Winter time is not ‘down time’ for nature study – there’s plenty happening in the natural world. Here’s questions you should be able to answer: Why does winter happen? The Earth’s axis is tilted at an Read More →
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Nature Study
Can you identify the major species of trees in your area? What’s the difference between a tree and a shrub? How do we use the lumber or fruits of from a specific tree? How did Read More →
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Can you locate the north star? What three stars make up the summer triangle? Have you ever seen a meteor shower? Any active Scout Troop will spend many nights under clear skies away from city lights – Read More →
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The outdoors is par excellence the school for observation and for realizing the wonders of a wondrous universe. It opens to the mind appreciation of the beautiful that lies before it day by day… The study of nature Read More →
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Here’s a game to help Scouts with requirements that have a number of things to remember or identify For example First Class rank requirement 6: Identify or show evidence of at least ten kinds of native Read More →
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A recently published study from the University of Rochester asserts that Nature Makes Us More Caring "Stopping to experience our natural surroundings can have social as well as personal benefits," says Richard Ryan, coauthor and Read More →
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Patagonia makes some of the best outdoor clothing and gear available. I don't own much Patagonia because it is usually very expensive (although worth it). I buy Patagonia when I can justify the expense in Read More →
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The National Wildlife Federation website Green Hour advocates "…giving our children a "Green Hour" a day — a bit of time for unstructured play and interaction with the natural world — we can set them Read More →
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If, when in the forest, we know the names of the trees we are more at home. My well-worn Golden Guide to Trees is a reliable source of information for tree identification. I have a Read More →
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Toxicodendron Radicans distribution mapPoison ivy (toxicodendron radicans) is the most common of the urushiol producing plants in the eastern U.S. Contact with urushiol oil is the substance that causes an allergic rash in 90% of Read More →
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Scouts learn about themselves and the wider world. It can be pictured as concentric circles from their spiritual and/or philosophical selves to their families, their patrol, their school, their community, nation and world. These relationships Read More →
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Observing the night sky requires nothing more than looking up. Like most hobbies one can spend as much time and money as one wants on astronomy. I can assure you that you don’t need a Read More →
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Regular ‘green time’ linked to milder ADHD symptoms
by Clarke Green on September 23, 2011 in Commentary,Nature Study,Program Methods
A recent study links simple ‘green time’ (time spent outdoors in nature; and for the purposes of this particular study expansive green fields or lawns) to milder symptoms for children with Attention Deficit and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders (ADD, Read More →
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