The Douglas County School Forestry Tour started in 1961 and is the oldest forestry/natural resources education program in Douglas County.

The annual Tour introduces 5th graders to forest management, forest products, tree ID, wildlife, fisheries, fire, and archaeology. Individual stations are set up to accommodate 15-30 students and feature hands-on learning and highly interactive instruction methods. The students rotate through a loop trail in the forest visiting seven stations. After spending the morning in the forest they take a quick break for lunch and proceed to the forest-themed activities portion of the day. Favorite activities have been the cross-cut saw event and the mini choker race. Tree planting was added in 2022 with each student taking home a seedling.

The Tour is a community event coordinated by OSU Extension Service but made possible with generous donations of time and resources from the Douglas County Public Works and Land Departments, Wolf Creek Job Corps, Oregon Conservation Corps and Oregon Youth Corps (through Phoenix Charter School), Source One Serenity, Roseburg Forest Products, Sierra Pacific Industries, Bureau of Land Management, US Forest Service, Douglas Forest Protection Association, Oregon Society of American Foresters, Oregon Women in Timber, and Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife.

Contact Holly at [email protected] to learn how to attend with your students.

If you missed the past Wreath Making workshops check out the DIY Wreath Tutorial to make your own beautiful holiday wreath.

Tree School Online webinars feature some of your favorite traditional Tree School classes along with some new ones. In this class guide, you will find information on upcoming Tree School Online classes as well as links to videos and resources from past classes.