On September 25 and 26, ORTWS attended the Pacific Logging Congress 7th “In the Woods” show. The show is an educational outreach program put on every year to teach school-aged children about sustainable logging in the Pacific Northwest. The show regularly plays host to over 2,000 children in 2 days. The Oregon Chapter of The Wildlife Society teamed up with the land owner (Port Blakely) to put on a display on wildlife and research.
We spent two mornings talking to kids from elementary to high school about wildlife management in Oregon, and how managed forests are a vital component to maintaining wildlife habitat. Using a collection of wildlife monitoring equipment and a skulls, antler and pelt collection, kids learned about local fauna and the wildlife management profession.
Photos courtesy of Jordan Benner, Oregon Forest Resources Institute