Thursday, October 2
Teachers began their day with a hot breakfast. Gail and Kathryn explained to us what Inside Education is all about; what we could expect to learn in our time together, the services offered to teachers, and who our sponsors were.
We were introduced to Mary Reid from the University of Calgary; Mary led us through some very interesting slides. We learned about foothills trees and shrubs. It was explained that fires and insects were the major disturbances. She concluded with a fascinating explaination of the Mountain Pine Beetle and what we could expect in the future.
We packed our goods, grabbed a bagged lunch, and headed to the Jumpingpound Demonstration Forest. Mary took us on a short hike where we learned about tree features that are designed to contend with temperature and moisture requirements of the tree. We enjoyed a lovely, quiet lunch in the forest, and then met Rick Blackwood with Alberta Sustainable Resource Development. On our visits to several forestry sites, we learned about the importance of sustainable forest management and what could potential come of the forest without sound practices.
After spending the day in the forest we traveled to Canmore and enjoyed a truly awesome meal and ambiance of the Grizzly Paw restaurant!
Once again it was a great learning experience with great company, and the treatment was royal.
Bill Van Der Weide, Coalhurst
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