By Kendall Schwartz, SCA Manager of Media Relations

Jamie Elliot’s first post-high school SCA posting was at Tennessee’s stunning Cumberland Gap National Historic Park.

Green jobs seem to be the wave of the future. The Student Conservation Association (SCA) has led the way in connecting youth to jobs in the growing “green economy” for 51 years. The SCA’s motto is “Changing lives through service to nature.”

SCA is the nation’s leading youth conservation organization and has placed more than 54,000 volunteers in national parks, historical sites, national seashores and fire-prone mesas. All receive practical experience and green collar career advancement through hands-on conservation work and training in life skills experiential education.
From conservation internships to urban programs in nearly 20 major cities to backcountry crews deep in the woods of national parks, SCA offers something for everyone in all 50 states.
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Item code: 910270003

Kids Gone Paddlin’ By Tom Watson
Review By Rylee Young, 16, Atkinson, NE
Does the color of your life jacket really matter? Can the shape of your canoe or kayak determine how fast you go? Where’s the best place to go canoeing or kayaking? All of these questions plus many more can be answered in Tom Watson’s book Kids Gone Paddlin’. In this fascinating book you will discover the ins and outs of canoeing and kayaking. You will find new skills to use while out on the water. You will also learn what gear to use, some good places to go and other things you can do while canoeing or kayaking. All this information along with a variety of detailed pictures can be found in this great book.
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Send us your best outdoor/nature photo!

Send us your best digital outdoor/nature photo from this year’s summer vacation. Deadline is September 1, 2009. Send photos to mherwig@pheasantsforever.org.
Winners will be posted at www.uplandtales.org after October 1. Winning entries will also be published in Winter issue of Upland Tales magazine. Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever may use all entries gratis with credit given to the photographer. more…

Summer 2009 Upland Tales will be coming to your mailbox soon. Here’s a sneak peak of what’s to come:

Outdoor Photo Tips: And summer photo contest

Ground Water: Now you see it, now you don’t!

All For One & One For All: Big game herding behavior

Green Jobs: The SCA offers a start

Summer Fun Reading

The Importance of Pack Leadership: Using it to train your dog

Nature’s Mysteries: More brain twisters

Puzzle-mania