Debra Waage, a fourth-fifth grade teacher at Sawtooth Mountain Elementary in Grand Marais, has been awarded a Forest Education Grant from Minnesota Forest Industries (MFI). The grant funds will be used to provide field trips for third, fourth, and fifth-graders to their school forest, which is located 14 miles east of Grand Marais. Theschool forest includes a variety of landforms, trees, plants, and animals to study.
The program was created by Minnesota Forest Industries to help schools fund classroom projects and activities, including field trips, on topics related to forestry or forest products in Minnesota. Waage is one of 14 teachers in Minnesota to receive funds through the program this year. Since the program’s inception in 2005, more than $36,000 has been distributed to further forestry education in our state.
“Minnesota’s forests are healthy, thanks in part to the fine work these teachers do in educating our youth,” said Minnesota Forest Industries Executive Vice President Wayne Brandt. “We’re happy to help these fine educators with this important work.”
Minnesota Forest Industries is an association representing the state’s forest product companies. MFI encourages conservation, proper forest management and industry development.
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