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Event: T298 Bird Study & Reptile/Amphibian Study Merit Badge Workshops at LLELA
Event Date: November 9, 2019
Times: 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM for Bird Study and 12:30 PM – 3:00 PM for Reptile/Amphibian Study
Cost: $10 per merit badge
Place: Lake Lewisville Environmental Learning Area (LLELA)
Address: 201 East Jones Street, Lewisville, TX 75029
Contact Troop298: (214) 883-8771 or awadeT298@gmail.com
Contact LLELA: (469) 635-5481 or lcole@cityoflewisville.com (Lisa Cole)
Registration here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd6_4KnMVChGONbvMijFvS4eTI5mojYnyLu7h4aQc1ClsXFQA/viewform?fbzx=6245805891857422515
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Description |
The Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area (LLELA) will be conducting two merit badge workshops for scouts on November 9th, 2019. The workshops are limited to the first 20 scouts who signed up. The merit badge workshops are:
Bird Study - from 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM,
a 30-minute brown-bag lunch break from 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM, and then
Reptile/Amphibian Study - from 12:30 PM – 3:00 PM.
Link to the materials:
Bird Study - https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1P_Ny7mg5vyEv-V_ECBo7mhCtNVZBvVFQ
Reptile/Amphibian Study https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1sPtEaFlVvVhKmLb19PBrPKFs04d58zc1
For Bird Study, we can accomplish almost all requirements during the workshop except Reqs 5 and 9:
Requirement 5: …Prepare a field notebook. (This workshop includes materials to prepare your Field Notebook.)
“…Observe and be able to identify at least 20 species of wild birds….” LLELA can’t control the number of species that you will be observing that day, so this requirement may be completed pre- and/or post-work. You can do the observation in your backyard with a bird guide (can borrow a copy from the library) or by attending the Heard Museum guided Bird Walks, which starts at 8:00 AM sharp the Second Saturday of each month from September to June. You will learn Bird Spotting and Identification techniques, which will help complete Requirement #5. The bird walk is free, but there is a general admission cost to the museum.
Requirement 9: asks the scouts to put a bird feed, bird bath, or habitat in their backyard. This is on your own.
For Reptile/Amphibian Study, you will need to do Requirement #8 on your own. Scouts either maintain a reptile or amphibian for a month or observe one weekly at a zoo or nature center for three months.
The program fee will be $10 per merit badge and there may be a $5 parking fee (to be paid at the gate) depending on whether the parent plans to stay for the workshops. Please let us know whether you plan for a drop-off so that we will have a count for the gate attendant to let you through without fees.
Other information from LLELA:
• Scouts may not be able to join the group after the workshop has already started, so please arrive on time and plan to stay for the entire workshop.
• Each Student will need a bottle of water, a sack lunch, and a name tag (I have your name tag). Sweet drinks such as sodas and sports drinks can attract wasps and bees and do not hydrate as well as water. We recommend that students, teachers, and parents bring water as their only drink.
• Students need to be properly dressed for both the weather and full participation in outdoor activities. Long pants and closed-toe shoes are required (even in warm weather) as protection from poison ivy, thorns, and biting insects. Apply sunscreen and insect repellent before leaving your house.
• LLELA is a wildlife management area. Students must be respectful of the animals and plants here at all times. We support “leave no trace” principles—no littering, no collecting of natural objects, staying on the trail when possible, etc.
• If something unexpected comes up or if there is a weather-related issue, call the LLELA Education Coordinator at 214-587-6115 (cell) any time after 6:30 a.m.
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Counselor Information |
Scouts should come with a prepared blue card.
The counselor signing the blue card is Lisa Cole of LLELA.
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Unit Sign-up Instructions |
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Payment Instructions for the Unit |
To use PayPal with no fee you must select “Send Money to Friends or Family” and use your checking account, if you use a credit cards there will be a small fee.
https://www.paypal.com/us/home
Log on to your personal PayPal account
Choose PAY OR SEND MONEY
Then SEND MONEY TO FRIENDS OR FAMILY (do not choose Pay for Goods or Services or you will incur 2.2% fee)
SEND TO EMAIL: FriscoBoyScoutTroop298@gmail.com
Please specify in the note area, Scout Name, Troop & event.
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Release Information |
Feel free to contact me with any questions:
Audrey Wade
T298 MB Coordinator
214-883-8771
awadeT298@gmail.com
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