In addition to studying science and nature, students of other disciplines, like English theme-writers, can make use of the bucolic surroundings. Students can also work on their motor skills in the forest, as they did when they cleared out a trail, hauled chips and even built a bridge. They also held Earth Day events there, featuring displays on all kinds of subjects, from birch bark canoes and owls to voyageurs and duck houses. Because it was a tad chilly on the day I visited, the students told me all about their forest in a slide show, which they narrated. Because four rivers run through the town, it is a prime spot for studying the waterways.
Students keep an eye on things like contamination and vegetation.