Ready to take your teaching beyond the classroom? Step into the forest with FIT-Focus this fall! The Forestry Institute for Teachers (forestryinstitute.org) offers FIT-Focus, 3-day professional learning experiences designed for both formal and nonformal educators. Held over a weekend (Friday–Sunday), each session focuses on a specialized topic in forestry and natural resource management, blending engaging, field-based instruction with real-world insights from subject-matter experts.

Nevada County FIT-Focus: Tools of the Trade  | Oct. 10-12

This session is hosted near Nevada City, CA in the Sierra Nevada mixed conifer forest ecosystem.  Get familiar with the tools, techniques and metrics that foresters employ to assess forests and make informed stewardship decisions.  Learn how to collect foundational tree data using a range of tools, techniques and sampling methods, then work together to analyze and interpret the results.  Cultivate your forestry education skillsets with:

• Nature Journaling and forest observation skills
• Our Forests curriculum training
• DIY forestry tool creation on a shoe-string classroom budget

Whether you're looking to deepen your content knowledge, explore new environmental education strategies, or connect with like-minded educators, FIT-Focus provides the perfect setting — outdoors, in the forest.