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Newsletter
Thompson Highlights
Susan Bondar (Forest
Educator)
The past five months have seen many Forest Education
projects take place in the Thompson Zone. The Steering Committee
for the Thompson Zone has committed to continuing next year with
the Forest Education Position with Susan in her role as the Forest
Educator. Following is a summary of some of the projects that were
accomplished from mid January until the end of May.
Adopt-a-Forester
The Adopt-a-Forester Program has existed in the Kamloops/Thompson
School District #73 for about twelve years, providing information
to teachers on forestry through a network of forest professionals,
forest technicians and forestry workers. This is accomplished through
field studies, classroom visits, or locating appropriate resource
materials. Teachers are invited to request the services from the
volunteers assigned to their school.
The goal for the Adopt-a-Forester Program is to re-energize
it with new materials and approaches. Over the past few months,
the list of volunteers has been updated and compiled. Information
was also provided to the volunteers through a newsletter.
National Forest Week
National Forest Week was a huge success with thirty-seven Forest
Professionals and Forest Technicians making forest health presentations
to 2,986 students and teachers in Kamloops/Thompson and Nicola/Similkameen
School Districts. These presentations were well- received by presenters,
teachers and students.
McQueen Lake Environmental
Education Centre
McQueen Lake is an Environmental Education Centre owned and operated
by School District #73 thirty minutes from Kamloops. A recent student
planting project there was to plant two areas that had been logged
due to root rot and mountain pine beetle. Eight teachers signed
their students up to participate, resulting in approximately 200
students planting on the site. Two thousand seedlings were donated
by Tolko for the project.
Kindergarten and Gr.5 students
take part in planting as part of the Riparian Enhancement
Project with the City of Kamloops. |
Riparian Enhancement Projects
Partnership with the City of Kamloops, Ducks Unlimited, Department
of Fisheries and Oceans and School
District 73 for two riparian enhancement projects.
• One project is on the
South Thompson River and 59
students will assist with planting indigenous plants.
• The other project was at the pond next to Albert McGowan
Elementary School. A kindergarten class of 22 students and 22
grade 5 students assisted with planting trembling aspen around
the pond.
Interior Logging Association Forest Education
Van
Thirteen schools from School District #73 (897 students) and School
District #74 (430 students) had their students tour the ILA van
and benefited from the information they learned about forests and
the industry.
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