April 24, 2009, GRENADA, Miss. - Three hundred twenty-five 5
th graders from Grenada Upper Elementary School in Grenada, Mississippi had the opportunity to learn about a variety of wildlife and natural resources conservation in April. A
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| DU Biologist Bob Harris talks about DU's conservation program. |
Conservation Field Day, coordinated by Ashley Kellum with the Grenada Soil and Water Conservation District, had booths run by Ducks Unlimited, Keep Mississippi Beautiful, Green Thumb Garden Club, Miss. Forestry Commission, Miss. RC&D, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Americorps, Miss. State University 4-H Extension Service, GUES Science and Discovery Lab, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Grenada Soil and Water Conservation District, Grenada Garden Club, and the Elizabeth Jones Library.
Each demonstrator had eleven minutes to teach the kids about various aspects of natural resources and conservation. Ducks Unlimited’s Regional Biologist, Bob Harris, talked to the children about DU’s mission, founding and work on the
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DU District Chairman Dwight Jones talks about fund raising and
encourages the kids to become a Greenwing. |
breeding grounds, migration habitat and wintering habitat in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley. Dwight Jones, Mississippi DU Volunteer, District Chairman and auctioneer for many DU events participated as a co-presenter, encouraged to the children about becoming Greenwing members, and held a mock auction to demonstrate how DU field operations raise money to support our conservation work across the continent. Each child was given a DU Greenwing decal, membership application, Puddler magazine and waterfowl ID poster.
“Bob and Dwight were absolutely superb in their presentation of the work and explanation of what DU is all about,” said Miss. State Chairman Guy Ray. “I believe that education of Ducks Unlimited’s conservation efforts begins right here at an early age, and that we planted the seed of knowledge in many today. Several of the 5th graders made the statement that ours was the best display!”
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