Caitlyn May
For The New Era
Sixth-graders from Foster and Oak Heights schools got the chance to explore a local tree farm during Forest Field Days, held on May 16 at the Udell Happy Valley Tree Farm.
The exercise included grade-level curriculum and a complex role-playing game to hammer home the importance of Oregon’s forests.
LaRae Ash, an organizer of the event, said the basic outline of the outdoor field trip was to put middle-schoolers…