LEAF staff can help you set up a workshop or in-service in your school/district. Our workshop and in-service locations are chosen based on demand. If you would like to arrange either, please contact us at leaf@uwsp.edu or 715-346-4956.  Our course descriptions are listed here.

Standard LEAF workshop: (12 hours) Classroom-based workshop including background information on forestry in Wisconsin and model teaching of LEAF lessons. This workshop is offered with the option of graduate credit. Each participant will receive a LEAF Lesson Guide with additional materials. (Materials fee of $35/participant; Optional graduate credit fee - at UWSP rate)

•     Standard LEAF workshop with Urban Forestry emphasis: (12 hours)
•     Standard LEAF workshop + Outdoor activities: (16 hours)

District in-service (minimum 2 hours) Classroom-based or field-based in-service including background information on forests in Wisconsin and some model teaching of LEAF lessons. The district receives a full set of LEAF lesson guides for the library and each participant receives a CD-ROM of all the LEAF lesson guides. No graduate credit is available. In-services are provided free-of-charge, with some exceptions for material expenses.

Custom in-services or workshops Want to provide a professional development opportunity related to Wisconsin's forests, outdoor environmental education, and/or school forests that isn't listed above? Contact us and we'll discuss the options. We've provided professional development in Winter Ecology, Team Building, Outdoor Education Methods, and a variety of other topics using Wisconsin's forests as the focus.