Visit to Special Equestrians
Today we visited Special Equestrians. It is a nonprofit organization that specializes in therapeutic horse riding, in Fort Myers, FL.There we met Melissa and Meredith and the horses that they care for. While we were there we learned how to take care of the saddles and other riding gear. We helped clean up some of […]
Our trip to the Naples Zoo
Today we went to the Naples Zoo to continue working on our Animal Helpers badge. We got to meet some animals and trainers and learned about the prehensile-tailed skink. The prehensile-tailed skink is from the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean. It lives in the tropical forests and eats fruit, flowers, and leaves. They are […]
Working With Support Animals
As part of earning our Animal Helpers badge, we got to meet Jordan, who trains assistance animals, like Quincy. Assistance animals help people with disabilities or health conditions like visual or hearing impairment, epilepsy, or paralysis. Some animals are trained to help calm people who have anxiety or suffer from PTSD. These assistance animals can […]
Being a Night Owl
We have been working on our Night Owl badge. Part of that was learning how people adapt to living and working during the night time. We went to the Calusa Nature Center & Planetarium where we got to see a presentation about how people adapt to living and working at night time. We also hiked […]
New bow stand for Camp Caloosa
Our local Girl Scout camp has an archery range, but there was no bow stand for us to use. We had to set the bows on the ground which isn’t good for them. Violet decided we needed one like they have at Camp Honi Hanta and built it. Violet worked out a budget, got the […]
Camping Trip
Our whole troop went to Camp Caloosa for a weekend camping trip. There was so much to do. Archery, kayaking, arts & crafts, and of course: S’mores!