Forestry 101 Information Session @ Secondaire Cité-Supérieure in Marathon
NFMC welcomed the opportunity to provide a forestry information session to grade 11 and grade 12 students from École Secondaire Cité-Supérieure.(Marathon) Thank you to Mrs. Tania Reid Watson, Directrice/Principal, for the invitation.
Brett Redden, NFMC’s Public Relations and Marketing Coordinator, presented information to the grade 12 graduating class, so as to answer questions in regard to its scholarships program. In photo: Nicolas Fleurent, Michael Goulet, Vérité Fairbrother with Brett Redden. Missing from photo : Kaleb Pigeon, Sophia MacFarlane, Haedun Sauve, Emma Jung.
NFMC’s Forestry Operations Technical Specialist(FOT), Joshua DeJong, took the lead and provided a presentation to the grade 11/12 class to discuss his role as a FOT and role within NFMC. He also discussed NFMC’s role within the forest.
PHOTO: Using a microwave, NFMC illustrated the effect of heat on a closed pine cone and effects on the seeds within it. The jack pine cone being opened due to exposure from a heat source. In the spring and summer, a direct and natural heat source=sun. (Students-Alexandra Florek and Cole Chevrier)
Thank you again to Mrs. Watson for inviting NFMC to provide forestry education to her students today. It is always a pleasure to have the opportunity to travel to communities within our management area and interact with our future generation.
