Natural Resources: Forestry

Each year, the Florida Forestry Teachers’ Tour brings 45 teachers from across the state to Fernandina Beach to visit a research forest, privately-owned tree farm, paper mill, saw mill and chemical lab that manufactures fragrances from tree by-products. Learning that more than 5,000 products are made from trees, the teachers see how chemical by-products from the paper-making process are used in products like soap, fabrics and even food.