By Sam Bostrom On November 12th-15th Hinckley-Finlayson High’s forestry class met with the Conservation Corps of Minnesota (CCM) to clean up our school forest removing invasive species. Hinckley-Finlayson High’s (HFHS) school forest coordinator, Katie Klar, the agriculture teacher at HFHS received a grant for the CCM crew to come to Hinckley. They focused on removing invasive species such as Buckthorn and Hickory to help build an outdoor classroom. Katie’s forestry class followed the crew members through the forest as they cut down the species and applied chemicals to prevent further growth. -Pictured above on the left; Hinckley-Finlayson High’s Jill O’Bryan stacking more Hickory preparing it for removal at a later date. To the right; Dayshaun Culsrud, Miss Klar and the Conservation Corps of Minnesota on their way to go grab more remains to throw on the piles.
At the end of those four long days, the students made three huge piles, cleaning approximately ⅓ of the school forest. Katie Klar, the school’s agriculture teacher says, “There’s still a lot more to be done. In the future, the forestry class is going to continue to remove the invasive species from the forest and manage for other tree species.”
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