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Florida's Forests: Yesterday,
Today, Forever |
Join Us in the Florida Forest
Discovery Center, open daily at the Florida
State Fair in Tampa each February.
Step inside the Center and smell the fresh woodsy scent
of the native trees and shrubs on display. Forestry professionals
will be on hand to answer questions.
| Test your knowledge of tree
products- Which of the following items have
some element from a tree in them? Football helmet,
soap, aspirin, hockey stick, baseball, orange soda. (*see answer below) |
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| The Florida Forest Discovery Center is a partnership of forestry organizations with the purpose of educating Florida's citizens and visitors about the positive contribution that sound forestry practices have on our quality of life.
Exhibits include:
Information and equipment from the turpentine
industry and timber operations in the early 1900s.
The "Goods From the Woods" display with an
interesting array of products that come from trees
. The "Good Fire, Bad Fire" exhibit where you can
have your photo made in front of the prescribed 'good'
fire wall mural. . Recreational opportunities on national
and state forests
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- Meet Smokey Bear
- Chainsaw Carving Demonstrations
- Fire Prevention Clowns will be entertaining folks throughout the day.
- The Florida Forestry Discovery Center is located on the east side of the Fair near Cracker Country, across from the Antique Steam Engines Exhibit.
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Partners in the Florida Forest Discovery
Center:
-- Division of Forestry, Florida Department of Agriculture
and Consumer Services
-- U.S. Forest Service
-- School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University
of Florida
-- Florida Forestry Association
-- Society of American Foresters, Florida Division
* All items listed have something from a tree in them! Visit
our "Goods From the Woods" display and find out just how
many different things come from trees. |
For more information, contact:
Forrest Watson, (850) 414-0842
email: watsonf@doacs.state.fl.us |
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