Hamilton 4-Hers participate in Forest Ecology Clinic

Christian Peterson reporter.riverbendnews@gmail.com Every year, the Austin Cary Forest's Roland T. Stern Learning Center in Gainesville hosts a Forest Ecology Clinic. On Saturday, Oct. 14, Hamilton County 4-Hers were invited to the event to learn more about forestry and how to help the environment. This competitive event is meant to foster youth's knowledge in trees, plants, wildlife and forest health stresses. For junior and intermediate level 4-Hers, there were five different stations to visit, including tree identification, forest health, forest ecosystems, wildlife identification and use of maps and compasses. Senior level students were invited to learn about tree identification, for