Family Day at the Oregon Logging Conference

Saturday, February 27, 2010
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.
• 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.