In the spirit of continuing to build a partnership and community with our Astro Camp buddies, the fifth grade class from Beth Hillel Day School has invited our fifth grade class to go with them to Riley's Farm on Tuesday, March 15th. Riley's Farm is a fun and educational place that specializes in activities and programs for fifth graders. I am still getting the details, however, I know that we will be needing drivers. Riley's Farm is in Yucaipa, which is about an hour and a half drive each way. If you will be able to devote your day to this adventure, please let me know as soon as possible.
Thank you,

Amy Gabay

Hannah Goldman is a mountain firefighter with the Wildland Fire Crew. Her job is to help protect people and forests from raging fires. Hannah Goldman used to go to Weizmann Day School. She then left in sixth grade to go to a different school. After that, she went on to high school and is now at Evergreen College studying for a degree in ecology.

Hannah Goldman has always loved being out in the wild. When trying to find a job, she tried to find one that would allow her to outside most of the time. At first, she tried living on a farm. She loved it there and got to experience things she never experienced before. After that, she started hiking and backpacking. She loved that too, so she decided she wanted to get paid to hike, which is why she joined the Rocky Mountain Youth Corps (RMYC). After hiking, someone mentioned to her the idea of joining the Wildland Fire Crew. She thought it was a good idea too, so she joined.

Now, she has been working for the Wildland Fire Crew for one year. She got a land based job that has a base in New Mexico. During the time period that she is working she can get called in for up to two weeks straight and then she gets two days off where they can't call her in. She loves her job so much because she gets to go to a lot of places that she wouldn't otherwise go to. Where ever she goes she usually goes with her team. Once she gets to where ever they have been called into, she and her team will either fight a fire or "fight fire with fire." What I mean by "fight fire with fire" is that she and her team, and maybe other teams too, will do something called "Prescribed Burning." Prescribed burning is when a fire is intentionally lit in a forest so that the forest can be "groomed" and it will be healthy and be able to better withstand future fires. Basically, a controlled fire.