Endicott, Colfax youth hike Kamiak Butte

Endicott second/third graders at Kamiak.

When the month of May moves in, Janel Goebel at the Whitman County Parks Department rolls to elementary classes in Endicott and Colfax to teach the three-day Environmental Education Program.

“I don’t know if I’m willing to give it up; this is way too much fun,” she said.

Last week Goebel was in the Endicott second/third grade class on two separate days with a trip to hike Kamiak Butte the day between classroom visits.

The two classroom sessions are about 45 minutes long.

She teaches about the geological history of the Palouse and trail etiquette.

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