2010 MyForest Summit
September 24-25

Richard Louv wrote in Last Child in the Woods – Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder, “…at the very moment that the bond is breaking between the young and the natural world, a growing body of research links our mental, physical, and spiritual health directly to our association with nature – in positive ways.”  Now is the time to get our young people out into the woods to not only connect them to nature, but to also work with them to become citizen stewards to take care of the land that is ours to treasure.

The third annual “MyForest” Summit for 7th, 8th and 9th grade students will be held over the weekend of National Public Lands Day in 2010. On this day, thousands of volunteers gather at national parks and forests, reservoirs, and other public areas to improve and enhance the resources. Volunteers work with public land managers on projects to care for these special places where Americans go to enjoy the outdoors. Students participated in a variety of hands-on resource enhancement an stewardship projects.

MyForest Summit begins on Friday, September 24 (after school) and ends Saturday evening with a barbeque/celebration on September 25. This event combines outdoor fun with environmental education and stewardship activities and was orchestrated by a multi-agency and organization partnership called the Sequoia Youth Summit

FOR UPDATED INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION MATERIALS
GO TO: MYFORESTSUMMIT.COM

For More Information contact:
Mary Cole, Forest Landscape Architect - (559) 784-1500 ext 1133
Sequoia National Forest marycole@fs.fed.us

 FOR 7TH – 9TH GRADE STUDENTS

• Meet students from around the valley
• Become aware of environmental resources and opportunities
• Work on volunteer environmental projects
• Meals and lodging provided at SCICON

ACTIVITIES INCLUDE

• SCICON Sleep-Over
• Environmental Agency Resource Fair
• Environmental volunteer work projects
• Initiative Games
• Campfire
• Stargazing

PROJECTS

Students will participate in a variety of hands-on resource enhancement an stewardship projects. For a list of sample projects.

Schools and youth organizations are invited to send teams of 7th – 9th grade students (up to ten students per team.)  Adult Chaperones must accompany teams of students.  School or organization must provide transportation to and from the MyForest Summit at SCICON.

FOR UPDATED INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION MATERIALS
GO TO: MYFORESTSUMMIT.COM

For More Information contact:
Mary Cole, Forest Landscape Architect - (559) 784-1500 ext 1133
Sequoia National Forest marycole@fs.fed.us

Event is made possible by these sponsoring agencies & organizations
Forest Service • National Park Service • Tulare County Office of Education • 
Three Forests Interpretive Association • National Park Service • Army Corps of Engineers • Community Services Employment Training (CSET) • Lindsay Unified School District • Kaweah Fly-fishers • WildPlaces • California Conservation Corps (CCC)