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Excursion Program Overview
State forests are managed for multiple uses, including the provision of timber resources. Explore the use of forests as a source of timber for a range of uses.
Explore:
- The path taken from forest to hardware supplier
- The role of forest managers and consumers in a sustainable timber industry
- A clear felled logging coupe
- Protected Cool Temperate Rainforest
- Mountain Ash forest that has regenerated from the 1939 Black Friday bushfires
Workbooks will be provided so you can make a copy for each student to use on the day to guide their forest investigation.
What to bring: Your bus is required to accompany the program, sunscreen, clipboards, copy of worksheets for each student (or print worksheet on cardboard so there is no need for a clipboard), pens, bag to take away your rubbish.
Curriculum Connections:
VCE Design and Tech, Carpentry Pre-Apprenticeships
Restrictions:
Gould League does not operate in Toolangi on days with a Fire danger rating of Severe, Extreme and Code Red in the North Central Fire District. On very rare occasions, programs may be postponed due to extreme weather predictions involving wind/storms. In both cases, these programs will be rescheduled at the earliest convenience of both parties.
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Program Details
Program Location | Toolangi State Forest |
Max # of Groups (group max 30) | 3 |
Possible Start Times | 10.00am (9.45am arrival) |
Grade Level | Years 11 & 12 |
Program Duration | 4 hours |
Program Type | Excursion |
Program Theme | Forests, Human Impacts, Mountain Ash |
Cost per group | $540 |
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