Extension Programs
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FER’s conservation and restoration area contributes to a number of extension and outreach programs that educate the people and communities of North Carolina.
Many of these programs are conducted in partnership with other areas within the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources (FER) or state agencies and private or non-profit foundations:
- Camcore is a non-profit, international program that works for the conservation of tropical and subtropical forest tree species around the world. Camcore works with industry partners to identify threatened species and collect seeds for use in conservation and growth studies, assess genetic diversity to improve methods of conservation, evaluate the adaptability of trees to new locations and develop long-term improvement programs for ensuring the sustainability of resources.
- Extension Forestry provides technical assistance on the conservation and restoration of timberlands and wildlife habitats via educational programs for adults and children. Services are provide through N.C.’s 100 County Extension Centers as well as the Cherokee Indian Reservation Center.
- FER’s Forestry & Environmental Outreach Program often offers courses, workshops, conferences and seminars involving conservation and restoration for forestry and natural resource professionals on both a non-credit and continuing education credit basis. It also educates the general public, professionals, landowners, public and private land managers on these issues.
- Project Learning Tree Project (PLT) is an award-winning environmental education program designed for students in pre-kindergarten through grade 12. It offers workshops and in-service programs for teachers, environmental educators and youth leaders and advocates a unique curriculum that uses trees as a “window” to promote an awareness of the world, including the protection of ecosystems and life forms.
- The Southern Center for Sustainable Forests, a cooperative organization comprised of FER faculty and staff, Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences and the North Carolina Division of Forest Resources. The Southern Center provides leadership for research, education and extension that promotes economically and ecologically sustainable management of forests in the South.
