Arizona Elk Society’s Wild in the City Event Connects Kids to Nature

By AmmoLand Editor JE

USA -(Ammoland.com)-

What:

Wild in the City is a fun-filled, one-day program for youths 6-16 to learn outdoor skills including archery, wildlife identification, survival, fishing and elk and turkey calling with the Arizona Elk Society and its volunteers.

Why:

The Arizona Elk Society hosts the program several times a year in Phoenix and other communities to teach youth appreciation for the outdoors, new skills and help girl and boy scouts earn necessary badges.

Parents describe the event as a one-day science camp adventure with hands-on activities their children have never done before.

Additional sponsors and volunteers are needed to expand the program to more local children.

When:

Saturday, Nov. 5.

Registration: 8:30 a.m.
Activities: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Where:

Ben Avery Indoor Range
4044 W Black Canyon Blvd.
Phoenix, AZ

Visuals:
50 girl and boy scouts with bows and arrows, panning for gold and fishing
Children dissecting owl pellets and hands-on science activities
Creating plaster casts of animal hoof prints
Weaving Paracord survival bracelets
AES volunteers connecting children to nature in new ways
Opportunity for reporters to shoot bows and arrows

Cost:

$15 for all activities, t-shirt and lunch: …Read the Rest

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