Sponsorship opportunities available for Forestry Camp

Ohio Forestry Camp will be held at Camp Muskingum in Carroll County, located near Carrollton, on June 15-20.
Programs cover dendrology (tree identification), silviculture (care and cultivation of forests), forest ecology (relationships organisms have with the forest), forest measurements (measurement of trees, logs and the inventory of stands of trees), wildlife management (how the management of forests and wildlife are interrelated) and forest products (a study of the various items created from forests).
Each camper will have the chance to demonstrate his or her knowledge on the last day if camp, with one camper receiving a scholarship for one quarter at Hocking College.
Each camper will receive a notebook that will help in his or her camp programs, a tree identification book, a tree measuring stick and a T-shirt.
The camp is open to any student who is at least 15 years old and has completed the eighth grade. The Wyandot County Soil and Water Conservation District will sponsor up to two students who live in Wyandot County on a first come, first serve basis. The fee to attend is $250.
The district will pay $200 per student, available through the Antionette Lowry scholarship banquet. The students each much pay the remaining $50, which is a non-refundable deposit.
Applications must be received in the Ohio Forestry Association office before June 4.
For more information on the camp, contact the OFA by calling 614-497-9580 or sending an e-mail to info@ohioforest.org. The OFA Web site is www.ohioforest.org.
Anyone interested in being sponsored should contact the Wyandot County Soil and Water Conservation District, 97 Houpt Drive, Suite A, Upper Sandusky OH 43351 or by calling 419-294-2311.
(Refer to page 12 of today's Daily Chief-Union)

 

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Honored students
Upper Sandusky High School recently announced its students of the month for February. They are (second from left) senior Isaac Anderson, junior Gretchen Pneuman, sophomore Drianna Rall and freshman Brennan Roper. They are pictured with Dennis Krock (left), who represented the Upper Sandusky Lions Club, which sponsors the students of the month awards each month. Students who receive the award get a certificate and a gift card from the Lions Club.
(Refer to page 3 of today's Daily Chief-Union)

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