by Debbie Waycott, Canadian Outreach Coordinator, Canon Envirothon

The Red Spruce tree is a rare tree in Cape Breton. These student’s learned this while out do field studies with some forestry resource people (Foncie Farrell and Troy Jessome). They then decided they would like to plant some Red Spruce on the school ground. The trees were donated by Northern Pulp Nursery in Debert. The Red Spruce (Picea rubens) is one of Nova Scotia’s most valuable tree species and is the known as the NS Provincial tree.

Envirothon students study through out the year four main topics of: forestry, soils, wildlife and aquatics.

For more information on the ENVIROTHON program www.nsfa.ca

Three of the Eskasoni team in the soil pits. (L-R) Keisha GooGoo, Sarah Bernard and Raylene Nicholas.

(L-R) Nathan Knockwood, Kendyl Syillboy, Darian Bernard, Shania GooGoo, Starla Bernard, and Tamara Cremo.

Eskasoni team getting some water before heading to the field.

Three of the We’koqma’q Envirothon girls… (L-R) Starla Bernard, Kendryl Sylliboy, Darin Bernard.

Wagmatcook Envirothon Team: (L-R) Victoria Peck, Rebecca Peck, Lateesha Denny, Henrietta Peck, Elliott Paul, and Jerome James.

Hard at work.

 

 

Tags: Darian Bernard, Darin Bernard, Debbie Waycott, Elliott Paul, Envirothon, Foncie Farrell, Henrietta Peck, Jerome James, Keisha GooGoo, Kendryl Sylliboy, Kendyl Syillboy, Lateesha Denny, Nathan Knockwood, Raylene Nicholas, Rebecca Peck, Sarah Bernard, Shania GooGoo, Starla Bernard, Tamara Cremo, Troy Jessome, Victoria Peck