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Kids complete Forest Service stewardship program
with fun-filled day at the Refuge |
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May 13, 2016 |
by Shoshana Cooper
Public Affairs Officer / Acting Executive
Assistant
Forest Service, Idaho Panhandle National Forests
 Employees
from the Bonners Ferry Ranger District and an
engine crew from the Idaho Department of Lands
Kootenai Valley Forest Protective District
hosted students on May 5 at the picturesque
Kootenai Wildlife Refuge. The day was part of a
natural resources stewardship program aimed at
exposing kids to natural resources in their
national forest.
This event was the grand finale of a
comprehensive eight-week long stewardship
program, in which Forest Service employees
presented information on different natural
resources to five 3rd grade classrooms in the
Boundary County School District. This program
has been in place for over 13 years.
The students learned about wildland
firefighting, plant and wildlife print
identification, and how to identify the age of a
tree. They also received a tree to
plant at home and, possibly the best part, a hug
from Smokey Bear. “It is our hope that the
program will give students an awareness and
appreciation of the resources available in their
own county,” says newly-retired Forest Service
employee and event coordinator, Sondra
Steinhorst.
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