Shingletown, CA —Three students from Mt. Shasta High School participated recently in the 2024 Shasta Forestry Challenge, one group of a total of 118 high school students from 19 schools from northern and central California. The event was September 25th to 28th at Mountain Meadows Camp, east of Shingletown, California.
One of the highlights for the students this year was the opportunity to assess timber available for harvest under an active Modified Timber Harvest Plan and project the landowner net income (or loss) based on their recommended harvest volume. During the Challenge, teams of students also completed a field test to assess their technical forestry knowledge and data collecting skills.
“My students learn more in the three days of Forestry Challenge than a month in the classroom. The hands-on experience is awesome. They gain confidence in themselves by doing the field work and a presentation,” said Mt. Shasta High School teacher Donna Chapman. Isabella Ferrera, a sophomore at Mt. Shasta High School, summed it up as follows: “This was awesome. I never knew about Forestry and am amazed at how much I have learned.”
Group Photo Caption: Mt. Shasta High School students assessed timber available for harvest under an active Modified Timber Harvest Plan and projected the landowner net income (or loss) based on their recommended harvest volume.
Left to right: Donna Chapman, science teacher/advisor, Melody Malby, Izzy Ferrara, Daniel Beauchene