At one point in time there was a Nature Trail behind the St. George School.  Over the years the trail became overgrown and difficult to follow.  As a way to learn about forestry, our environment , our community, working together the St. George School 6th graders and Alternative Education students decided to REVIVE the old nature trail and create the ST. GEORGE OUTDOOR LEARNING CENTER.
 

TEACHERS:
Understanding Backwards Design Unit

Tanglewood Youth Forestry Camp
October 2004

    In October 2004 the St. George School 6th graders and Alternative Education students participated in Tanglewood's three-day, two-night Youth Forestry Camp in Lincolnville, Maine.  There, and as the first step in creating a nature trail at the St. George School, students learned a variety of forestry skills necessary to plan and construct a nature trail. First, they learned how to properly pace, then they learned how to correctly use a compass. The next step was to survey the forest for hardwood and softwood trees for the purpose of highlighting interesting locations along the nature trail. The final step was to create a land management plan for the forest behind our school.  During that process, students proposed where trails should be based on forest highlights , parking lot locations and sign locations.

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