Be a Forester for a Day Half-day Tu B’Shvat Activity in the Carmel Forest Monday 6 February

Kareem Kayemeth LeIsrael/Jewish National Fund’s “Forester for a Day” program is a new ecological initiative. It offers an opportunity to assist KKL/JNF in helping maintain our forests, prevent forest fires and guarantee a greener tomorrow for Israel. Our program will start at Kibbutz Nir Etzion where we will meet our forester/guide. Refreshments will be served before we view an introductory video presentation.
Under the supervision of KKL/JNF, we shall work with the foresters to clear underbrush, prune trees and prepare fire breaks and forest paths. We will be supplied with tools, gloves and bottled water.
We shall have the opportunity to go to a lookout over the burnt area from this year's catastrophic fire. Each participant will receive a KKL/JNF hat, pin and certificate of appreciation.
Cost: NIS 140 After 5/1/12 NIS 150 Including morning coffee and cake
Depart: 8.20am Kikar/8.30am Young Israel Return: 1.30pm

All Tiyulim fees include a NIS 20 cancellation fee There is an additional fee of NIS 20 for non-members

The Dead Sea Comes To Life
Overnight Tiyul to the Dead Sea
Sunday & Monday, 26 - 27 February 2012

On that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half of it east to the Dead Sea and half of it west to the Mediterranean Sea, in summer and in winter. Zechariah 14:8

The Dead Sea just reached the finals in the global competition for natural world wonders. Although it did not make the top 7, it is definitely a wonder worth exploring and is full of contrasts: A sea with no life, an oasis boasting flora and fauna, a forbidding desert environment and flourishing communities in the past and present, an industry that kills the lake and gives life elsewhere. On our two-day tour, we will visit archaeological sites (among the most important in Israel), nature reserves, industries and agricultural communities that prove how much life there was and is around the Dead Sea.
Guide: Sharona Liman Click for full details