Waverley Scouting Cubs 18 and 22 November 2017
Waverley Cubs 22 November 2017 (second visit this term)
The Waverley Cubs returned for another jam packed night of outdoors fun.
After looking at what special NZ birds are found on our $1, $2, $5, $10, $20 and $50 coins and notes, groups rotated around 3 activities: identifying native trees and learning three things about them; looking at what native birds are found locally around Otatara/Invercargill; and using track and trail signs and signals to create or follow a track around the nursery environs. We then wandered down to the pond to look at pond life - the trees and plants that grow around a wetland, the birds that feed, fly and swim (the mother and her 5 ducklings were the cutest!), and what kind of living things live in the pond water - boatman, mayflies, damsel fly larvae and other bugs! Bronwyn
Waverley Scouting Cubs 18 November 2017
Just over 20 Waverley Scouting Cubs came to the nursery, and the wild weather that we had been having held off (well the rain and hail did anyway, it still blew though). After an overview of what happens at the Southland Community Nursery, and an introduction to what man can do to both damage and improve nature (for Conservation Badge) we started a nature scavenger hunt on the walk through towards Bushy Point. The Cubs then contributed to what man can do to improve nature by planting around 40 trees and protecting them with combi guards. As we headed back to the education centre we noted how the Rances pond area had once been a grass paddock - a great example of how man can improve nature, and wondered how long it would take for the trees just planted to be that big…! There were some interesting guesses! We look forward to seeing the a Cubs back in a couple of weeks. Bronwyn
Posted: 26 November 2017