Planting The Future


By Emily Bright | October 13, 2014

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Seventy years ago, an innovative program to reforest the Great Lakes and teach natural resources management took root in Eagle River. Producer Emily Bright takes us inside Trees for Tomorrow.

Emily Bright

Emily Bright

Emily Bright is a freelance writer, educator, and radio producer living in Eagle River. She is the author of the poetry chapbook Glances Back and the co-author of Powerful Ideas in Teaching: Creating Environments Where Students Want to Learn. 
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