PROGRAMS SUPPORTED IN 2023
Forestry scholarships at Virginia Tech have been a high priority for the Virginia Forestry Educational Foundation for many years. In 2023, VFEF provided $179,000 for scholarships which are administered through the Foundation in accordance with the restrictions agreed to with the donors. We encourage those former recipients to give back to the Foundation, to further invest in the very mission that gave them a strong foundation.
Shown below are additional programs VFEF supports.
Shown below are additional programs VFEF supports.
Project Learning Tree
$16,780 Project Learning Tree (PLT) is an award-winning environmental education program designed for use by both formal and non-formal educators. PLT is committed to creating a future where the next generation values the natural world and has the knowledge and skills necessary to make informed decisions and take responsible actions to sustain forests and the broader environment. Through hands-on, interdisciplinary activities, PLT provides students with opportunities to investigate environmental issues and encourages them to make informed, responsible decisions. Our goal is to teach students how to think, not what to think about the environment. Forestry in 4-H Programs $71,930 Student are taught proper forest management concepts across the state. |
Teaching Teachers, Teaching Trees
$6,500 This two-day teacher's program is designed to expose public school teachers to forest management, the forest products industry, and provide training in Project Learning Tree activities. Camp Woods & Wildlife $2,000 A camp for 60 or more teens to provide a week of total immersion in forestry practices. Youth Conservation Camp $1,500 Hosted by the Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts, this program brings over 70 students to Virginia Tech's campus to learn real life skills and integrate natural resource conservation into their future careers. Society of American Foresters, Virginia Chapters
$10,710 The 7th annual “Teaching Trees” program based in Louisa County was again a field-based, two-day event. |
Virginia FFA Foundation
$14,000 This brand new relationship has tremendously impacted our members involved in all of our forestry, wildlife, and outdoor-related events. Mountain Gateway Community College $12,000 Mountain Gateway Community College offers Applied Science (AAS) degrees in Forest Management Technology (FMT), the only Society of American Foresters (SAF) accredited FMT AAS degree in the Commonwealth of Virginia and one of only 24 SAF-accredited AAS degree programs in the United States. MGCC also offers a second AAS degree in Arboriculture and Community Forestry in support of Virginia’s urban communities. |
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