Maritime
Forestry Centre sessions involved panelists and speakers, climaxing with
the talk by Patrick Moore, one of the Greenpeace founders, from Vancouver.
Moore made a strong argument for sustainable forestry in Canada as shared
in his book Pacific Spirit.
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Tuesday and Wednesday the institute went travelling. "Forestry in
action" was the theme at Grand Lake Timber (Chipman sawmill), in
the woods at the White Pine Forest in Doaktown, and at the Atlantic Salmon
Museum.
Educators saw harvesting and tree planting at Irving’s Deersdale Woodlands, and visited the Irving tree nurseries and the company’s salmon-rearing project at Juniper, NB.
Feedback
from the teachers confirmed the value of "hands-on" experiences
in forestry and face-to-face discussions with foresters about the challenges,
issues and opportunities in the region's woodlands. Networks were established
for learning and sharing more information through personal contacts with
Irving people and through classrooms on the website, ifdn. Teachers and
foresters liked that.