The DHC brings local
kids to the Hills!
Department of Natural Resources forester and DHC member,
Guy Gifford, talks to a local class of 5th graders about forest
health in the Dishman Hills.
"Kids in the Hills" Outdoor Education Event at Dishman Hills Natural Area a Big Success!
On June 03 and 04, the DHC Education Committee brought together 4 nature scientists and eight Spokane area classrooms (over 230 students ranging from grades 3 to 6), teachers, and guides, to enjoy the excellent Nature Lab that is our own Dishman Hills Natural Area. Each classroom spent about 5 hours at the DHNA; experts led each class on four nature hikes studying forest ecology, geology, pond critters (macro invertebrates), and wildlife biology. Kids ate their sack lunches and still had time to play on the giant lawn at Camp Caro.
The DHC, in the spirit of founder Tom Rogers, hopes to make
"A Day in the Hills", a fun, educational, cheap and easy field trip for all Spokane area schools, a highlight in the lives of all the young students in the Spokane area. Read more about this event in an upcoming newsletter.
Kids taking notes during the Wildlife Biology unit facilitated by resident naturalist
Ruth Gifford.
Taking advantage of the shade before heading up into the Hills to discuss Wildlife Biology.
Children listening to geologist Art Bookstrom as he discusses the unique geology of the Dishman Hills.
