The Forest Foundation
The Forest Foundation is elevating key points in the forest management debate and building valuable relationships with government officials, educators, and community leaders. We bring forest science to today's students and tomorrow's leaders, and develop on-the-ground solutions to improve forest health throughout the state.
Education must be the agent of change that saves California's forests. More than 90 percent of Californians now live in urban settings, meaning most kids growing up here have little or no experience in the state's forests, rangelands, or farms. The next generation will be essentially disconnected from the natural resources they take for granted every day.
The Forest Foundation remains uniquely dedicated to conserving forests and educating people of all ages.
The California Forest Center
The Forest Foundation would like to invite you to visit us at the California Forest Center located at Cal Expo during the California State Fair.
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DATES:
Friday, August 21 - Monday, September 7, 2009
HOURS:
Mondays - (except Labor Day) Thursday 12 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Fridays - Sundays & Labor Day 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
DAILY ACTIVITIES:
Visitors will enjoy a shady respite as they spend time under towering examples of native California tree species. Interactive wood product displays demonstrate how forests impact climate change, provide essential materials for daily life and offer renewable, recyclable, biodegradable and energy efficient building materials. Learn solutions to the wildfire problem. View insect displays. Weekly, toy log truck giveaways to those who complete the Forest Center quiz. Obtain a free tree seedling and view photos of trees grown from Forest Center seedling giveaways.
Children's activities include:
Pinecone touch ↦ identification table
Forest products game
FACTS:
The California Forest Center was created in 1971 by a partnership of organizations from the forest products industry and the California State Fair to educate the public about California forests, wood products, important forestry issues and the forest products industry. The Forest Center is managed by The Forest Foundation.
Visitors will find The Forest Center provides an enjoyable way to learn about the forests that cover 40 percent of our state. Walking the shaded Forest Center trail and viewing interpretive displays offer information on the multiple benefits of managing healthy forests.
Forest Foundation Study Finds Four Wildfires Send 38 Million Tons Of Harmful Gases Into Air, Equivalent Of 7 Million Cars On The Road For One Year In California
When a wildfire strikes California, the state's efforts to stop global warming go up in smoke.
A study released today of four large California wildfires shows they collectively will put an estimated 38 million tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere through fire and subsequent decay of dead trees.
Together emissions from fire and decay undo much of the progress California is making to fight global warming.
Consider that the estimated 38 million tons of greenhouse gases is the equivalent of emissions from 7 million cars - for one year.Nearly 10 million tons of harmful greenhouse gases were emitted from the fires themselves, with an estimated 28 million additional tons of carbon dioxide emitted from decay, mostly in the next 50 years.
By Thomas M. Bonnicksen, Ph.D.
In California, 37 million acres - or roughly 48 percent of the state's land base - face high, very high or extreme fire threats. Managing forested resources is critical to protecting communities and meeting the needs of a growing population.
For more detailed information about techniques for restoring specific forests, Click Here.
Peter DeMarco with the Allstate Foundation and Donn Zea, President of the Forest Foundation, are working together to help promote a booklet about the state's wildfire crises and protecting California's forests.Forest Foundation, Allstate Foundation Partner to Educate Californians on Wildfire Issues
The Forest Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating Californians about forests, recently announced it has received a $45,000 grant from the Allstate Foundation to help promote and distribute a booklet about forests and the state's wildfire crisis.
New Poster Available from The Forest Foundation
As part of its ongoing effort to develop educational materials on the importance of sustainable forestry to our environment, The Forest Foundation has published a new classroom poster titled: The Carbon Cycle: Forestry Never Looked So Cool.
The poster graphically demonstrates the cycle of carbon absorption, storage and release into the atmosphere. Included are visuals that explain the role of sustainable forestry, wood products and wildfires.
Thanks to a generous grant from Pacific Gas and Electric Company, the 19"x25" poster is free to educators and can be ordered by clicking on Teachers and Students above or by calling 1-866-241-TREE.