Welcome to the 2009 Lake States Teacher Forestry Tours Homepage

June 23 - 26, 2009 based in Duluth, Minnesota


Schedule
  Tuesday
June 23
Wednesday
June 24
Thursday
June 25
Friday
June 26
Breakfast   Breakfast
Hotel
Bus departs at 7:00am

Breakfast
Hotel
Bus departs at 7:00am

Breakfast
Hotel

AM Arrive
Comfort Inn-West
3900 W. Superior St.
Duluth, MN 55807
218.628.1464

Registration
hotel lobby: 3:00pm

NewPage

Bay View
School Forest (Proctor)

Timber Harvesting Operation

Woodline Manufacturing
7:30am - 10:00am
Wrap Up

Evaluation

Adjourn
Lunch Cloquet Forestry Center
Local Park  
PM Orientation
5:00pm
In hotel meeting room
Diamond Match

Cloquet Forestry Center
University of Minnesota
Duluth Timber Co.

Lake States Lumber

Dinner Backwoods Restaurant

Jay Cooke Park
Swinging Bridge
BBQ

Canal Park Restaurant
Free Time

Schedule details are subject to change.


Lodging and Transportation

Tour participants will be lodged at the Comfort Inn West in Duluth, Minnesota.

Hotel: Comfort Inn-West
3900 W. Superior St.
Duluth, MN 55807
218.628.1464
Hotel website

Designated Airport: Duluth International Airport (DLH):

Teachers can arrive at the Duluth International Airport (DLH) in Duluth, Minnesota.

For those driving to Duluth, Minnesota or coming from another airport:

Please proceed directly to the Comfort Inn - West, arriving no later than 4:30pm on Tuesday, June 23rd.

All Tour participants need to arrive at the hotel no later than 4:30pm on Tuesday to check in, register with the Foundation, and be ready for orientation in the hotel’s meeting room at 5:00pm. Following orientation, we will board a bus to a nearby restaurant and continue our evening with a social hour, keynote speaker and dinner.

Throughout the Tour, bus transportation is provided by Minnesota Coaches & Voyageur Bus Company.

Please remember that any hotel or transportation expenses incurred prior to Tuesday or after Friday afternoon are the responsibility of you and your sponsor. If you choose to fly to an airport other than the designated airport, you will need to make your own transportation arrangements to arrive at the Comfort Inn-West in Duluth, Minnesota by 4:30pm on Tuesday, June 23rd.


Registration and Orientation

Upon arriving to the Comfort Inn - West on Tuesday, participants can first check in to their hotel rooms, and then stop by the registration table in the lobby to receive tour registration packets and to meet the Foundation's staff.

The Tour officially begins with an orientation and introductions in the Comfort Inn - West meeting room starting at 5:00pm for all participants. You will receive an overview of the tour from the Foundation's President/CEO and get an opportunity to meet facilitators and fellow participants.

Following orientation, Tour participants will be boarding the charter bus to head to dinner. We will begin the dinner event with a keynote speaker, beverages and appetizers.




Friday Morning Wrap-Up and Evaluations

Friday, June 26th, breakfast will be held in the hotel from 7:00-8:00am. Immediately following breakfast, tour participants will meet for a tour wrap-up, followed by evaluations. The wrap-up will be adjourned by 10:30am, at which time teachers will need to check out of hotel. Hotel check out time is 11:00am. Any additional expenses incurred at the hotel will be charged to the individual. For those flying out of DLH, shuttle service will be provided to the airport.




Some Resources for Tour Participants

Here is an electronic copy (MS Word file) of the Teacher information sheets you received in your packet. If you have not sent this in yet, or cannot locate the pages in your packet, please download, print, complete and return these two forms to Temperate Forest Foundation.




Questions?

Call our office at (503) 445-9472 or send an e-mail to office@forestinfo.org.




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