PCES sixth-graders enjoy visit to demonstration forest

WILLIAMSBURG — On Sept. 30 the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District (PCSWCD) hosted the grade 6 classes from Piscataquis Community Elementary School (PCES) at the demonstration forest for a day of natural resource discovery.

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OUTDOOR CLASSROOM — Sixth-graders from Piscataquis Community Elementary School in Guilford took a field trip to the Piscataquis County and Soil Water Conservation District’s demonstration forest in Williamsburg on Sept. 30 for a day of natural resource discovery.

This field trip has become an annual tradition for the school and provides students with an excellent way to experience the demonstration forest and learn a few things about biology and ecology. The PCSWCD encourages all schools, organizations and clubs to contact the organization to set up one of these field trips at the demonstration forest or the Law Farm in Dover-Foxcroft. This field trip is a great way to get students outdoors and learning about the natural world.

For more information, please contact 564-2321 ext. 3 or info@piscataquisswcd.org. The office is located in the Pine Crest Business Park at 42 Engdahl Drive in Dover-Foxcroft.

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TOOLS OF THE TRADE — PCES sixth-graders check out the tools Gordon Moore is showing that foresters use in the Maine woods.

Photo courtesy of PCSWCD

TREE IDS — Grade 6 students from PCES learned how to identify native Maine tree species by their leaves, bark and fruit during the annual field trip to the PCSWCD demonstration forest in Williamsburg.