This week at EcoRaiders we were fortunate to get a visit from two Park Rangers! Amy Renfranze from the Department of Education and Natural Resources at the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation and John McMann, Taj's dad. Amy works as a Park Ranger at Grandfather Mountain and also writes a weekly column called "Dear Naturalist" for the Mountain Times, you can read more about her story here, and about the wonder of lichens on one of her latest posts here. Amy shared with our students her passion for animals and the different ways local wildlife hibernates. Check out some clips of the kids' presentations:
While half of the group was learning about animals hibernating with Amy, the other half was practicing using compasses and tracking animals while on a scavenger hunt, assisted by Ranger Josh McMann. During this activity, the EcoRaiders' job was to follow the clues and decipher which animal scats and tracks they came across. There was a lot of excitement around this activity and some students proved to have a very keen eye for detecting the marginal differences in shape among the poops! A shout out to Viv's dad Jimmy and Reece and Sawyer's mom, Christy for getting caught up in the adventure and helping out with the identifications. The older girls in the group (Kai Plummer, Devan and Annabelle) did a wonderful job leading groups of younger kids in the scavenger hunt and we hope they will continue to take on more responsibilities in the club as they have proved to be great leaders! Check out some more pictures below.
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