From the Cariboo Regional District:
During National Forest Week, the Cariboo Regional District (CRD) hosted the Big Tree Hunt from September 18-30 with the region’s elementary schools. Students and their teachers throughout School District’s 27 and 28, engaged in a friendly competition to find the tallest and widest trees in their community. The event was hosted by the CRD’s Forest Capital of Canada Committee to raise awareness about forests and their importance to the communities and residents of the Cariboo Chilcotin.
Alexis Creek Elementary found the tallest tree in the Chilcotin, a 27.43 metre high Douglas fir, while Big Lake Elementary found the tallest tree in the central Cariboo, a 53.3 metre high Douglas fir in the Big Lake area. Both schools will receive $250 towards a school or community project from the CRD’s Forest Capital of Canada Committee.
Big Lake Elementary plans to use the prize money to complete two spring projects; to purchase seeds and plants for the school’s flower and vegetable gardens and; to purchase plants, hardy vines and shrubs to plant at the Big Lake Community Heritage Site to accent the historic buildings and walking trails. Alexis Creek Elementary will be using the funds to purchase a range finder for their science department.
The Cariboo Regional District is currently celebrating its final year as the 2010-2011 Forest Capital of Canada. Over the past two years, the CRD has been involved in several projects and hosted events which promote industry diversification and key non-traditional forest industries; non-timber forest products, value-added wood products, bio-energy, eco-tourism and agriculture. The goal of the Regional District’s Forest Capital of Canada program is to foster regional partnerships through celebration and community support for our forest industry, while bringing awareness of current issues to senior levels of government to attract more resources, manage the effects of the pine beetle infestation, and create new economic opportunities.
The CRD’s 2011 Forest Capital of Canada event programming continues in November with a Lecture Series featuring Professor Rob Kozak from the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Forestry, who will be discussing Forests and Communities in Transition. All sessions start at 7 p.m. sharp.
• Tuesday, November 15 – Quesnel Council Chambers
• Wednesday, November 16 – Williams Lake TRU Gathering Place
• Thursday, November 17 – 100 Mile House Lodge – The Valley Room
For more information on the Forest Capital of Canada program please visit the CRD website at www.cariboord.bc.ca
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