Here teachers visit a clear cut and a thinning operation and learn all about how forests are regenerated into new forests. The teachers often discovered wildlife where they thought there was none. I enjoyed seeing the stands of various trees and discussing how they are managed. This helped me process how trees can be grown and managed only for fiber and how the stand could be managed for wildlife and beauty at the same time. Carol Ann Malphrus - 4 th Grade teacher at Fountain Inn Elementary That afternoon a delicious meal was enjoyed outside New South s Sawmill, where later the participants enjoyed a tour of the mill, watching the technology involved in turning raw logs into useable lumber of various dimensions.
Teachers dawn hard hats to get a close up view of how dimensional lumber is produced.
During the tour of the sawmill teachers discover how every part of the tree is used, creating no waste. Technology is an important part of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative. Technology has allowed the forest industry to keep up with demand by increasing output from the same number of trees. The amount of technology used to produce forest products is so advanced. I related chemistry, math, music, art, reading, communication, plus more areas to the forest industry.