March 2009
This month we enjoyed ice fishing, learning how to make mayple syrup, finding fossils at Quarry Hill Nature Center, exploring Carley State Park in the early springtime and finishing our walking sticks!
February 2009
Some of the activities we enjoyed this month in SE Minnesota included constructing survival shelters, animal tracking, ice fishing and making walking sticks!
Rochester GO Skiing Fun at Quarry Hill
January 2009
Wow! This month flew by! We had a blast experiencing outdoor adventures, even though it was a snowy, cold month!
Some of the activities kids in the Rochester, Winona, Plainview and St. Charles Project GO clubs did include sledding, snow shoeing, bird feeding, cross county skiing, broom ball, animal tracking, and winter scavenger hunts.
Although it has been a busy winter, most of us are ready for spring time!
October 2008
The month of October sure was a busy one! We kicked off school year programs in Plainview, St. Charles and Winona with over 100 children participating so far.
The kids had fun on our leaf hikes, looking at the beautiful fall colors and finding leaves to lamenate. It was a hard decision when it came down to choosing one leaf to take home.
We made journals so the kids can note nature observations at home too. 4-H came to the Winona club and led the journal-making activities, complete with a leather punching kit for the journal covers.
We also enjoyed exploring the local forest areas. The Plainview club had fun out at Carley State Park, hiking the river crossings and overlooks. In St. Charles we utilized the local school forest and played some games.
We introduced the children to birding and how to use binoculars. In Winona, the Fish and Wildlife Service came out to lead the kids on some birding activities.
Our service project for October was a litter cleanup. The children really enjoy picking up litter and after wards, we have each group pull out one thing that could recycle and make into something else for survival. We call it the SurvivorMan Game.
As the month drew to a close and Halloween arrived, we did some fun Halloween activities including having the kids hide their “pirate treasure” and then make maps and swap with other teams to try to find eachothers treasures. We also did some pumpkin decorating.
