August 30, 2007 - CUSO Volunteer Prepares for Trip to Central America
On July 9th, 2007, a CUSO cooperant and a CUSO employee visited the International Model Forest Network Secretariat (IMFNS), Canadian Model Forest Network Secretariat (CMFNS), and the Eastern Ontario Model Forest (EOMF) as part of preparations for a placement abroad with Model Forests. This session was the first of its kind and was created in order to provide cooperants with information on the IMFN and CMFN as well as contacts they can use during their term abroad. The meeting was attended by Kristie Kelly a CUSO employee, and Bob Sutton, cooperant.

August 14, 2007 - Strengthening Circumboreal Links: Swedish and Russian Model Forest Delegations Visit Canada
As part of a Circumboreal Initiative linking model forests throughout the boreal forest region, a series of exchanges and study tours has been supported by the International Model Forest Network Secretariat. Through cooperation with the Canadian Model Forest Network, delegations of Swedish and Russian model forest initiatives were able to visit model forests in Canada.

July 19, 2007 - Prince Albert Model Forest’s Aboriginal Youth Exchange Program
In March 2007, six Sami youth between the ages of 16-24 came from the Vilhelmina Model Forest (VMF) in Sweden to the Prince Albert Model Forest (PAMF) for one week.  To complete the exchange program, six Aboriginal students from PAMF will be visiting the VMF from September 8-19, 2007. The Aboriginal youth travelling to Sweden were selected from a group of Métis and First Nations in their 20’s involved in or studying natural resource management.