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Parents & Teachers
Engage kids in nature!
Kids love learning about the outdoors, and we've got materials and programs for your classroom or other setting to make it even more fun!
A variety of materials and programs are available for you to use in the classroom or outdoors, to engage kids in learning more about forest environments. Educational trunks, environmental education curriculum, DVD's on selected topics, Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl visits, field trip ideas, and opportunities for guest speakers are a few of the available resources through Flathead National Forest.
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Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl
Smokey and Woodsy are just waiting for an invitation to visit your pre-kindergarten through third grade classroom or youth group gathering and bring along a Forest Service friend to lead an interactive fire education or Leave No Trace program. Educational materials and ideas are available through the Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl web sites.
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Educational Trunks
The Flathead National Forest has six educational trunks that teachers, home school parents and youth group leaders can check out and use to bring the outdoors into the classroom. Other agencies and organizations around the Flathead Valley and Northwestern Montana also have educational trunk offerings.
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Family Forestry Expo
Each year over 1,000 local fifth graders participate in the Family Forestry Expo held the first full week of May at Trumbull Creek Educational Forest. Families take part in expo activities over the weekend. The event provides hands-on exposure to the role forests play in our everyday lives.
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Educational Trunks
There are several educational trunks available from Flathead National Forest that teachers, home school parents and youth group leaders can check out and use to bring the outdoors into the classroom, as well as educational trunks available from other agencies and organizations around the Flathead Valley and Northwestern Montana.