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Fostering Forests: Educating Students on the Importance of Forest Health and Taking Action to Cultivate Hope in Our Community
As the crisp fall air settled in and the buzz of a new school year kicked off, students gathered outside with one shared mission. And no,...

Caroline Milton
Dec 18, 2024


Forest Health Field Days: Students Taking Action to Improve the Health of Our Forests
Why is a healthy forest important? Is our forest healthy? Groups of students rotated through stations to dive deeper into these questions.

Brooke Landis
Nov 14, 2023


Action Fosters Hope: a Defensible Space Stewardship Day
“I am working with SWEP and the Truckee Fire District today. It makes me feel more safe, like I am responsible; like I am making an act...

Simone Tenorio
Oct 19, 2023


FOREST⇌FIRE: Re-evaluating our relationship with fire in our forests
SWEP worked to reeducate local 3rd grade students about fire and forest management.
nick19030
Jan 11, 2022


FOREST⇌FIRE Healthy Forests/ Defensible Space - Fall 2021
This year SWEP's FOREST⇌FIRE lesson included lessons on healthy forests, healthy vs. catastrophic wildfire, and defensible space.

Jenna Granger
Nov 17, 2021


FOREST⇌FIRE - Learning Resources
A children's book that highlights the importance of healthy fire for the forest, wildlife and watershed to be used as a teaching aid.

Jenna Granger
Jun 2, 2021
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