Wow, did we have a fun day today! With perfect attendance, we headed out in the early (and quite chilly) morning to Audubon Center of the North Woods for a day of survival skills and wolf ecology. We spent the morning discussing survival statistics and skills in the Audubon Center's authentic yurt (which the students actually worked on weatherproofing last spring). We then learned about fire-building techniques, after which all of the students broke into groups to gather the 4 different kinds of fire-building materials and worked together to build and start their own fires and to boil water, for which they were rewarded with hot cocoa. After fire-building, the students worked with their groups to find a suitable place for shelter and to build a survival shelter in the woods. The second half of the day was spent on wolf ecology where we learned about tracking wolves (and actually practiced with a tracking device) and learning about the wolf's place in the ecosystem and more about their species in general. Unfortunately, the camera's battery's died before the wolf session so our pictures end at the survival class. But ask a student about their experience and they can tell you all about it! Everyone agreed it was a fun and worthwhile field trip and is excited to go back.
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