Jumpingpound Demonstration Forest

The Jumpingpound Demonstration Forest initially opened in 1988 as part of the multi-use recreation area in Kananaskis Country. Inside Education offers a unique field trip experience with an exciting full day of curriculum-based programming that exposes students to the multiple values of a working forest.

Location: ~ 50 Km west of Calgary

Program Length: 10am-2pm

Program Cost: $5.00/student

Themes Include:

• Forest Ecosystems

• Natural resource development

• Tree and shrub ID

• Tree Measurements

• Land use and multiple perspectives

• Careers

• Trees and their products

• Stewardship

Programs:

Grade 4 - A Sense of the Forest

Grade 6 – Trees and Forests

Junior High – Forest and Land Use

Senior High – Current Issues in the Forest

Thank you for your interest in the Jumpingpound Demonstration Forest field program. We are now accepting applications for Fall 2013 (September and October). We will begin contacting applicants in late April to book program dates. To apply, please fill out the online program request form, found here: 

Jumpingpound Demonstration Forest Request Form

If you have any questions about our Jumpingpound Demonstration Forest field programs, please email program coordinator Lauren Strangward at lstrangward@insideeducation.ca.

Download directions to the Jumpingpound Demonstration Forest