On Feb. 3, the Barriere Outdoor Club snowshoed with Barriere Secondary grade 7 students at the Barriere Forks ski and snowshoe trails on East Barriere Lakes Road.
“We call it, ‘Snowshoe for Knowledge’ because we set up educational stations along the trails to teach the students about the different animals and trees that are in this park,” explains BOC rep Mary MacLennan, “We also had a slingshot station set up for the students and they got to test their skills at hitting the red cups off the board. At the last station the students took part in a fun relay where they were asked questions about what they just learned on the trails.”
MacLennan adds that the students were fortunate to see a ‘moose’ on the Moose March Trail.
”Okay it wasn’t a real moose, but it was still pretty cool.”
This program for the students exists thanks to the generous donations the club receives and because of the amazing volunteers and teachers that help to bring it all together.
“A huge thank you to Jeff Sealy of JHS Renovations for donating his time to making the marvelous moose,” sai MacLennan, “It looks great on our trails, now we just need to name him. Also a big thank you to Altagas and Nordiq Canada for the grant money that went towards purchasing new skis for the students.
“Now we’re looking forward to next week’s snowshoe lesson with the other grade 7 class.”
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