On Monday 3rd 2023 two fields tours were held at the Vermont Nature Trails and the Teberue to Montreal Trail. 48 students accompanied by nine (9) from the St. Joseph’s Convent Marriaqua held an educational tour to the Vermont Nature Trails. The purpose of the visits is to educate the students about the role of the forest an it’s importance of protecting the flora and fauna. Three officers from the Forestry Services facilitated the visit to the Nature Trails, Mr. Samuel Harry from the Silviculture Unit, Mr. Garth Deshong from Education Unit and Mr. Cornelius Lyttle from the Mapping Unit.
The second field tour which was also facilitated by the Forestry Services Central and South Windward Ranges and the Education Unit took place at the Grieggs (Teberue) to Montreal Trail where approximately 60 participants of the National Adolescence Group along with Forestry Officers embarked on the trail located between the Colonaire and Montreal Watersheds educating the participants about the roles of the forest such as the provision of water and the importance of protecting and conserving the flora and fauna, the trial takes you through the lush green mountains of Petite Bonhomme and Grand Bonhomme where a variety of wildlife can be heard and seen.