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Teachers practice using a clinometer, a forestry tool used to measure a tree’s height, in June at the Big Creek Outdoor Education Center. The activity was part of a new professional development program called the “Flathead Watershed through the Seasons.”](https://hagadone.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/ARTICLE_191219994_EP_-1_JQTNLIIMUZSR_t1170.jpg?5cc718665ab672dba93d511ab4c682bb370e5f86)
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Teachers practice using a clinometer, a forestry tool used to measure a trees height, in June at the Big Creek Outdoor Education Center. The activity was part of a new professional development program called the Flathead Watershed through the Seasons.
December 11, 2019
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December 11, 2019 4 a.m.
Area teachers study seasonal changes in Flathead waters
After summer, spring and fall, winter has finally arrived for a group of eight K-12 teachers ready to dive into studying what changes the season will bring to the Flathead Watershed.