Family Day at the Oregon Logging Conference
Saturday, Feb. 21st, 2009
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Wheeler Pavilion, Lane County Fairgrounds

 For more than a decade children have delighted in the fun, educational exhibits and activities at OLC’s Family Day. All exhibits are free and open to the public on Family Day.

  • Educational activities such as paper-making and simulated firefighting

  • Wildlife exhibits and birdhouse construction

  • Forestry mascots Smokey the Bear and Connie Fir

  • Millions of dollars in logging equipment to explore.

Special Exhibit: Talk About Trees
Talk About Trees, sponsored by the Oregon Women in Timber, is a free, hands-on forest education program that presents science-based curriculum to kindergarten through eighth grade classes. Talk About Trees teaches children about:

  • Tree identification

  • Photosynthesis

  • Definition of resources

  • Renewability

  • Structure of trees

  • Conservation

  • Forest management.

For more information or to schedule a presentation, contact Joan Mason Ruud, Oregon Chapter program director, 503-246-5672, or Christine Grupp, California Chapter, 619-632-1563.

 

Oregon Logging Conference
P.O. Box 10669, Eugene, Oregon 97440 USA
USA Phone: 1-800-595-9191, International Phone: (541) 686-9191
Email: oregonlogging1@aol.com