jk590 Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 For those scouters in Atlanta, the Chattahoochee Nature Center in Atlanta is a great resource for special programs devoted to scouts. They have a new website, and it looks great. Check it out at http://www.chattnaturecenter.com. Both of my sons have attended scout field trips there, and they were great. Happy holidays to all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insanescouter Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 wow, looks awesome which I was close enough to visit it ... maybe one day my dream of living on the road will come true and I will be able to check out such wonderful places... Scott Robertson http://insanescouter.org http://www.linkedin.com/in/insanescouter Helping leaders one resource at a time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrentAllen Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 The Chattahoochee Nature Center is fantastic! A couple of years back, one of the leaders attending Roundtable had a Screech Owl fly head-on into the grill of his truck as he headed home. The owl's head was wedged in the plastic grill. He was able to remove it, and brought it back to the meeting room. After discussing several options, we determined I lived closer the Chatt. Nature Center than anyone present, and that would be the best place to take him. We put him in a plastic coffee can with some padding, and I headed home. He "woke up" on the drive home, but was pretty subdued. The next morning I had him at the CNC bright and early. They examined him and said he had a concussion and blood in one eye. They would give him antibiotics and see how he did. They called me back 2 days later and said he had fully recovered, and I could take him and release him or they would. We picked him up and took him back to his home turf, and my kids released him. It was a cool experience, and I took some nice pics. We've also had the CNC present their "Birds of Prey" show to the Cub Scout Pack. They would bring out a hawk and owl and teach the boys all about them. They do a great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jk590 Posted December 18, 2008 Author Share Posted December 18, 2008 What a great story, and a great lesson for your kids. The Chattahoochee Nature Center is devoted to rehabilitating injured wildlife. Kathryn Dudek runs the program, and she is fantastic. Again, I highly recommend this place. They are opening a new Discovery Center and Lakeside Pavilion in June of 2009. I can't wait to take our scouts to it! Again, if you want to check it out, go to http://www.chattnaturecenter.org. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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