MSU Wood Magic Science Fair educates youth

Special to The Canton News

Denessa Fontenot’s third-grade class and Angela Brown’s and Corin McGruder’s fourth-grade classes from Luther Branson Elementary in Canton recently attended MSU’s Wood Magic Science Fair. The Fair, celebrating its 30th year, educates the next generation about forest products. Approximately 4,000 third- and fourth-graders from across the state were on campus to learn about forestry and the importance of forest products. Students were taught that wood is renewable, recyclable, biodegradable and durable in an exciting and engaging format. The Wood Magic Science Fair was hosted by the Department of Sustainable Bioproducts, College of Forest Resources and sponsored by the Mississippi Forestry Association; the Mississippi Lumber Manufacturers Association; the Sustainable Forestry Initiative; Viance, LLC and the Forest and Wildlife Research Center.