What type of curriculum does the Junior Forester Academy offer?
• Hands-on curriculum designed around forests, nature, stewardship and fun • Focal point of the curriculum is crew based forestry plot projects where campers spend time each day measuring forest characteristics so that at the end of the week they can present their data and stewardship recommendations. • A collaboratively based experiential program designed by NAU faculty, staff and students, natural resource professionals, and environmental educators • Campers learn to make maps and designate boundaries using pacing, map and compass, measure forest attributes such as tree height and diameter, biodiversity, risk of wildfire, squirrel habitat value, and tree age. Using this data, each crew presents a poster that displays the data they collected along with their prescription for management of the plot.
