Career Discovery Internship Program with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Week 7: July 15

The beginning of this week started off differently, I had an enviornmental education training with Erika the environmental ed specialist. We how to engage young children with concepts we understand and speak of abstractly. It was very useful information and I'm really glad I worked that day lol I never work on Sundays!
I also got a Project Learning Tree and Project Wet activity book for FREE O.O I will be using this in my future teaching/educating the little kiddies =)
This was the first week I actually worked more closely with the SCA high school crews. We went around the refuge and weedwacked along the benches and put wood chips down. It was very difficult because it was SO hot and I forgot my water bottle! A sistah had to get through it though :) It was fun because the kids were very funny and youthful throughout the whole day!

Tampering those chips!

Yellow hats = SCA crews

Erica get back to work!

I also did another library program with Frankie. We were shocked when we got there. We were expecting no more than 10 kids. How about there were about 30??!! It was pretty difficult teaching them about nocturnal animals because they were so rowdy. You don't always get small groups that are easy to handle. Sometimes you get large rowdy groups that you have to bribe lol We waved the pelts in their faces then they quieted down haha No.. but it was a challenge.
I went to Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge in Long Island to visit another CDIP intern (My girl Jas!) and helped out with their summer camp. I had a lot of fun! The drive was a long way from Philly but when we got there it was worth it. I had the opportunity to see another refuge and see how they do things. They just opened up a new visitor center this past February and have launched their environmental education program with summer camp. I say they're doing a great job :)