooms.
Confirmed Project Partners (list organization name only)*
South Dakota Project Learning Tree, Dianne Miller State Coordinator, [email protected]
Dakotas Society of American Foresters, Carson Engelskirger, [email protected]
Neiman’s Timber Products, Bill Loffer, SFI, [email protected]
USDA Forest Service, Dr. William Schaupp, Entomologist, [email protected], phone 605-716-2797
South Dakota Tree Farm, Bill Coburn, [email protected]
Project Title
Forest to the Product PLT Educator Workshop
Amount Requested
$2,000.00
$5,700.00
Brief Project Summary SD Project Learning Tree will sponsor a second Forest to the Product Professional Development Opportunity for educators to gain a
background education about our forest and its products, along with providing resources, materials, and tools to teach about forest in their classrooms.
What element(s) of the SFI 2010-2014 Program does/do your Project address
Other community-based projects that include SFI certified products, operations or forests.
Project Details:
SD PLT and partners will plan and set up a graduate credit workshop for educators. SD PLT will advertise and register participants for this workshop. (See
attached flyer and syllabus from 2010 workshop) Educators will spend three days visiting forest sites to learn about forest ecology, tour of a local sawmill, and
have the opportunity to network with local professional resource managers to learn and ask questions. Included in the forest visits are pre and past forest
harvest areas, operating timber sales to view machinery and harvesting, insect infested areas, and tour a local sawmill. Because of the overwhelming success
of last July, 2010 workshop, SD PLT will be hosting another workshop in July 2011. The workshop is a great opportunity for the educators to gain a background
to bring back into the classroom year after year. Through last year’s workshop, we trained 14 educators, in turn they reach out to an average of 20 students
per year equaling 340 students in one year. Geographically and economically we are restricted to bring this many students to a forest or provide an
educational experience about forest. The educators are trained with PLT activities and tools to use in their classroom to teach about forests and products
from the forest.
SD PLT would like to increase the number of participants from 17 to 25-30 educators and provide a bus to travel to the various sites.
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Project Goals
Goal 1: Host a SD PLT Educator
Workshop “Forest to the
Product”
Tangible Outcomes
Increased Background awareness and
knowledge in forestry; Educators
report increased knowledge of how to
incorporate teaching about forests and
the environment in their classroom.
Measures of Success
100% of educators intend to use
PLT in their classroom
A completed lesson plan for
classroom using knowledge and
background from workshop
Grant Funds
$1000
Goal 2: Educate and provide
tools to teach forestry in SD
Classrooms
Increased knowledge of tree growth,
products and forestry
Pre and Post Evaluations at
Workshop; Completing and
passing a graduate credit
$1,000
Project Timeline
March,2011
April 2011
May 2011
March –June
July 1, 2011
Advertising workshop and planning
Securing Graduate Credit offering
Forest Site visits; complete agenda and presenters for workshop
Registration of Educators
Inviting news media coverage for workshop
July 30, 2011 Forest to Product Workshop
August
October
5
Meeting to Evaluate Workshop, publish news articles
Follow up with Educators
Project Budget
Expenditure
Operating Costs
Research Activities
Meetings
SD PLT and Foresters to
Plan meetings and
setting up workshop,
Advertising workshop,
registering educators
(printing costs, mailing,
Traveling to select
sites)
Travel
Bus transportation for
Forest Tour
Forest to Product PLT
Educator Workshop
Credit for
Communications
Educational Materials for
classrooms, posters, tree
cookies showing boards
cut from a log
Amount
Matching
Funds*
$250.00
Postage; printing;
Meeting place and
materials for planning
Mileage for selecting
sites.
$750.00
Contract for bus to
transport educators
and presenters to
forest sites and
sawmill tour
$1,000.00
Graduate credits for
educators
25 educators @$40
Graduate credit
In-Kind
Contributions*
$200.00
SD PLT Staff time for
mailings and publishing
flyers; planning time
Foresters planning time
$1,000
SD PLT staff time
for presenting
educational
curriculum for
classrooms
$500 PLT
Making and
designing tree
cookies, PLT
Forest Ecology
Guides, posters,
resource materials
$1,500
4-6 Foresters
presenting and
networking with
educators at forest
sites, sawmill and
workshop classroom
$500 DSAF making
tree cookies
Total
$2,000
$1,500
$2,200
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Agreement to Public
Communications.doc
I, ___________ (Name, Title), as a representative of ___________ (Organization Name) and a Partner in
_________________ (Name of Project), hereby give the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI), Inc. permission to use my
Program.
and accurate, and I am authorized by ___________ (Organization Name) to sign this agreement.
Signed:
______________________
Name
______________________
Title
______________________
Organization
______________________
Date
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Grant Application
partners):
Laboratoire de conservation des paysages/Landscape
Conservation Lab, Département de biologie, Université
de Moncton, Moncton, NB E1A 3E9 Canada
Marc-André Villard, 506-858-4334;
[email protected]
The Landscape Conservation Lab studies the response
of focal species of animals and plants to forest
management to integrate economic and ecological
values.
$60,000
Becky Whittam, Landbird Biologist, Canadian Wildlife
Service, Environment Canada, Sackville, NB,
[email protected]; 506-364-5189
Phil Riebel – P. Riebel Consulting,
[email protected]; Office: 506-773-7304; Mobile:
506-625-7304
Project Overview
Confirmed Project
Partners (list
organization name
only)*
Project Title
Amount Requested
(50 words or less)
J.D. Irving Ltd and New
Brunswick Department
Enhancing the value of
spruce plantations for
avian biodiversity
5000
34,600
J.D. Irving Ltd has been
planting conifer trees for
more than 50 years. To
increase the biodiversity
value of plantations, a
study was undertaken in
2010. This project aims
1
Objectives 4, 11, 15, 18
(1) to measure forest
bird response to
experimental thinning
treatments and (2) to
determine whether older
plantations can
supplement nature
reserves.
Mr Gaetan Pelletier, Manager of Research, Development and Initiatives, J.D. Irving Ltd, St-Leonard, NB - [email protected]; Phone 506-423-3334;
Mobile: 506-423-8070
The research project is conducted in the Black Brook District, a 2000 km2 private property owned by J.D. Irving Ltd (JDI). As Manager of R&D, Mr. Pelletier
oversees research efforts to measure forestry effects on biodiversity and other forest values. This project is conducted as part of a broader research program on
the response of biodiversity indicators to experimental thinning treatments performed by JDI in 20-25 yr old white spruce plantations. The research is conducted
in close partnership with the company, and coordinated through meetings of the Forest Research Advisory Committee (FRAC). JDI’s FRAC meets three times a
year and researchers and students involved present progress reports.
Mr Dan Beaudette, Biologist – Habitat Program, New Brunswick Dept. of Natural Resources, Fredericton, NB – [email protected]; Phone 506-453-2440.
As a Biologist with DNR’s Habitat Program, Mr Beaudette monitors the application of forestry guidelines intended to ensure that management of public (Crown)
forests is sustainable from the perspective of the conservation of higher vertebrates. He is a long time member of JDI’s FRAC (see above).
Project Details
This project was undertaken in the spring of 2010 to compare the forest bird assemblages of 20-25 yr old white spruce plantations, >40 yr old white spruce
plantations (hereafter older plantations) and naturally-regenerated mature spruce-fir stands corresponding to nature reserves established by JDI in partnership
with WWF-Canada. We wanted to determine whether/how these sets of species differ and, more specifically, to find out whether bird species requiring dead wood
for nesting or foraging were underrepresented in plantations, especially younger ones. We also knew that the younger plantations would receive experimental
thinning treatments in the winter 2010-2011 to test the effect of reducing or enhancing the amount of post-treatment deadwood present (branches, tops, and
girdled trees). In the spring of 2011, we will measure the response of forest bird assemblages in 6 experimental blocks and we will survey forest birds at
additional stations in old plantations and reserves. Longer-term monitoring of experimental plots is also planned.
We will survey birds using the point count method, whereby all species seen or heard are recorded in 3 counts of 15 min each during the breeding season. In
2011, we will also map bird territories in the 6 experimental blocks where commercial thinning treatments have been applied to obtain precise estimates of density
for all species present. We will quantify stand structure and composition at all point count stations in late summer. Finally, we will use JDI’s GIS inventory to
determine the influence of core reserve area and configuration as predictors of American Three-toed and Black-backed Woodpecker occurrence in older
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plantations. These two woodpecker species have large area requirements, as well as high demands for dead wood to meet their nesting and foraging
requirements. Truly sustainable forest management should ensure the persistence of species whose habitat requirements include old forest features such as largediameter snags and coarse woody material. This study should indicate whether specific management interventions in plantations in general, and particularly in
those adjoining forest reserves, can be used to achieve this objective.
This project addresses objectives of sustainable forestry #4, 11, 15 and 18 presented in SFI’s 2010-2014 Standard. Specifically, our findings will lead to the
recommendation of specific guidelines to enhance the habitat value of spruce plantations for forest birds (objective 4). JDI’s core reserves are biodiversity
hotspots (see objective 11), but their value for area-demanding species such as the American Three-toed and Black-backed Woodpeckers may require
supplementation (additional, external resources) from nearby managed lands, including dead wood from older plantations. This project will establish a
protocol to monitor the longer-term response by birds to the commercial thinning treatments, as girdled trees die and fine woody debris decays (objective 15).
Finally, the partnership with the NB Dept. of Natural Resources (member of JDI’s FRAC) will ensure that important findings from the project can be applied to
the management of public lands.
My students and I publish our most important findings in peer-reviewed journals, acknowledging all project partners and funding agencies. We also take part
in public forums such as the New Brunswick Environmental Network, where I summarize our key findings. We would actively participate in promotional
activities organized by SFI.
Project Goals
Goal 1: to quantify bird
response to experimental
thinning treatments in spruce
plantations
Goal 2: to identify predictors of
use of old (>40 yr) spruce
plantations by woodpeckers
associated with dead wood
Project Timeline
Tangible Outcomes
This research will help determine
whether/how the value of spruce
plantations can be enhanced for forest
birds through alterations to traditional
commercial thinning treatments
We will determine the extent to which
older plantations can supplement JDI’s
core reserves to provide food for 2
species of woodpeckers sensitive to
dead wood amount
Measures of Success
This work will help develop best
management practices to perform
commercial thinning while
enhancing habitat for songbirds
and woodpeckers.
This research will help determine
whether/how older plantations
can help maintain American
Three-toed and Black-backed
Woodpeckers in managed forest
landscapes.
Grant Funds
2500
2500
3
M.Sc. student Allison MacKay will conduct fieldwork with the help of an assistant in the experimental thinning treatments as well as in older plantations and core
reserves. The timeline is as follows:
1-21 May 1: fieldwork preparation (site selection; surveying within sites)
22 May-5 July: bird data collection; data entry
6-30 July: habitat data collection; data entry
1 August-30 September: data analysis
1 October-10 December: progress report and thesis writing
Project Budget
Expenditure
Amount
Matching
Funds*
In-Kind
Contributions*
Operating Costs
Research Activities
3000
18300 (NSERC;
NBIF)
500 (UdeM)
6100 (NSERC)
4500 (J.D. Irving Ltd)
Meetings
Travel
Communications
2000
200 (UdeM)
Total
5000
25,100
4500
I have applied for a Discovery Grant at NSERC (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada) and for a research assistantship for Allison MacKay
to the NB Innovation Foundation. I will also apply for a Université de Moncton research grant.
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I, Marc-André Villard, Professor, as a representative of Université de Moncton and a Partner in Enhancing the value of
spruce plantations for avian biodiversity, hereby give the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI), Inc. permission to use my
Program.
and accurate, and I am authorized by Université de Moncton to sign this agreement.
Signed:
Name
Professor
Title
Université de Moncton
Organization
13 February 2011
Date
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Grant Application
Virginia SFI State Implementation Committee
Eric Goodman, 252-578-7712,
[email protected]
The Virginia SIC is an independent, non-profit
organization responsible for maintaining, overseeing
and improving the Virginia Sustainable Forestry
Initiative, which promotes sustainable forest
management.
$59,250
Jennifer Gagnon, VFLEP Coordinator, Virginia Coop.
Extension
Bob Stempel, Virginia Dept. of Forestry Brunswick
County, [email protected], 434-8482943
Project Overview
Confirmed Project
Partners (list
organization
name only)*
Project Title
Amount
Requested
Total Project
Budget
Brief Project
Summary (50
words or less)
John Matel,
Gasburg Land &
Timber,
Virginia Forestry
Assoc.,
KapStone Paper
Brunswick
Demonstration
Forest Phase 2
$2,500
$5,000
This project is an
ongoing forest
management
project that will be
open for
educational and
landowner
programs
demonstrating
sustainable
forestry, native
ecosystem
restoration and
wildlife habitat
development.
1
What element(s) of
the SFI 2010-2014
Program does/do
your Project
address (Please
cite the Standard
Component(s))
Objectives 1-11 &
15-17
John Matel, landowner, [email protected], 703-573-7334, Mr. Matel is an active member of the Virginia Forestry
Association and the American Tree Farm Program. He is a hands-on landowner who actively manages approximately 300
acres in Brunswick County, Virginia.
Gasburg Land & Timber Company, Inc., Frank Myers, President, [email protected], Gasburg Land & Timber
Company, Inc. has a long history of sustainably managing and harvesting timber in south central Virginia including
managing approximately 5,000 acres of their own company land for timber, wildlife and recreational uses.
Virginia Forestry Association, Paul Howe, Executive Director, [email protected], 804-278-8733, the Virginia Forestry
Association promotes the stewardship and wise use of Virginia’s forest resources for the economic and environmental
benefits of all Virginians.
Kapstone Paper, Bernard Rose, Fiber Procurement Manager, [email protected], 252-533-6234, Kapstone
paper is a forest products company certified to the SFI COC standard. Kapstone’s commitment is to manage natural
resources recognizing responsibilities to the environment, customers, employees and the communities in which they do
business.
Phase 2 Project Details
This project is located on property in Brunswick County, Virginia belonging to John Matel an absentee landowner and
active member of the Virginia Forestry Association and American Tree Farm System. The property consists of 113 acres
total, 78 acres of 15 year old pine plantation, 4 acres of cutover, 9 acres of power line R.O.W. and 22 acres of
hardwood/pine SMZs. The landowner’s goals include timber production, wildlife habitat, educational uses and
recreational opportunities. The pine plantation was thinned in Jan. 2011 to two different basal areas and the cutover was
harvested in Jan. 2011 in preparation for planting of Longleaf, Shortleaf and Loblolly pine. Other activities include
comparisons of fertilization, prescribed burning, herbicide applications, warm season grass and wildlife food plot
establishment. This will be an ongoing and developing demonstration project. Phase 2 will allow us to bring the entire
project to the public.
Phase 2 will enable this project to be utilized for educational and forest landowner programs demonstrating sustainable
forestry, native ecosystem restoration, wildlife habitat development and best management practices. Phase 2 involves
the development of a walking trail and parking area to allow ease of access to view different management options around
the property. It also involves the development and distribution of informational brochures for visitors and students.
Through this project, landowners and students will be able to visit a certified and sustainably managed forest that was
harvested by certified logging professionals following best management practice guidelines. While there they will be able
to gather information and contacts to help them carry the SFI principles to their own properties.
The project partners will utilize grant funding to purchase materials and provide most of the labor through in-kind
contributions. The materials for two walking bridges will be assembled by SIC and VFA members and placed at the same
designated SMZ crossings utilized by logger during thinning operation. Materials for signs and kiosk will be assembled
and installed at the entrance and at the parking area by members of the SIC and VFA. Kiosk will provide a location for
informational brochures from cooperating agencies, organizations and product and service providers. Trail and parking
area will be prepared by Gasburg L & T, Kapstone and by a hired contractor utilizing a mechanical mulching head to
insure a safe, consistent walking surface. Informational brochures will be developed with the help of members of the SIC
and VFA to be sent to commercial printer. These brochures will be placed at the site in kiosk and distributed by project
partners to other potential cooperating agencies, area schools, landowners and other interested organizations.
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Phase 2 Project Goals
Goal 1:Provide easy access to a
working, sustainable forest for
educational purposes.
Goal 2:Demonstrate assistance
available to landowners to help
them manage their own
properties sustainably.
Tangible Outcomes
Property is utilized for educational field
trips for students and landowners.
Measures of Success
Number of visitors to property
annually.
Grant Funds
$1,950
Visiting landowners obtain assistance
or information from cooperating
agencies and organizations to improve
management on their own properties.
Number of agency/landowner
contacts made through use of
this site and informational
materials.
$550
Project Timeline
Phase
Phase
Phase
Phase
Phase
1
2
3
4
5
Thinning and harvesting pine plantation
Trail & parking area development, signs and brochures
Fertilization, burning and herbicide application
Longleaf, Shortleaf, Loblolly planting
warm season grass planting in power line ROW
Completed Jan 2011
Fall 2011
Fall 2011
Winter 2011/2012
Spring 2012
Phase 2 Project Budget
Expenditure
Amount
Operating Costs
Materials for bridges
$300
Materials for signs/kiosk
$300
Brochures
Trail mulching/prep
Rock & grading for
parking area
Liability insurance for
property
Total
*list sources and amounts
$250
3
$500
$400
Matching
Funds*
$400(Kapstone)
$300 Labor (SIC & VFA members, Gasburg
L&T, Kapstone)
$300 Labor (SIC & VFA members, Gasburg
L&T, Kapstone)
$250 Design time (SIC & VFA members,
Kapstone)
$500(SIC, VFA members, Gasburg, Kapstone)
$750 Dozer time (Gasburg L&T, Kapstone)
$750
$2,500
$400
$2,100
of any matching funds or in-kind contributions.
Brunswick Demonstration Forest
Freeman, Brunswick County, Virginia
Red-Property lines
Yellow-access trail
4
Blue-SMZs
Owner John Matel 113 acres
Phone:
202.596.3452
E-mail:
[email protected]
Grant Coordinator
Allison Welde
SFI
Grant Application
Washington SFI Implementation Committee
Julie Stangell, 360-879-5823, [email protected]
It is the mission of the Washington SFI®
Implementation Committee (SIC) to promote and foster
an understanding of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative®
(SFI) program, and to promote sustainable forestry
practices on all forestlands.
partners):
$29,570
Michelle Conner, Executive Vice President
Cascade Land Conservancy
615 Second Ave. Suite 600
Seattle, WA 98104
206-905-6899
[email protected]
Andy Perleberg
WSU Extension Forester
400 Washington Street
Wenatchee, WA 98801
509 667-6658
[email protected]
1
Project Overview
Confirmed Project
Partners (list
organization name
only)*
WA SIC Members:
Department of Natural
Resources
Forest Capital Partners
Georgia Pacific
Green Crow
Green Diamond Resource Co.
Hampton Resources, Inc.
Hancock Forest Management
International Forestry
Consultants
Kimberly Clark
Longview Fibre Paper &
Packaging, Inc
Longview Timber Company
Murphy Company
Nippon Paper Industries USA
Co.
Olympic Resource
Management
Plum Creek
Pope Resources
Port Blakely
Port Townsend Paper Corp.
Professional Forestry Services
Rayonier, WFR
Sierra Pacific Industries
Simpson Lumber Co.
Simpson Tacoma Kraft Co, LLC
Stimson Lumber Co.
The Campbell Group
Washington Alder
Washington Tree Farm
Program
Washington Contract Loggers
Association
West Fork Timber Co.
Weyerhaeuser Company
Washington Forest Protection
Association
Yakama Nation
2
Project Title
Amount Requested
Washington SFI
Implementation
Committee Public and
Landowner Outreach
Brochure
$5,000
$9,000 ($4000 in funds
available from WA SIC
budget)
(50 words or less)
Create a brochure
showing forest
landowners where to get
information on
endangered species,
invasive species, logger
training, inconsistent
practices and other
resources in
Washington. The
brochure will include a
description of the SFI
program and SIC logo.
It will fulfill obligations
for landowner outreach
by using on-line
resources as references.
This project addresses
Objective 17. 17.1, 17.2
“Support for the
development of
education materials for
use with forest
landowners (eg.
Information packets)…
“Support for the
development of regional,
state or provincial
information materials
that provide forest
landowners with
practical approaches for
addressing special sites
and biological diversity
issues, such as invasive
exotic plants and
animals, specific wildlife
habitat, forests with
exception conservation
value and threatened
and endangered species.
“Periodic educational
opportunities promoting
sustainable forestry such
as …educational
pamphlets…. “Support to
address concerns about
apparent nonconforming
practices”.
Washington SFI Implementation Committee: Chair, Julie Stangell, 360-879-5823, [email protected]
Project Details
1. This brochure will provide information sources to forest landowners with respect to special sites, biological diversity issues, invasive exotic plants and
animals, specific wildlife habitat, forests with exceptional conservation values and threatened and endangered species. It will also provide contact information
to forest land owners for certified loggers, consulting foresters, forest industry companies and public agencies.
The brochure will be available for mailings to landowners and will be distributed at forest landowner field days, University Forestry classes and to legislators.
Project Goals
Goal 1: To Promote Sustainable
Forestry
Tangible Outcomes
Greater awareness of sustainable
forest practices
Measures of Success
Number of inquiries, hits on web
site
Goal 2: To reach out to
landowners through at least
two Family Forest Field Days
per year, distribution at logger
training sessions, held 3-4
times per year, distribution to
FFA chapters and through
member company mailings to
clients, loggers and
procurement communication
channels.
Greater awareness of the presence of
local support and participation in SFI
Number of inquiries, hits on web
site
Grant Funds
Grant funds will be used for
professional design, printing and
distribution costs of brochure
Grant funds will be used for
professional design, printing and
distribution costs of brochure
Project Timeline
Preliminary concept and design suggestions are already in place. Several professional design entities have been contacted to finalize the appearance. The SIC
membership is ready to refine the suggested brochure content. It has been discussed to have the brochure published in time for the summer field day season, or
about mid year.
Project Budget
Expenditure
Operating Costs
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Amount
Matching
Funds*
In-Kind
Contributions*
Research Activities
Meetings
Travel
Communications
Design
Publication
Total
*list sources and amounts
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$2,500
$2,000
$2,500
$2,000
$5,000
$4,000
of any matching funds or in-kind contributions
SFI subcommittee
SFI subcommittee
None anticipated
Appearance at Certified
logger training and
Family Forest Field
Days
Distribution of materials
WA SIC
WA SIC
Agreement to Public
Communications.doc
Signature Page Attached
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Grant Application
5 page maximum).
Two references (Name, Organization, email and phone) who can speak
to the potential of the Project (these should not be the same as your
Project partners):
Western Canada SFI Implementation Committee
C/O
Coast Forest Products Association
1200-1090 Pender St West
Vancouver BC
V6E 2N7
Ian De Lisle, RPF
WCSIC Chair
250-729-8492
[email protected]
WCSIC is made up of forestry companies from British Columbia, Alberta and
Saskatchewan with an interest in SFI. The SIC performs local outreach and
education activities that promote sustainable forestry, the SFI program, and SFI
Standard compliance.
Sandy McKellar
Tree Frog Creative Communications
[email protected]
604-639-0748
Brenda Martin
Association of BC Forest Professionals
Brenda Martin
[email protected]
604-687-8027
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Project Overview
Confirmed Project
Partners (list
organization name
only)*
Project Title
Festival of Forestry
Teacher
tours
Amount Requested
5000.00
Brief Project Summary (50 words or less)
$12,000 - $20,000
depending on
location and available
in-kind contributions.
The Festival of Forestry is a non-profit society
governed by a volunteer board representing
forest and education sectors. For more than 40
years we have provided teachers with the
opportunity to participate in balanced and
interactive forest education tours throughout
British Columbia.
http://www.festivalofforestry.org/Welcome.html
Objective 17 PM 17.2
Sandy McKellar, Co-Chair, Festival of Forestry
[email protected]
Office: 604-639-0748
Sandy McKellar has been on the board of the Festival of Forestry since 1997. Sandy has a degree in forestry from UBC and over 15 years of experience in
marketing and communications for the wood and forest sectors across Canada. Sandy has assisted with the planning and organization of every tour the FoF has
run since she joined the board, and has personally hosted and led four tours during this time. Sandy has also worked with related organizations running tours in
both eastern and western Canada in partnership with the Temperate Forest Foundation.
The Festival of Forestry has been running both teacher and professional forester tours for 44 years. Formed in 1967 by veteran logger Bill Moore, the FoF has
worked diligently through the years to provide teachers with a stimulating, balanced and educational experience in BC’s forests. Taking tours from one end of the
province to the other, this organization is highly regarded and respected by both industry and government. Within the educational system, the Teacher’s Tours
are recognized as safe, informative and providing value directly as it relates to various levels in the BC curriculum. The Festival of Forestry is also well know in the
industry for running international tours for forest professionals to other forest jurisdictions around the world. Unfortunately, with the recent financial crisis these
tours have become less frequent.
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Project Details
Project Goals
Goal 1: SFI awareness
Goal 2: Forest Sector
Awareness
Tangible Outcomes
Understanding Sustainable Forestry Practices.
Respect for industry and the environment.
Certification is always on the list of questions that
teachers ask. Many teachers are fearful that
harvesting is damaging BC forests, and are not
aware of Certification Programs. When we take
them to a forestry site that operates under one of
the main certification systems, it gives teachers a
new confidence in how forestry in BC is practiced,
and the strict regulations that ensure sustainability.
FoF tours provide an interactive learning experience
to enhance teachers’ understanding of the
complexities of sustainable forest management
issues, and methods to integrate information into
their classes. The outcome of FoF tours is that
teachers are provided with an opportunity to see
forestry as it happens, and talk to the various
stakeholders while exploring the forests they
represent.
Measures of Success
We have completed more than 80 tours over 44 years,
bringing a forestry message to more than 1,600 teachers.
Extrapolating outward, we can assume that these teachers
have shared their message with more than 90,000 students
in BC.
The impact on teachers has been remarkable. Testimonials
confirm, most teachers go into the tour with little to no
understanding of what forestry is all about, some come to
the tours with an almost hostile attitude toward the
industry. In almost every case, these teachers leave the
tour with a new attitude. They are amazed, impressed and
enthusiastic about sharing their experience with their
students.
Teacher and industry testimonials demonstrate the value of
this program. Many of our forestry tour hosts are surprised
when our teachers express initial concern and fear about
what the sector does. Upon completion of a tour, teachers
regularly leave with a completely new impression of the
sector.
“Great Experience! I learned a lot about forestry processes,
responsibility and stewardship! I feel more able to teach
about land-based resources in BC. Now I will be able to
provide a more balanced perspective regarding
stakeholders. The group was great. I loved the first hand
experiences.”
Maureen Paterson – Shortreed Community School,
Langley
What an outstanding professional day. This was exactly
what I needed in order to better provide my science 8
students with both information and passion about our
forests. I also felt the way this tour was run made the
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Grant Funds
5000.00
information current, real and memorable. I enjoyed the
hands on format and the chance to talk to the professionals
in this field. I also felt the diversity was appropriate and I
felt free to discuss or question any topic.
Steve Demos - Coquitlam
Goal 3: Career interest
and awareness
With the current state of forest education (many
Canadian post secondary schools closing or
reducing their forestry programs), and the public
image issues that the industry is facing, FoF tours
become even more valuable to both forest
educational organizations, and the industry as a
whole. We focus on career and educational
pathways available to youth in British Columbia
Over the last five years the number of career and guidance
counselors registering for the tours has increased. Interest
in providing alternative pathways for students interested in
science, geography, policy and law has increased and
teachers are seeing forestry as a more professional option
than they have in the past.
Project Timeline
Festival of Forestry tours take place twice a year. One tour coincides with the province wide professional development day that typically falls in late October, and
the second takes place in early July in the summer. The next tour is scheduled to run this summer. Promotion will begin in early March, and scheduling takes
place between February and May as locations and hosts are identified and secured. Although the date for the next tour has not been finalized, it will definitely
take place within the first two weeks of July. The location for this tour is still under development, however, southern Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast
are both possibilities that we are considering.
Project Budget
Expenses
Typical
Expense
Categories
Description
Average Cost
Hotel
Accommodation for directors
and teachers
Meeting room rental
2 Breakfasts, 2 Lunches, 2
Dinners
4 Day Bus Charter
Round Trip Ferry for Vancouver
Participants
Take home materials for
teachers
User fees for some facilities
Hotel
Meals
Transportation
Transportation
Educational
Packages
Tour fees
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Cash Donation
to Individual
Tour will often
be used toward
the following:
$4000.00
Operating Account
(generated
through annual
fundraising
activities)
√
$200.00
$5000.00
√
√
√
√
√
$4,000.00
$400.00
√
√
√
√
$1000.00
$300.00
√
In-Kind
contributions
often include the
following:
Safety
(eg. Duncan Forestry Centre)
Hard Hats
Total Expenses
$300.00
$15,200.00
√
√
√
It is difficult for the Festival of Forestry to complete the suggested chart, as our tours receive a wide range of support every year, which varies by location. Above
is a sample budget for a tour that would take place on Vancouver Island or the Sunshine Coast. Tours that require airfare are obviously more expensive, and in
the last 5 years we have had to reduce dependence on air travel due to increased costs and decreased funding. An average tour will run between $12,000 and
$20,000 in total. Annually the FoF typically receives $5000 from the Truck Loggers Association, $2000 from the Ministry of Forests, and $500 from Forestry
Innovation Investment. Other funders have included (and may include in the future) the International Order of Hoo-Hoo, various SFI Program Participants,
WCSIC, Association of BC Forest Professionals, University of British Columbia and others.
On each tour, companies/organizations who are acting as tour hosts along the way often contribute by paying for a meal or hosting a dinner (to which additional
guests from the community and forest sector are often invited). These groups can include forest companies such as licensees and contractors, associations (such
as the Private Forest Landowners Association, or the Community Forests Association), regional government offices, local educational institutions (such as the
Vancouver Island University Forestry Department), and others. Often these contributions are spontaneous and not included in the pre-tour budget. Educational
materials and other contributions to the “teacher goodie bags” typically come in the form of In-Kind contributions from Forestry Innovation Investment, UBC
Faculty of Forestry, Canadian Women in Timber, BCIT Natural Resources Department, VIU Forestry Department, and others. Safety gear in the form of hard hats
and high visibility vests are purchased or donated, and teachers typically take these back to the classroom as part of their “show and tell”.
Because the Festival of Forestry society is a volunteer group, we are able to cover all administrative expenses, including office space for meetings, conference call
fees, promotional materials and all other operating expenses through donations by the volunteer board and their employers.
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organizations and partners involved in the Project must also agree to authorize SFI Inc. to publicize the
Project and to use their names, images, logos and information about the Project in such publicity. All
Organizations listed in the application will be required to sign an agreement to this effect and submit it with
the application. If additional Organizations join the Project after an application is accepted by SFI Inc., they
will also be expected to sign the agreement. You can access an additional copy of this agreement for your
Project Partners here:
I, Sandy McKellar, Co-Chair (Name, Title), as a representative of The Festival of Forestry (Organization Name)
and a Partner in Forestry Teacher Tours (Name of Project), hereby give the Sustainable Forestry Initiative®
(SFI), Inc. permission to use my name, the organization name as written above, and any other information
about the Project in public communications regarding the Project.
• Press releases and announcements regarding the SFI® Inc. Conservation and Community
Partnerships Grant Program.
With my signature below, I attest that, to the best of my knowledge, the information provided in this
application is true and accurate, and I am authorized by The Festival of Forestry (Organization Name) to sign
this agreement.
Signed:
Sandy McKellar
Name
Co-Chair
Title
Festival of Forestry
Organization
February 10, 2011
Date
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SFI I n c. Co nse rva tion & Com mu nit y Par t ners hi ps G ra nt P rog ra m
for R eq ues ts fo r $ 5,000. 00 o r Less
Gra nt A ppli ca tion
partners):
Wisconsin Woodland Owners Association
William J. Horvath
350 McDill Avenue
Stevens Point, WI 54481
“To serve the interests of woodland owners, develop
public appreciation for the value of woodlands in the
economy and overall welfare of Wisconsin.”
$149,175
Greg Rebman, State Forester, NRCS,
[email protected] 608-662-4422, Ext. 231
John DuPlissis, Forestry Outreach Specialist, University
Extension, [email protected], 715-346-4128
Project Overview
Wisconsin has over nine million acres in non-industrial private forestland owned by 362,000 landowners. One third of these have forest management plans. Most
forests are owned for the purpose of personal recreation related to wildlife – mainly hunting. 44,000 are in the Managed Forest Land property tax reduction
program and are certified under SFI and FSC standards. One out of every four residents hunt. There are over 640,000 deer hunters. 80% of all wildlife resides
on these private lands. Forest landowners can increase their wildlife hunting and other wildlife management opportunities by practicing good forestry. Presently
landowners receive no recognition for their contribution toward wildlife management.
The National Wild Turkey Federation and the Wisconsin Woodland Owners Association have agreed to implement a landowner recognition program for those who
have substantially completed their MFL forest management plan and who have implemented wildlife objectives in their plan.
The award will consist of a citation presented at NWTF and WWOA Chapter events, and signs designed to be placed on roadside property to signify to the
traveling public that the landowner is a steward of the land. Press releases and other media coverage will be arranged.
The objective is to increase forest landowner’s involvement in MFL, while recognizing those who do a good job in forest and wildlife management and to increase
the amount of forest certified land for our wood industries use.
This project meets SFI objective 4 – Conservation of Biological Diversity Including Forests of Exceptional Conservation Value and objective 9 use of qualified
resource and logging professionals.
1. The project will bring the wildlife and forestry community together to meet common objectives. The recognition program for those in MFL (who are
SFI & FSC certified) will encourage others to join the MFL program while projecting a favorable image of SFI as stated in SFI objective 4.
2. WWOA has created an advisory board to oversee the project consisting of representatives of the State SFI Coordinating Committee, The Wisconsin
Consulting Foresters Association, DNR – Forestry Division, University Extension, Wisconsin, Tree Farm Committee, NRCS and WWOA.
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Confirmed Project
Partners (list
organization name
only)*
WI State SFI
Coordinating Committee
WI Wild Turkey
Federation
WI Tree Farm
Committee
WI DNR Division of
Forestry
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Project Title
Forest Certification and
Wildlife Management
Amount Requested
$5,000
$19,200
(50 words or less)
forestland.
The project is designed
to recognize landowners
who have carried out a
substantial part of their
forest management plan
required under the
Managed Forest Tax
Program (MFL) and have
carried out personal
objectives for wildlife
management on their
forestland.
This project addresses 7
of the 14 principals.
1, Sustainable
Forestry,4, Protection of
Biological
Diversity,5, Aesthetics
and Recreation, 7,
Responsible Fiber
Sourcing, 11, Training
and Education, 12,
Public Involvement and
14, Continual
Improvement objectives
1 , Forest Management
Planning, 3, Protection
and Maintenance of
Water Resources,4,
Conservation of
Biological Diversity 5,
Management of Visual
Quality and Recreational
Benefits, 8, Landowner
outreach 9, Use of
qualified Resources and
Logging Professionals,
10, Adherence to
BMPS,16, Training and
Education, 17
in the Practice of
Sustainable Forestry and
19, Communication and
Public Reporting.
Kathryn Nelson, Forest Tax Policy Chief, WI DNR Division of Forestry, 608-266-3545, Kathryn,[email protected]
David Neu, Regional Biologist, National Wild Turkey Federation, 920-427-2335 (cell), [email protected]
David is a wildlife biologist assigned to the State of Wisconsin and works with State NWSFT Chapters, cooperating agencies and organizations.
Gordon Nouw, New Page Corp., Chair State SFI Committee, 715-422-3295, [email protected]
Forester of New Page Corp.
Al Barden, Wisconsin Tree Farm Committee, 715-479-8449, [email protected]
Former President of WWOA and member of State Tree Farm Committee,
William J. Horvath, Wisconsin Woodland Owner Association, MFL Division Coordinator, 715-341-4021, [email protected]
Project Details
Please explain how this Project will strengthen and involve communities in forest management or inform or provide benefit to the SFI Program.
1. The proposed project is to expand the Woodland Advocate Program using WWOA’s organization structure and responsibilities with private woodland owners.
Landowners in the Managed Forest Law Tax receive reduced taxes in exchange for carrying out a plan with mandated practices. Most landowners own
forestland for personal recreation namely hunting. By recognizing landowners who do an exceptional job of forest management and wildlife management it
expands the public knowledge of forest certified land and the value derived under certification standards of both SFI and FSC. It also strengthens the tie
between SFI members and landowners.
The activities called for in the project include three elements. 1. Recognition of a landowner at WWOA Chapters and NWTF Chapter events. 2. Public news
releases on the activities of the award recipient. 3. Permanent signage incorporating forest steward symbol and Wild Turkey Federation signage that the
motoring public can see. Since the landowner must be in MFL which automatically carries certification under SFI and FSC standards, the activities listed
automatically promote SFI signaling that the rewarded landowner believes in forest sustainability and multiple uses for wildlife.
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Project Goals
Goal 1:
Recognize landowners who
have done exceptional forest
and wildlife management on
their MFL lands by citation,
signage and public recognition
Goal 2: Increase involvement
between the wildlife community
and forestland owners thereby
developing a support system for
private forest landowners. A
guide will be developed for use
by cooperating organizations
and agencies.
Goal 3: Increase participation
in the MFL Forest Tax Program
thus increasing acreage under
SFI & FSC.
Tangible Outcomes
Additional landowners entering into the
MFL forestland certification program.
Measures of Success
Have all 13 WWOA Chapters and
70 of the 130 NWTF Chapters
participating in the recognition
program by the end of the
project.
Grant Funds
$2,500
Coordination of the forest and wildlife
community to carry out mutual
objectives.
The WWOA advisory Board will
fully participate in implementation
and evaluation of the project.
Measurement will include how
many signs are in place during
the project period.
0
More certified wood available to SFI
companies.
Landowner participation in MFL
will increased by 1,000 forest
landowners during the year.
0
Goal 4: Create public
A public that understands the out
News releases on landowner
$2,500
awareness that forests certified
come of forest certification.
success and recognition will be
under SFI & FSC involves
produced over the project period
private landowners and is
and organizations and agencies
important to the future of the
websites will link to WWOA for
wood industry.
information
The project timeline is one year for this grant. However, the project is continual with recognition events in all 71 counties annually.
Project Budget
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Exp e ndit u re
Op er ati ng Cos ts
Research Activities
Meetings
Travel
Communications
Amo un t
Mat chin g
Fu nds*
In-Ki n d
Con tri bu tio ns*
0
0
0
0
0
$2,500
$2,500
$9,000 x (1)
0
200 (2)
1,000 (2)
2,000 (2)
1,000 (2)
Tot al
$5,000
9,000
$4.200
1. NWTF and WWOA.
2. WWOA Chapter Chairs, and WWOA project coordinator.
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Grant Application
partners):
WWOA Foundation, Inc.
3606 Dyer Lake Road
Burlington, WI 53105
Kendra Johncock
262-539-3222
[email protected]
Our mission is to provide educational opportunities for educators,
students, land owners and the general public, and to demonstrate
sustainable management of forest and related resources.
$50,000.00
Joe Arington; American Tree Farm System Center for Family
Forests Operating Committee [email protected]
608-575-9673
Carol Nielsen Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Division
of Forestry, Private Lands Forestry Specialist
Project Overview
Confirmed Project
Partners (list
organization
name only)*
Wisconsin Tree
Farm Committee
Project Title
Amount
Requested
Total
Project
Budget
Brief Project Summary (50 words or less)
Land Owner
Workshops
on
Sustainable
Forestry
$4460.00
$6960.00
The project will involve 3 land owner workshops
taking place in 2011 on the following dates June 25
Tree Planting; August 6 Agro-Forestry and other
forest products; and October 15,focusing on the
new Wisconsin Forest Management guidelines and
BMP’s for water and invasives
Shirley Bargander Chair Wisconsin Tree Farm Committee
[email protected]
715-359-3819
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your Project address (Please
cite the Standard
Component(s))
Objective 17 Performance
Measure 17.2
Shirley is a Forester for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The Wisconsin Tree Farm Committee is part of the American Tree Farm
Committee and operates to promote Tree Farm and sustainable forestry in Wisconsin. They have a mission of education and outreach to other
non-Tree Farm members in the state of Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Tree Farm Committee also works closely with the State SIC committee and
handles their inconsistent practices hot line.
Project Details
1. Please explain how this Project will strengthen and involve communities in forest management or inform or provide benefit to the SFI
Program.
The project will involve workshops presented to land owners who are members of the Wisconsin Woodland Owners Association, American
Tree Farm System, and Wisconsin Managed Forest Law as well as land owners who are not members of these groups. All the workshops
will center on sustainable forest practices and highlight the above organizations as sources of information. Through our partnership with
the Wisconsin Tree Farm Committee and as 2004 Wisconsin Outstanding Tree Farm we will be able to inform land owners about the
mission of sustainable forestry and the importance of growing timber in a sustainable manner. In promoting the advantages of
sustainable forestry the growing need for certified wood will also be highlighted. In Wisconsin, mills like New Page are actively seeking
wood that is certified to be grown sustainably.
The WWOA Foundation will present three workshops at their two properties The Seno Woodland Education Center and Drumlin Farm
located in southeastern Wisconsin. The properties lend themselves well to workshops on forestry and sustainable forest management. The
sites provide both indoor and outdoor educational opportunities for land owners to see practices in action. The workshops will engage
land owners with experts from UW Extension, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry, and experts in the field of
agro-forestry. Due to the tight operating budget the WWOA Foundation is not able to present workshops involving speakers with high
levels of expertise without funding to reduce the cost of the workshop to participants.
Tree Planting Workshop Topics
Tree planting basics
Soil types and Natural Resources Conservation Service online soil data program
Oak, Pine, and Walnut management
Tour of the Seno Center tree plantings
Agro Forestry Workshop Topics
American Hazel Nuts
Windbreaks
Alleycropping
Riparian Zones
Alternative Forest Products
2
Wisconsin Forest Management Guidelines Workshop
BMP’s for Water
BMP’s for Invasives
Wisconsin Forest Types and Silvicultural Practices
Wildlife Habitat
Forest Management Planning
3. In the table below, please list the goals for your project.
Project Goals
Tangible Outcomes
Measures of Success
Grant Funds
Goal 1: Promote sustainable forestry through Land owner education and use of Workshop participation and implementation of $4460.00 to
land owner education programs utilizing the
sustainable forestry practices.
sustainable practices. Measured through
accomplish all
before and after workshop surveys.
goals
forest resources of the Seno Center and
Drumlin Farm to demonstrate examples of
Goal 2: Provide land owners with a setting to Land owners sharing their
Workshop participation and implementation of
discuss their specific land management
experiences with land
issues and exchange practical ideas that will
management including what
worked and what didn’t work.
increase sustainable forestry on their land.
Goal 3: Instill an understanding and
Knowledge of sustainable
acceptance of sustainable forestry practices
practices.
in the participants.
Goal 4: Give land owners the tools they need Implementation of sustainable
to sustainably manage their land illustrating
practices on their land and
best management practices for soil, water
sharing those practices with
and wildlife.
others.
Project Timeline
April 1, 2011 Brochure mailed out to area land owners to advertise workshop. Information sent to WI Tree Farm Committee to include in their
newsletter. Dates posted on Wisconsin Woodland Owners Association website and Seno Woodland Education Center Website.
April 15 – October 15, 2011 Workshop Registration ongoing initial survey sent to participants
April 1 – June 1, 2011 workshop planning, confirm speakers, gather handouts
June 25, 2011 Tree Planting workshop, follow up survey based on workshop information
August 6, 2011 Agro Forestry Workshop, follow up survey based on workshop information
October 15, 2011 Wisconsin Forest Management Guidelines Workshop, follow up survey based on workshop information
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October 17, 2011 final survey sent to all workshop participants to evaluate their use of information from workshops
December 1, 2011 Final project wrap up and final report
Project Budget
Expenditure
Operating Costs
Project Director
48 hrs @ $20 per hour
Education
Agro-Forestry Speaker
Mark Shepherd
Tree Planting Speaker
WI Forest Management Guidelines
Speakers
Materials
Brochure Printing & Mailing
Handouts all workshops
WI forest Management Guidelines
Manuals 20 @ $20
Lunch 20 @ $10 x 3
Participant Fees
20 participants @ $25 for 3 workshops
Total
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Amount
Matching
Funds*
$960.00
$1500.00
$200.00 Use of Seno Center
$500.00
$500.00
$200.00
$200.00
$400 WI Department of
Natural Resources Division of
Forestry
$600.00
$1500.00
$4460.00
$1500.00
$1000.00
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