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Jodi Smith
Are you looking for something exciting for your kids or grandkids to do on Presidents Day, Feb. 16?
The Oregon State University Extension Service has a great No-School Day opportunity for kids in third to fifth grade. It is the annual 4-H Forestry Fun Day, which is an afternoon packed with fun and games.
The 4-H Forestry Program is an interactive and hands-on program. Youth have shown us they can have fun and learn at the same time.
During the program kids will learn about different trees and how to tell them apart. They will make their own animal casts and learn about animal tracks and how to identify the different types. There are many fascinating clues that animals leave behind to let us know that they have been in the area. We plan to investigate and take a look at these clues close up.
A fish biologist from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will also come by to teach the kids about fish, and then students will make their own fish prints.
This event will take place from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Douglas County OSU Extension office Church Annex, 1134 S.E. Douglas Ave, Roseburg. Admission is $5. Contact our office at the number below for more details. Registration will be accepted until Feb. 9. Youth do not need to be enrolled in the 4-H program to attend. The event has limited space and so is on a first-come, first-serve basis.
During spring break, on March 24, we’ve planned an educational trip to the Cascade Raptor Center in Eugene. As the date approaches, registration details will be available online at http://extension.oregonstate.edu/douglas/. On the line-up this summer are 4-H Forestry day camps and day trips for youth completing grades 3 through 8. Again, these programs are open to all youth in Douglas County.
We will continue to reach out to different communities in Douglas County to increase forestry and wildlife education opportunities. In 2008, the 4-H Youth Forestry Program reached 288 youth and made contact with 541 youth through our 4-H natural resource programming.
The 4-H Youth Forestry Education Program actively goes into elementary schools and communities, teaching natural resource education. Sunnyslope Elementary School is the current partner in this eight-week 4-H Forestry Wildlife After-School Program.
This is a series of classes with interactive education that teaches youth about tree growth, types of trees, what products come from trees, animal habitat, animal track identification, animal classification and other wildlife topics. Every session includes a craft or hands-on learning activities.
For more information about this program or to register for an event, please contact the Douglas County OSU Extension Service at 672-4461 or contact Jodi Smith, 4-H youth forestry instructor, at 672-4461.
The Oregon State University Extension Service has a great No-School Day opportunity for kids in third to fifth grade. It is the annual 4-H Forestry Fun Day, which is an afternoon packed with fun and games.
The 4-H Forestry Program is an interactive and hands-on program. Youth have shown us they can have fun and learn at the same time.
During the program kids will learn about different trees and how to tell them apart. They will make their own animal casts and learn about animal tracks and how to identify the different types. There are many fascinating clues that animals leave behind to let us know that they have been in the area. We plan to investigate and take a look at these clues close up.
A fish biologist from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will also come by to teach the kids about fish, and then students will make their own fish prints.
This event will take place from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Douglas County OSU Extension office Church Annex, 1134 S.E. Douglas Ave, Roseburg. Admission is $5. Contact our office at the number below for more details. Registration will be accepted until Feb. 9. Youth do not need to be enrolled in the 4-H program to attend. The event has limited space and so is on a first-come, first-serve basis.
During spring break, on March 24, we’ve planned an educational trip to the Cascade Raptor Center in Eugene. As the date approaches, registration details will be available online at http://extension.oregonstate.edu/douglas/. On the line-up this summer are 4-H Forestry day camps and day trips for youth completing grades 3 through 8. Again, these programs are open to all youth in Douglas County.
We will continue to reach out to different communities in Douglas County to increase forestry and wildlife education opportunities. In 2008, the 4-H Youth Forestry Program reached 288 youth and made contact with 541 youth through our 4-H natural resource programming.
The 4-H Youth Forestry Education Program actively goes into elementary schools and communities, teaching natural resource education. Sunnyslope Elementary School is the current partner in this eight-week 4-H Forestry Wildlife After-School Program.
This is a series of classes with interactive education that teaches youth about tree growth, types of trees, what products come from trees, animal habitat, animal track identification, animal classification and other wildlife topics. Every session includes a craft or hands-on learning activities.
For more information about this program or to register for an event, please contact the Douglas County OSU Extension Service at 672-4461 or contact Jodi Smith, 4-H youth forestry instructor, at 672-4461.
