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Looking for children's bird/nature activities AA county

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June Tveekrem

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June Tveekrem

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Wed, 28 Apr 2010 18:51:33 -0400

One of my coworkers told me today that her 11 year old son recently 
expressed interest in biology, especially birds. She would like to 
encourage her children (she also has a 9 year old) in outdoor 
activities, and asked me for suggestions. The family lives in the Anne 
Arundel part of Laurel. I thought of a few things, but need more 
suggestions. Here is what I thought of and mentioned to her:

      1) The MOS youth birding backpack program. Who is doing this for 
AA county?

      2) The Youth MOS in general. But as far as I know the active 
members are all on the Eastern Shore - is that true, or am I just 
clueless? Does YMOS do anything for total beginners? The YMOS kids I've 
seen and heard about were pretty hard core birders.

      3) The Maryland Amphibian and Reptile Atlas (aka herp atlas) - OK, 
it's not birds, but it's nature. I know what Howard County is doing, and 
Laurel is close enough to involve these kids in Howard Co activities. 
But there is also an opportunity for the AA county coordinator to follow 
up here.

      4) The Howard County Dragonfly Count on June 5. Again, not birds, 
but most of the count participants are also birders so there would be 
opportunity to observe birds while counting dragonflies. I'll have to 
find out if the kids would be interested; if so, it's easy for me to 
involve them since I'm the coordinator.

I know there are several butterfly counts in the area during July - that 
might be a possibility. Anybody have details on these counts?

Does the Russett community have bird programs or nature walks for families?

Any ideas would be welcome.

June

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June Tveekrem
Columbia, Maryland
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