In the Spring 23 we gave a presentation about animals to a group of young scouts.
Participants played a matching game with toy animals where they worked together and learned about various N American animals.
Each person left with an activity book& Animal Wheel from the Wild Sheep Foundation.
Many took extras to share with siblings / friends.
In April 2022 the Rivers Edge district hosted a camporee with about 300 participants in Brooks, Oregon. We ran 2 of the 9 activity stations- a leather name tag station and an animal matching game station.
About 220 people - mostly youth - joined us in learning about animals seen by travelers on the Oregon Trail via a matching game. Groups matched toy animals with corresponding pelts, info cards and items made from the animals.
Each participant was offered a educational pamphlets and a headband with bighorn sheep horns from The Wild Sheep Foundation.
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Leather name tag station;
About 70 leather name tags were made by the scouts...
Thanks to a key sponsor Cabela’s, prizes were given to one person from the teams that did the Animals Along the Oregon Trail matching game. Participants that struggled but didn't give up OR someone who made a significant cheerful contribution were chosen to receive a prize.
Prizes included headlamps, flashlights, flint & steel strikers, dry bag, and other small camping items.
Educational matching game!
In this game you will learn about 10 different animals and how their leather / fur is used to benefit people.
Renowned taxidermist and certified Hunters class trainer Jim August hosted our group that made coonskin caps.
He covered proven practices that preserve and maintain wildlife levels worldwide. The group learned about antlers vs horns, the grand slam turkeys & bighorn sheep, and other facts. He explained we have larger numbers in N America now than when the pilgrims began towns on the East coast of the USA.
On display are dozens of beautiful animals from N America and Africa.
Our host patiently listened and answered questions. Overall it was an incredible opportunity.
Welcome to NAACS 2021! Since this annual event was not held in person, class kits were prepared in advance and mailed to participants.
Three hands on classes were presented - participants made an item; Obsidian knife, wooden whistles & leather bags. Over 65 wooden whistles & leather bags were made.
Today we will make a leather bag with fur decoration (sheepskin, bighorn sheep, beaver, mountain goat or black bear).
Please watch this video as a reference. (80% of viewers found the video helpful.)
Here is a picture of one of the bags created (cow leather with wooden button & beaver fur)
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