Colorado State Forest – Forestry Fair

Join the CSFS, Warner College of Natural Resources and many other forestry/natural resource exhibitors for a day filled with free tours, demonstrations, kids’ activities and presentations.

Featuring:
Learn about the role of our forests in Colorado
Seedling tree nursery tours
Wildland fire engine shop tours
Forestry equipment demonstrations
Programs on forest insects and diseases, fire, forest products and community forestry
Kids’ activities, including puppet shows, tree seed plantings, fire experiments and crafts
Information about natural resource and forestry careers
Event flyer
For questions, please email CSFS_ForestryFair@mail.colostate.edu

Presentations
10:30 a.m. – Recovery after the High Park Fire Presented by Boyd Lebeda, CSFS
11:30 a.m. – High Park Fire and Water – Presenter TBD
12:30 p.m. – Are You FireWise? Presented by Lisa Mason, CSFS

Workshops
8:30 am – 4:30 p.m. – Exploring Environmental Issues: Focus on Forests – Presented by Shawna Crocker, CSFS
8 – 11 a.m. – Environmental Experiences for Early Childhood at Rivendell School – Presented by Amber Lamb

Tours
10:15 a.m., 11:15 a.m., 12:15 p.m.– Seedling Tree Nursery Tour
Learn how the CSFS grows and distributes millions of trees for conservation
11:15 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 1:15 p.m. – Engine Shop Tour
Learn how wildland fire engines are built for use throughout Colorado

Crafts and Activities
Decorate a Christmas ornament for the 2012 Capitol Christmas Tree in Washington DC!
Plant your own tree seeds
Meet Buford the Mountain Pine Beetle
and Smokey Bear
Participate in Project Learning Tree activities
and gather teaching resources

Demonstrations
Scheduled Demonstrations:
10:45 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 12:45 p.m. – Puppet Tree Shows
Learn why trees are important and how foresters manage this valuable resource
11 a.m., 1 p.m. – Tree Felling and Chainsaw Demonstrations
Watch a forester cut down a tree and learn the steps to safely felling trees

Demonstrations Throughout the Day:
CSU Logging Sports Team
Watch the team show off their wood chopping, sawing and ax throwing skills
Tree Identification
Learn about many of Colorado’s native tree species and how to identify them
Davey Tree Climbing
Davey Tree experts will demonstrate how to safely climb a tree for tree care and maintenance
Sawmill Demonstrations
See a working sawmill in action and learn what it takes to turn trees into lumber
Wood Chipper Demonstrations
Check out this 12″ chipper that turns limbs and tree tops into wood chips in seconds
Fire Ecology Demonstrations
How does fire burn in lodgepole vs. ponderosa pine forests? Come watch fire experiments
What Do Foresters Do?
Learn what foresters do! How do they measure trees and why? How do pests impact trees?
WOOD You Believe We Get So Much From Trees?
Learn about all the different products that come from trees and some ‘wood-erful’ experiments

Exhibitors
Colorado State Forest Service
Warner College of Natural Resources
Colorado Department of Public Safety
Colorado Forest Products
Colorado Forestry Association
Colorado Natural Heritage Program
Colorado State University Alumni Association
Colorado Tree Farmers
Colorado Wood Utilization and Marketing Program
CSU Logging Sports Team
Davey Tree
Front Range Community College
High Park Restoration Coalition
Larimer County Department of Natural Resources
Logrite, Colorado Forestry Tools
Morgan Timber Products
National Park Service
Project Learning Tree
Society of American Foresters
U.S. Forest Service
Veterans Green Jobs
Optional Lunch
Stuft Burger will be serving lunch for $7 per person