Friday- Our Last Day

We had a very busy day for our last day of activities. It was nice talking to Megan Weller's classroom in New Jersey and also Mrs. Barron's class at Perkins Elementary in St. Petersburg. This morning we went over the data that we had accumulated over the 2 weeks. Then we got in our big van and headed out to Thomas Raddall Provincial Park. We had lunch when we got there. We divided into 3 teams to look for field signs. Field signs include scat, footprints, signs of eating such as bones, shellfish or seeds, and den sites. We found all kinds of signs, raccoon, otter, bobcat, deer and bear footprints. We found lots of scat as well but we did not see any animals except a seal and a porcupine in the tree on our way out of the park.



Wally had a great time sunning himself on the rocks. The birds were very interested in what Wally was doing. Dr. Newman lectured us on basic survival skills. We learned how to make a simple trap and also how to make a simple machine for starting a fire. We headed back to the house for a last meal together of fish and chips. Then everyone was off to pack our bags for our early morning ride to the airport. It has been a wonderful experience meeting everyone and learning so much new information. We started out as strangers and now we are all best friends. Please check back to the blog as I will be uploading some more pictures and information.



Thanks to all of you that followed along! Bye for now, Love, Mrs. Smith