In order to set up one of the following scout programs, please fax this form to Nature Vision at 425-868-9849 or mail to/contact us at Nature Vision, 5900 232nd Ave NE, Bldg A, Redmond, WA 98053, 425-836-2697, www.naturevision.org or email info@naturevision.org. Once dates/times are confirmed, you will have three business days in which to submit payment and sign the contract.

Scout Links

Scouts use local parks to get requirements checked off for Nature Badges!

Animal Science, Farrel-McWhirter Park
Learn about the following: 4 breeds of livestock and the basics on how to care for them, the common diseases effecting local farms, how different farm animal species digest food, be introduced to an animal breeding program, and visit a farm with livestock.

Bird Study, Redmond Watershed Preserve
Understand why birds are health indicators for the environment, how to use binoculars properly, how to use a field guide, go on a bird walk and record findings, and learn about bird songs.

Environmental Science, Redmond Watershed Preserve
Visit 2 study areas (forest and wetland) and take a guided nature walk through each, participate in an activity using a planning map connected to development pressures on open space, conduct an experiment related to the greenhouse effect and how it is changing our local conditions.

Fish and Wildlife Management, Idylwood Park
Understand the basics of fish and wildlife management practices, understand issues relating to salmon health in the Lake Sammamish watershed, observe signs of wildlife around the lake, and learn about the 5 species of salmon in our watershed and their life cycle stages.

Forestry, Redmond Watershed Preserve
ID 15 forest plant species and learn about the characteristics of plants that connect it to its habitat, understand ways that some native plants were used by native people, find signs of insect and animal use of forest plants, learn about forests in our watershed, visit a public forest, and interview a local forester.

Mammal Study, Redmond Watershed Preserve
Learn what a mammal is and how it fits into the animal kingdom, go on a mammal walk in 2 kinds of habitats, and learn about typical food chains of local carnivorous mammals.

Nature, Redmond Watershed Preserve
Understand the connection between local plants and animals through the concept of a food chain, ID several local species of wildlife and plants on a guided nature walk, and learn an overview of the geological processes that formed our local rocks and soil.

Soil and Water Conservation, Farrel-McWhirter Park
Take soils samples and ID each, see an area of soil erosion, learn about watersheds and river basins, learn the hydrologic cycle, understand how human influences can affect the watershed, understand sources of drinking water in our watershed, visit a managed Forest, and generate a list of watershed pollution issues.

Cost: $125 plus $100 refundable deposit
Group Size: Up to 30 children with a minimum of 2 adults
Age: 1st through 5th graders
Program Length: 1 hour
Scout groups may register for any of these Scout Link programs by visiting www.naturevision.org or by calling 425-836-2697. Choose your own date and time.

NOTE: Youth groups, homeschoolers, and birthday parties are also welcome to participate in this program.