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Grant Information

Wheels to Woods provides funding to PreK-12 schools and other youth groups to pay for transportation costs for an educational field trip to a nearby forest or forest products company. 

Any PreK-12 school in Michigan is eligible to apply for funds to go on a field trip to any forest or forest products company.  MI Pines can suggest interesting forests to visit near your school.

Wheels to Woods reimburses actual transportation costs up to $350 per bus and $1,000 per school. Typical grants are about $5 per student. Matching funds are not required.

Applications or questions can be submitted any time to admin@WheelsToWoods.org.  

Brochure

Application: Word Doc or Fillable PDF

Post Trip Report: Word Doc or Fillable PDF

Photos of Wheels to Woods trips shared at Facebook.com/MichiganTreeFarmSystem

 

Resources for Teachers

Michigan School Forest Guide - resources for schools with a school forest

Walk in the Forest Guidebook - A Guide for Promoting Forests and Forest Management

 

Project Learning Tree – curriculum about forests

Project WILD – curriculum about wildlife

Project WET – curriculum about water

Mi Environmental Education Curriculum Support – environmental curriculum

 

Michigan Alliance for Environmental and Outdoor Education – association of educators

DNR Academy of Natural Resources - workshop for teachers about natural resources

Michigan Forest Pathways – forest resources for teachers

 

 

Information for Donors

Wheels to Woods is a partnership of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Huron Pines AmeriCorps, Michigan Forest Products Council, Michigan Project Learning Tree and Michigan Tree Farm Committee.

The fiduciary for Wheels to Woods is the Michigan Tree Farm Committee, a 501c3 non-profit organization for 1,200 landowners certified by the American Tree Farm System.

Donations to Wheels to Woods can be made with a credit card by texting W2W to 80888.  Checks payable to “Michigan Tree Farm Committee” can be sent to PO Box 717, Roscommon, MI 48653.

Donations are tax deductible. 100% of your donation is passed to schools with zero overhead.

 

Annual Reports

Wheels to Woods 2021 Annual Report

Wheels to Woods 2020 Annual Report

Wheels to Woods 2019 Annual Report

Wheels to Woods 2018 Annual Report 

Wheels to Woods 2017 Annual Report

Wheels to Woods 2016 Annual Report

 


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