Urban Forests of Maine Teachers' Tour: Portland

Join educators, forestry leaders, and conservationists for a fall learning series exploring how urban trees sustain Maine communities from ecology to everyday life. Through hands-on workshops, virtual discussions, and a full-day field tour, you’ll gain practical tools, standards-aligned activities, and fresh insights into forest-based education.

• Kickoff: Forest-Based Pedagogy | Oct 1 (1:00 PM – 5:00 PM) In-person

  Kick off the series in person with place-based land use history, hands-on workshops, and interactive strategies for using the forest as a classroom

• Module 1: Ecosystem & Services | Oct 7 (3:30 PM – 4:30 PM) Zoom

  Dive into the functional ecology of Urban forests, with emphasis on the ecosystem services Portland residents receive

• Module 2: Art & Science of Stewardship | Oct 14 (3:30 PM – 4:30 PM) Zoom