COHS Students Participate in 2015 San Bernardino Forestry Challenge

Four students from Charter Oak High School participated recently in the 2015 San Bernardino Forestry Challenge, one group of a total of 69 high school students from 6 schools from the So Cal area. The event was November 18 to 21 at Calvary Chapel Camp (CCC), near Green Valley Lake, California.
One of the highlights for the students this year was the opportunity to conduct a forest inventory of the CCC property. After spending a day on the Camp property collecting field data and interacting with natural resource professionals, students compared their data to historic conditions of the area and made recommendations on how to restore the forest to a more natural and resilient condition. During the Challenge, teams of students also completed field training, followed by a field test, to assess their technical forestry knowledge and data collecting skills.
“This was a great event for students to interact with Forestry professionals and explore the world of forestry,” said Charter Oak High School teacher Pat Foy. Clarissa Garcia, a senior at Charter Oak, summed it up as follows: “Participating in this event for two years has enlightened me in forestry, and inspired me to be involved in the environment.”