We All Need Trees - NRCS Poster Contest

Mr. Westerman, NRCS district conservationist, met with students in the outdoor classroom to give a presentation over native trees.  Students were able to enjoy hands on experience with five species of trees that are prevalent in Greenwood County; the eastern cottonwood, green ash, black willow, red oak, and eastern red cedar.

Students learned about the characteristics that help identify the trees and ways that the trees contribute to the ecosystem.  They also learned how to tell more about a tree by counting the rings and looking for scars in the heartwood.

Keila Sherman then introduced students to an NRCS poster contest. The posters drawn by students will describe reasons why we all need trees. Students were able to relate some of the benefits of trees to science class because they provide for cellular respiration through photosynthesis and transpiration of water in the water cycle.