Students from eight Helen Haller Elementary third grade classrooms trekked up Fish Hatchery Road, southwest of Sequim, on March 29 to participate in an annual event to plant trees and learn about how foresters manage trees and replenish the area.
Students, parent/guardian volunteers, and staff planted hundreds of red cedar trees in a large clearing atop an area owned by Merrill & Ring.
Sahib Singh slightly pulls on the top of his red cedar tree to make sure he planted it perfectly during a field trip on Fish Hatchery Road.
Luke Carroll and Camden Decker work together to plant a red cedar tree on March 29.
Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash/ Hannah VanWinkle, second from left, digs so that classmates, from left, Dulce Villegas, Reagan Hiner and Hazel Worth-McIntyre can plant a red cedar tree.
Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash/ Emilee Sparrow digs as Sophia Sims and Maxton Imman look to help her plant a red cedar tree.
Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash/ Volunteer Connor Heilman talks with students on March 29 about best practices for planting trees during a field trip.
Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash/ Third graders traverse down the hill after planting trees atop Fish Hatchery Road on March 29.
Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash/ Third graders begin a hike up the hill to plant trees atop Fish Hatchery Road on March 29.
Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash/ Third graders begin a hike up the hill to plant trees atop Fish Hatchery Road on March 29.
Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash/ Cyrus Farrington, Zayden Bryant and Dean Tangedahl plant a red cedar tree on March 29 for a third grade field trip.
Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash/ Third graders Chloe Corral, Olivia Wright, and Tirzah McBride take a moment to smile before planting another red cedar tree.
Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash/ Tucker Stephens, Lane Eastburn, and Bennett Castell find a good spot to plant a red cedar tree on March 29.
Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash/ Presley Joslyn-Bland, Greylan Galloway, Malcom Hansen, Oliver Nash and Levi Rickard gather for a photo after planting several trees during a field trip.
Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash/ Volunteer Wayne Fitzwater talks to third graders about foresters’ efforts to manage trees and keep forests healthy in the Sequim area.
