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9TuesdayJune172014TANSIEdlaneteeHelloNATIONALABORIGINALDAYISJUNE21ST.SHAREINTHEUNIQUEHERITAGEANDTRADITIONSOFABORIGINALCULTURE.LEARNMOREABOUTEVENTSATOURSCHOOLSTHATCELEBRATEANDSHOWCASEABORIGINALVALUESCUSTOMSLANGUAGEANDCULTUREWWW.NORTHLAND61.AB.CAFollowusonThankyouHaiHaiMasichokByMARIACHURCHSomeoftheNorthsfuturereghtersandforestman-agementofcersfromFortProvidenceandFortMcPher-sonmayhavegottentheirrsttasteofthejobafterave-daycamponforestecologyheldinearlyJune.FromJune2to6eightstu-dentsfromthetwocommu-nitiescampedoutatSandyLakeintheSouthSlaveandwereintroducedtopossiblecareersinforestrysomeofwhichareunexpectedac-cordingtoStephanieYuilloneofthecampsorganizers.EnvironmentEducationStudentslearntoghtresatforestecologycampAlotoftimesyouonlythinkaboutforestreghtersorforestryofcersbuttherearealsopeoplelikeme-Iminpubliceducation-sotherearealotofdifferentaspectstoworkingwithforestandresthatthekidsmightnoteventhinkaboutYuillapubliceducationspecialistwithEnvironmentandNat-uralResourcesENRtoldTheJournallastweek.Thecamptookthestudentsonthelandtolearnhands-onwhatsinvolvedinafor-estrycareerwhichincludedlessonsinplantecologyresuppressiontechniquesread-ingmapscompassesandaGPSandbeingresmart.Wehave20man-maderesperyearintheNWTonaverageYuillsaid.Thatsalot.Itsalotofmoneythatifwecanencouragepeopletoputouttheirreandtakebettercareithelpsus.ThecampalsoinvolvedahelicopterrideforabirdseyeviewoftherecentburnareaoutsideofHayRiver.Yuillsaidthecampisagoodopportunityforthestu-dentstowalkintheshoesofthoseworkingintheforestindustryandseeifitpiquestheircuriosity.ItsputtingoutabuffetforthekidstochoosefromHerearesomelifeoptionsforyounotjustforyourcareerbutalsoyourvaluesystem.Ifyouwanttobeanenvi-ronmentalstewardherearesomethingstothinkaboutshesaid.Thisisthefourthyearoftheforestecologycampwhichisoneofthefinalcomponentsofthetwo-yearKeepersoftheNWTprogramrunbyDehGahSchoolinFortProvidence.Theexperiential-basedpro-gramlookstofosterenviron-mentalstewardshipbytak-ingkidsoutoftheclassroomandontotheland.AccordingtoYuilleachyearthecampisagreatex-ampleofwhatapartnershipbetweenENRAuroraCol-legeParksCanadaandthehighschoolscanaccomplish.Itsreallyneattoseethesegroupsreallycom-ingtogethertogivethesekidsopportunities.Werarelycandoanythingonourownbutwhenyougetthesekindsofpeopleworkingtogetherandputtingtheirenergiesintoititturnsoutwonder-fullyshesaid.PhotosStephanieYuillLouieBeaulieuofENRshowsyouthhowtoputoutacampreproperly.BrandonThomlearnsaboutplantecology.Astudenttestshisstrengthcarryinghoses.