The 2010 Focus On Forever was another successful event. Thanks to Rich Wissink, Cheryl Riley, Janine Kohn, Liz Roxberry, and Mike Parker for putting this event on. Thanks to all the presenters who did a great job and taught us all new ways to get kids in the outdoors. If you have anyone in your chapter that went be sure to ask them what they learned over the weekend.
The Richland FFA Chapter from Lynnville, Tennessee is working at Ag-In-The-Classroom on September 23,2009. This is an event where every 4th grader in Giles County will come to learn about agriculture and the environment. The Chapter will have a booth there where the kids will make seed balls from the LEP program which they will be able to take with them. The Chapter will also distribute Rudy ringneck bookmarks to each child. The Chapter is very excited to be working with Quail Forever and LEP on this endeavor.
You don’t have to have a lot of gear or travel far to have a great time camping. With your parents’ permission and help, you can camp right in your own backyard.
You’ll Need:
1. Set up your tent and make your bed.
2. Play outdoor games until it gets dark.
3. If you have an outdoor grill, ask an adult to start a campfire in it.
4. Roast marshmallows over the fire and make s’mores.
5. Shine your flashlights around and see if you can spot bats, moths, and other night creatures.
6. Crawl into your bed and tell stories or read until you fall sleep. more…
Learn How To Fish.
Free Fishing Clinics are held at more than 33 local parks statewide, beginning in mid-June and continuing through mid-August.
Trained instructors conduct the 2.5-hour clinics twice daily, Monday through Friday. The clinics teach safety, proper angler ethics, the aquatic food chain, fish identification, knot tying, the importance of becoming good stewards of natural resources and the importance of choosing good friends.
Most of each clinic is spent actually fishing a stocked lake. Additional information on sites hosting Free Fishing Clinics is available.
Here is a great event held by Lake Geneva Fishing Club at Big Foot Beach State Park in Wisconsin. FREE fishing day for 15 and Under.
When: June 7, 2009 from 9am-2pm 
Where: Big Foot Beach State Park Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
This will be our 19th annual Kids Day event held at Bigfoot Beach State Park. All kids 15 and under are welcome, though registration is not required it will help us to better plan and make sure there is enough for all the kids. We will supply equipment to use, bait & lunch (hot-dogs, chips & drinks) for the kids. Prizes for all kids entered (free registration), no fees to use the state parks & no license required to fish in Wis. on that weekend. Club members and volunteers will be on hand to assist those that need it. The only requirement is that you have a good time with the kids.
For more information call 847-524-8623 or go to http://lakegenevafishingclub.com
If you go send me pictures of the fish you catch and I will post it on the site for everyone to see. abrentzel@pheasantsforever.org
