Our Programs
Primary Programs
Explore the relationships between living and non-living components of a forest ecosystem…
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Secondary Programs
Collect data from different forest types, and learn about managing landscapes for different purposes…
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College Programs
Understand a range of sampling techniques that can be applied to terrestrial and aquatic environments…
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What we do
The Forest Education Foundation (FEF) provides teachers and students with the opportunity to learn about forest systems and the ways in which individuals, communities and our society interact with these environments.
News and Recent Events
Forest Focus – March
International Day of Forests Competition
TAEN at Forcio
The Tasmanian Agricultural Education Network(TAEN) teachers spent the day with the FEF connecting with a range of experts at Forico. With the opportunity to observe the cycle of seed selection, nursery production, harvesting, processing and research,...
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“The hands on investigations engaged the student’s curious minds and provoked further interest in science. It catered for a wide range of students and was closely aligned to the curriculum, building on the children’s prior knowledge and providing scope for further in class learning.”
- School Teacher
“I was very impressed with the whole experience for the students. They were well organised, had great behaviour management skills. The learning was targeted to our learning abilities. Tasks were timely but allowed children time to explore a good range of activities.”
- School Teacher