Tag: outdoors
This post is written by Josh, a Monthly Blog Correspondent, and Bucktails and Ursids alumni. He shares with us his trip to Valley Forge National Park – as well as some of the plants and wildlife he encountered during his visit!
Category: Youth Blog Tags: Bucktails, education, habitat, national park, nature observation, outdoors, photography, reports from the field, Ursids, wildlife, youth
This weeks blog post is written by Freya, especially for Halloween! Read on…if you dare! Not Very Sleepy Hollows “There is a tree that’s standing still though it is dead, it has its fill of things that hoot and crawl and creep at night, when you are fast asleep. Inside the burnt out hole is …
Today’s blog post is written by Grace, a Brookies alumni. Her riveting experience with a praying mantis was one to remember! As I was leaving for school recently, an adult praying mantis stopped me in my tracks. This remarkable insect was resting on a hydrangea leaf in front of my house. This was fascinating to …
This post is by Makayla, a Bucktails alumni, who writes about her unique experience hunting for elk sheds. Definitely an activity you should try if you have the chance! This title may cause you to infer that I am going to talk about archery hunting. Think again! I love getting outdoors and hunting for …
This post is one of a four part mini-series by one of our NextGen Monthly Correspondents – Freya B. She is a Bucktails and Ursids alumni, and writes about her trip to Minnesota – the series begins with the red pine forests. This summer my family took a trip to Minnesota. While we were there …
Tag: outdoors
Valley Forge National Park At Autumn
Posted: January 12, 2016 by Katie Cassidy
This post is written by Josh, a Monthly Blog Correspondent, and Bucktails and Ursids alumni. He shares with us his trip to Valley Forge National Park – as well as some of the plants and wildlife he encountered during his visit!
Category: Youth Blog Tags: Bucktails, education, habitat, national park, nature observation, outdoors, photography, reports from the field, Ursids, wildlife, youth
Not Very Sleepy Hollows
Posted: October 27, 2015 by Katie Cassidy
This weeks blog post is written by Freya, especially for Halloween! Read on…if you dare! Not Very Sleepy Hollows “There is a tree that’s standing still though it is dead, it has its fill of things that hoot and crawl and creep at night, when you are fast asleep. Inside the burnt out hole is …
Category: Youth Blog Tags: Bucktails, inspiration, journaling, outdoors, Pennsylvania, photography, reports from the field, Ursids, wildlife, youth
Praying Mantis in the Early Morning Light
Posted: September 29, 2015 by Katie Cassidy
Today’s blog post is written by Grace, a Brookies alumni. Her riveting experience with a praying mantis was one to remember! As I was leaving for school recently, an adult praying mantis stopped me in my tracks. This remarkable insect was resting on a hydrangea leaf in front of my house. This was fascinating to …
Category: Youth Blog Tags: Brookies, journaling, nature observation, outdoors, youth
Hunting Without A Gun
Posted: September 22, 2015 by Katie Cassidy
This post is by Makayla, a Bucktails alumni, who writes about her unique experience hunting for elk sheds. Definitely an activity you should try if you have the chance! This title may cause you to infer that I am going to talk about archery hunting. Think again! I love getting outdoors and hunting for …
Category: Youth Blog Tags: animal tracks, Bucktails, elk, outdoors, reports from the field, wildlife, youth
Saving the Red Pine Forests of Minnesota
Posted: September 8, 2015 by Katie Cassidy
This post is one of a four part mini-series by one of our NextGen Monthly Correspondents – Freya B. She is a Bucktails and Ursids alumni, and writes about her trip to Minnesota – the series begins with the red pine forests. This summer my family took a trip to Minnesota. While we were there …
Category: Youth Blog Tags: Bucktails, inspiration, national forest, outdoors, reports from the field, Ursids, youth