Dates: August 21 & 22, 2025  

Time: exact time TBA 

Location: Albany /Corvallis – exact location TBA

Audience: 9th - 12th grade educators, formal and non-formal

Materials provided: 

• Project Learning Tree (PLT) Exploring Environmental Issues, Focus on Forests 
• Oregon Forest Resources Institute (OFRI) curriculum

Description: Join us for a one-and-a-half-day, hands-on workshop where we will explore forest resiliency in Santiam Canyon, five years after the Labor Day Fires. Participants will gain insights into how the changing climate is affecting Oregon’s forests, discover adaptive management practices for the future, and learn innovative ways the forest is part of the climate solution. During this field-based workshop, we will engage in activities from PLT and OFRI curriculum and take field trips to the Santiam Canyon forests, Freres Mass Ply Panel (MPP) Mill and OSU's Emerson Lab. Lunch provided both days and there will be options to get out of the elements when the weather gets too warm. This workshop is especially relevant to high school educators teaching Career & Technical Education (CTE), Forestry, or Natural Resources programs.

Considerations: This field-based workshop takes place primarily outdoors and includes van transportation to and from field trip sites. Participants are required to wear long pants, closed-toed shoes, and a hard hat.

Hotel Reimbursement from OFRI (Oregon Forest Resources Institute): 

• If you are traveling more than 50 miles from Albany to attend this workshop, hotel reimbursement funds are available from OFRI to school districts, schools, and organizations for the nights of August 20 and 21. 
  • OFRI is unable to reimburse individuals or state agencies.
  • A block of rooms at a Best Western Prairie Inn in Albany are available at the state rate.
  • Click here for details about the reimbursement process and to reserve your hotel room at the special rate: OFRI Reimbursement and Hotel Reservation info for Forestry Resiliency in a Changing Climate workshop
  • Questions about reimbursement? Contact Rikki Heath at  . For workshop questions, contact . 

 Brought to you by: Oregon Forest Resources Institute (OFRI) and Oregon Natural Resources Education Program (ONREP) 

Registration required. Offered at no cost to Oregon educators. PDUs available. Substitute reimbursement available on teacher workdays.