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On April 28, 1999, our Natural
Resources Club and Ethnobotany club
went to the Magness Tree Farm along
with other 6th, 7th and 8th graders.
Forest Field Day is a learning
experience in which we learn about
the forest, and the areas in and
around it. For about 3 weeks in
advance we learn about what we
will do, so when we go on the field
trip, we know a little about what to
do. When we got to the Magness
T ree Farm, they gave us clipboards
and our workbooks that had our
field data sheets in them , and we
learned all the rules of safety. Then
we went into our different groups.
We got into groups of about 4-5
people, and learned various activi
ties. Activities such as hydrology,
botany, and forest ecology. We did
le a rn in g a c tiv itie s, gam es and
projects about these subjects.
For hydrology we learned what
kinds of critters live in and around
the Corral creek. Corral Creek is the
creek that runs through Magness
Tree Farm. We did testing like PH
level, tem perature, and dissolved
oxygen (DO). We learned that differ
ent kinds of animals like different
tem perature levels. Also, certain fish
like different levels of DO. We
learned that the colder the tem pera
ture is the more DO there is in the
water, and the warmer the tem pera
with low counts of DO.
In the botany group, we learned
about different levels of trees, and
different parts of the forest. The
levels of the trees are divided into 4
different parts, at the top is the
canopy, which are big trees that
cover the forest. Next is the under
story which is the smaller trees that
are trying to grow. T hen comes the
shrub layer which is nothing but
small bushes and baby trees. Last
but not least is the forest floor that
has all the decomposing plants and
some grass. We also learned how to
identify most plants, especially the
poison oak and poison ivy. We took
a core sample of a tree, and found
out that it was 65 years old.
Forest ecology was one of the
most fun groups, we studied differ
ent animals, and how they live, what
they eat, and where they sleep. Some
animals, like the deer, only go out
in open areas when they eat, and
they sleep under trees, in between
bushes, and in covered areas. There
are o th e r anim als living at the
Magness T ree Farm that only come
out at night, they are known as noc
turnal. We saw different pelts from
anim als that had died, or were
hunted. We saw scat from different
creatures, and we followed their foot
prints. We watched for birds and
listened for their specific sounds
and tried to identify them by sound.
W hen we came back to school,
we tried to come up with our own
m anagem ent plan on how we would
ture in the water the less DO. Cer
tain species of fish like the salmon
need a high level of DO, which is in
cold water, and other species such as
some tropical fish live in warm water
try and m anage the forest. We had
to figure out what to do for harvest
ing, thinning, logging, clear cutting,
and how to m anage sales, to get
money. Every gtoup made a presen-
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Mlddle Schoolers from Portland and outside Portland Joined together for a forest field management exercise
where they would rotate to various stations, assessing and Inventorying the timber, soil, recreation and wildlife
opportunities on the site in preparation to writing the management plan. The Instruction was s p o n s o re d bv
Oregon Forest Resources Institute.
tation on w hat their plan was.
T he Forest Field 1999 was a great
experience. If anyone was ever want
ing to be in a profession having to
do with the Natural Resources, then
this trip would be very beneficial. It
is also beneficial to anyone else.
They have a great learning curricu
lum which encourages hands on
learning and thinking hard. The
activities were so fun. You learn a
lot by playing games and doing ac
tivities. W hen you are there you can
never com plain about not having
fun or being bored. In conclusion,
we had a lot of fun and had a great
learning experience.
Talent Nisht
Scope of Event
The focus of P-Town Talent Night is to give the Portland Metro community,
especially the youth, a public, professional, and competitive venue for their
creative talents in dance, vocal and instrumental music, and drama.
Talent Categories
The Movement - Dance, tap, stomp, etc.
The Sound - Vocal and instrumental music.
The Word - Dramatic readings, skits, comedy, monologues, etc.
No ad will exceed fire minutes.
A panel of judges will select one winner per category. Each winner will
receive a P-Town trophy plus prizes donated by P Town’s sponsors.
Munchkins Needed
F or Walk-On R oles in The W izard o f O z
When Portland Opera Presents
Key Bank Best of Broadway brings The
Wizard ofOz, starring Mickey Rooney
and Jo Ann Worley, to town this sum
mer, three local citizens will be up on
the Civic Auditorium stage declaring
“Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead."
Open auditions will be held in the
Sunken Ballroom at the Portland Art
Museum on June 29 beginning at 9
AM Three selected Munchkins will
be awarded the opportunity of a walk-
on role in the July 23 performance of
The Wizard o f Or.
Celebrity judges Les Sarnoff from
KINK radio, and Allison Qucal, a
M unchkin in The Wizard of Oz, will
judge participants based on their ani
mation, energy and ability to sing
and dance with the chorus to “Ding,
Dong! T he Witch is Dead." Unique
qualities such as M unchkin-like
voices will also be considered.
Candidates should be children, 8-
14 years of age, or little people, and
must be no taller than 4’10". Height
will be measured upon arrival.
Radio City Entertainment’s The
Wizard of Oz is a 90-minute adapta
tion of the 1939 motion picture owned
by Turner Entertainment Co. and dis
tributed worldwide by Warner Bros. It
features all of the characters, songs,
and special moments from what is
considered by many the best-loved film
of all time. The production made its
critically-acclaimed debut at The 1 he
ater at Madison Square Garden in
May of 1997 starring Roseanne as The
Wicked Witch of the West. Ticket sales
exceeded all expectations and the run
of the show was extended to meet
audience demand.
For more information, call 503/
241-1407.
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Sponsorship
CTM Productions will solicit a maximum of three sponsors for each of
the following categories.
PLATINUM - For $2,000, plus an equal amount in prize giveaways to P
Town winners. Platinum sponsors will receive top billing in radio and print
advertising including newpaper ads, posters, and flyers, plus top billing on
P-Town’s stage banner and programs.
GOLD - For $1,000, plus an equal amount in prize giveaways. Gold
sponsors will receive secondary billing in print advertising plus secondarv
billing on P Town’s stage banner and programs
SILVER - for $500, plus an equal amount in prize giveaways. Silver
sponsors will receive minor billing in print advertising plus minor billing on
P-Town’s stage banner and programs.
BRONZE- For $250, plus an equal amount in prize giveaways. Bronze
sponsors will receive minor billing in print advertising, plus minor billing on
P-Town’s stage banner and programs.
. Vo/z All sponsors need to furnish camera ready color or black and white logos for
print advertising.
For more information, please contact Rodde Hardnette 503/227 7511 or
Anna Stone 503/638-3811.