6.+Wildlife+and+Forestry+presentations+-+February+17+and+24

Wildlife and Forestry Presentation - class presentations, snowshoeing / hiking and nature exploration activities

Students will meet at St. Stephen High School for a class room presentation combined with outdoor workshops which will facilitate student understanding of local forests and wildlife. Presentations, work shops and activities will follow the Envirothon curriculum outcomes and help better prepare the group for their events and all students for their regular classes.

Date: February 17 and 24, 2010

Outcomes: Envirothon Outcomes as outlined in the included documents and supplied by []

Expectations 1. Students will participate in the day trip, prepare for risk and overcome physical aspects of cold weather and winter conditions. 2. Students will complete a pre and post test of knowledge gained throughout the day. 3. Students will make observations and report findings while learning the suggested outcomes form the Envirthon resources specific to Wildlife. 4. Students will participate in classroom presentations and snow shoeing activities.

Itinerary February 17 8:30am Students will be bussed or transported to St. Stephen High School from their perspective school. Students should prepare for a winter snowshoeing activity and have dry clothes, especially socks and footwear, lunch, water, pencil and paper. 9:15 am Arrive at St. Stephen High School, assemble in the school theatre. Core group meeting regarding Independent Study Course and Envirothon. Discuss objectives for the day and review Envirothon outcomes Divide students into four groups. Groups will work together, explore the wood lots looking for and trying to identify wildlife habitat and signs, take picture of findings and complete a power point of their groups work. Groups need packs, GPS, cameras, ruler, note books, pencils and snowshoes. 10:00 am Wildlife presentation 12:00 Leave for hike / snow shoe and exploration of woodlots behind St. Stephen High School Lunch at the meeting area. Share findings and revisit interesting findings. 2:00pm Return to St. Stephen High School Put gear away, safely store all observations and field note for the next meeting 2:15 pm Return to perspective schools.

February 24 8:30 am Students will be bussed to St. Stephen High School from their perspective school. Studnets should prepare for a winter snowshoeing activity and have dry clothes, especially socks and footwear, lunch, water, pencil and paper. 9:15 am Arrive at SSHS, assemble in the theatre Review the Envirothon curriculum for Wildlife and Forestry G Gather the required gear for the day and prepare for the hike. Same groups from last week will need packs, camera, ruler, and note pads 9:30 am Leaving for morning hike and observations. Head towards the Elm park Nature park and work through the woods to explore and observe wildlife signs and identify trees, shrubs and habitat. 11:30 am Lunch in the woods 12:30 pm Return to SSHS and prepare power point using pictures and observations from the past 2 days. Power point need to loaded onto the ILF web site before leaving Put all ger away 2:15 Return to perspective schools

Participants Kevin Young - SSHS Sabrina deJong - SSHS Kim Reader - Quoddy Learning Center Rod Cumberland - New Brunswick Wild Life Biologist