Youth learn

Roberts.

A tember of the B.C, Forostry
Association’s Junior Forest Wardens Pro-
Qram Is currently thriving In Smithers, glv-
ing focal chitdien the chance to have
fun and isan more about aur environ:
ment at the same time.

The leader of the Smithers club Is Tan

+ Cathoun, a forestry Supervisor at Repap

Smithers. He helped his gtoup win a pro
vinclal award last year for the “most
deserving new Junior Forest Wardens
Club,” an accomplishment that he also
achieved In 1987 whila Invotved with a
similar club In Burns Lake.

“The Junior Forest Wardens Program
actually dates back to the 1930s,”
Slated Calhoun. “but Hs Purpose te-
mains almost fha same today: to pro-
mote a better understanding and ap-
Preciation of aur forest resources,

“There ate presently 12 childien in
the club — fen boys and two ins —
whore ages range from nine to 14. We
fring them together for meeatings every

about forests

: le. ; -
Smithers’ Junior Forest Wardens Club won a 1988 award as
deserving new Junior Forest Wardens Club"
members Include (clockwise trom fop): Tan Call!
Miller; Jordan Anderson; Jamle Knoerr;

second week during the school year
‘and also arrange regular outdoor ac-
iivitles where they get the chance to
eam various badges as they ieam
about nature.”

Catheun explained that the
youngsters are now concentrating on
forest ecology and woods travel, which
are only two of a number of clifferant
topics that will be covered during the
annual program,

“We'll touch on sverything from why
the weather atfects forestry practices, to
how to tlo a fly for fishing.” he stated,
“And the fieid tips giva fhe kids a
chance to apply what they have learn
6d, I's amazing what they can take in,”

Although leaming is certainly stress-
60, thera is aiso an emphasison having
fun, which each year means spending
a weekend at the B.C. Forestry Associa-
tlon’s Camp Melnnis near Prince
George.

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