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Sample Schedule, Location and Lodging

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2009 Sustainable Forestry Teachers' Academy

June 15 - 19, 2009 - Coastal Academy in New Bern, NC
July 20 - 24, 2009 - Mountain Academy in Asheville, NC

Mountain Academy

The Academy will visit a variety of mills, forests, and educational stops throughout the Asheville area. Teachers will stay at the Comfort Suites (subject to revision) near Biltmore Square Mall. Rooms will be reserved for all participating teachers

Sample Schedule - Asheville

Monday
12:00 p.m. Academy Begins
6:00 p.m. Dinner and Guest Speaker at the North Carolina Arboretum
9:00 p.m. Return to Hotel

Tuesday
6:30 a.m. Breakfast
7:15 a.m. Morning Meeting
7:30 a.m. Biltmore Forestry and Wildlife
12:00 p.m. Lunch
2:00 p.m. Bent Creek Research & Demonstration Forest
4:15 p.m. Return to Hotel
6:00 p.m. Urban Forestry - Biltmore Village
7:30 p.m. Dinner
9:00 p.m. Return to Hotel

Wednesday

6:30 a.m. Breakfast
7:15 a.m. Morning Meeting
7:30 a.m. T&S Hardwoods
10:15 a.m. Jackson Paper / Mill Tour
1:00 p.m. Lunch
2:00 p.m. Cradle of Forestry National Historic Site
6:30 p.m. Dinner
9:00 p.m. Return to Hotel

Thursday

6:30 a.m. Breakfast
7:15 a.m. Morning Meeting
7:30 a.m. Ethan Allen / Furniture Plant
10:30 a.m. Columbia Forest Products
1:00 p.m. Lunch and Return to Hotel
2:30 p.m. Tour Biltmore Estate House and Gardens
6:00 p.m. Dinner
9:30 p.m. Return to Hotel

Friday
6:30 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 a.m. Curricula Wrap-up
10:00 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. Group Presentations, Review Discussion, Evaluation, Lunch
2:00 p.m. Adjourn

 

Contact FEOP: NCSU Campus Box 8008, Raleigh, NC 27695-8008
Phone: 919-515-3184 Fax: 919-515-6883
Email: forestry_outreach@ncsu.edu

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