Boys & Girls Clubs of North County and Save Our Forest help cultivate 10 new urban foresters in Fallbrook

FALLBROOK – The Boys & Girls Clubs of North County celebrated the graduation of 10 club members from their Junior Urban Forestry program.

The program, sponsored by SDG&E and partnering with Save Our Forest in Fallbrook, teaches members the importance of preserving local plant life while using a hands-on approach at giving back to their community.

At the graduation, members were given the opportunity to share with their peers what they learned from the six-week program. Members recalled how Jackie Heyneman from Save Our Forest showed them how to plant indigenous plants along the Pico Promenade. Members also discussed reasons why the preservation of our local plant life is so important to this community.

“We’re fortunate to have someone with the kind of experience and passion that Jackie has teaching our next generation of urban foresters,” said Allison Barclay, chief executive officer of the Boys & Girls Clubs of North County. “This program was not only a great learning experience for our kids, but it also gave our members a new set of skills that they will be able to take with them down an exciting new career path or by helping to continue the great work that Jackie has done for this community.”

After the graduation, members of the program were able to take home their gardening tool belts, knowledge of urban forestry, and the satisfaction of being able to give back to their community.

For more information on how to help with this program, please contact the Boys & Girls Clubs of North County at  HYPERLINK "http://www.bgcnorthcounty.org" www.bgcnorthcounty.org or call (760) 728-5871.