WSU EXTENSION 4‑H FIELD DAY DRAWS MORE THAN 300 YOUTH FOR EXPERIENTIAL OUTDOOR LEARNING

PULLMAN, Wash., June 30 -- Washington State University issued the following news release:

Hands-on learning and fun proved to be a 4-H formula for success during the fourth annual Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation (CCT) and Washington State University Extension Natural Resources Field Day earlier this month.

More than 300 kindergarten through third-grade students from five elementary schools traveled to OwhiLake near Nespelem, Washington, for a day of outdoor exploration. Attendance reached a record high this year.

"Learning at an early age how to care for and manage our natural resources is beneficial to the students and the environment," said Linda McLean, director of WSU Colville Reservation Extension and longtime 4-Hedu...