FIT-Focus: Forest Disturbances
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​Oct 27-29, 2023

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Participant Health and Safety

To ensure the safety of your educator colleagues, participants are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to acquire the COVID-19 vaccination and boosters

​We ask all participants to follow Center for Disease Control (CDC) and local Health and Human Services Agency guidelines.

COVID-19 safety guidelines will vary depending on session facility.

2024 Full FIT Session Registration Will Open Soon!

Please check back in October 2023 for summer 2024 session registration

Frequently Asked Questions

What are my chances of being accepted?
We make every effort to accommodate all participants and strive to admit a range of educators representing K-12 grade-levels and site-based teaching teams.
​Participant size is capped at each location to ensure the best possible experience for attendees. 

How will I know if I've been accepted? 
FIT Focus (Oct 27-29, 2023)
  • Acceptance notifications will be sent out within a week of registration
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Full FIT (Summer 2024)
$50 Early Bird Registration (mid October '23-  end of January '24)​
  • Acceptance notifications sent mid-Nov & mid-Feb depending on application date
$75 Regular Registrants (early February - end of April '24)
  • ​​Acceptance notifications sent mid-March & mid-May depending on application date.

Can I return to FIT if I've already attended a full session?
Returning participants are eligible to attend, but must pay the full program fee or recruit four additional educators. 

Why is there a non-refundable application fee?
The $75 registration fee helps to support maintenance of this webpage, the Eventbrite registration service, and staff support from the California Society of American Foresters.

Are there additional costs?
Tuition fees are waived for all first-time FIT participants courtesy of donations from the US Forest Service, Cal Fire, various foundations and individual contributors.  For more information about the agencies and individuals who help support FIT, visit our About page.