Camp Wacanta Field Day for Marshall Students

Matt Feno, Brad Kieschnick, and David Manthei, soil conservationists for the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Marshall/Carthage team recently assisted with outdoor education field days for the Marshall Independent School District. Students from the third and fifth grades were treated to educational presentations on soils, plants and their uses, and topics related to forestry.

More than 300 students participated in the field days held at the Camp Fire Girls Camp Wacanta just north of Marshall.

Feno presented information on forest products, forest management, facts about the forests, and helped the students identify local forest plants. Feno also led the students along a nature trail to point out forest plants used for wood production.

Kieschnick demonstrated soil erosion concerns using the NRCS rainfall simulator. Kieschnick also identified different soil textures and soil types from the local work area.

Manthei discussed plants and their uses with the students. Manthei used an array of forages, native species, and woody plants for the outdoor activities.

Other resource agencies involved in the field days were the Texas Forest Service and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

Matt Feno presented information on forest products, forest management, facts about the forests, and helped the students identify local forest plants.	Brad Kieschnick demonstrated soil erosion concerns using the NRCS rainfall simulator.	David Manthei discussed plants and their uses with the students.

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