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| Once upon a time in a forest near this university... |
| The Weather Channel crew visits Nature Camp |
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| Josh, Jamie and friends teach kids about nature |
| The Weather Channel crew visits Nature Camp |
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| Build a Bear: Respect all creatures! B-b-bear RAP!! |
PEACE!! Back by popular demand...
The Weather Channel Film Crew
Visits JSU Field Schools After seeing a camera crew moving up and down the corridors of Martin
Hall and following the nature camp kids around campus, folks began to call Renee Morrison to ask, “What is going on?”
“The Weather Channel crew is here to create a film about my son and his environmental education
projects…they’ve chosen JSU’s Introduction to Nature Camp as their focus for an upcoming national show,”
was her cheerful reply.
Renee’s son Joshua was chosen as a national eco-ambassador for The Weather
Channel last year in Washington, DC. Last month he was notified that he’d be an eco-mentor for the new eco-ambassador
group in DC this December. The film created today spotlights Joshua as the Southeastern United States “eco-hero”
for a Forecast Earth grassroots-green show airing in August.
The film could have been about any of Joshua’s
projects, but he chose to spotlight JSU Field Schools’ Kids into Nature Camps.
Why?
“JSU Field Schools touch the lives of thousands of children every year through environmental education and outdoor
recreation. I’m honored to be a volunteer and wanted to give Jax State the publicity it deserves for having such great
programs,” Josh explains.
The crew also interviewed Pete Conroy, Bob Davis (Anniston Star & Nature
Camp Parent), Dr. Jonathon Herbert, Dr. Ted K, Bobby Floyd (Camp Instructor) and several others.
Kyle
Keyser and Jason Drakeford are the videographers and producers for the project.
“We are so impressed
by what we’ve experienced here today…Josh is an amazing teenager and this camp is awesome,” said Kyle as
he reviewed footage taken earlier in the day.
“I wish there had been a camp like this when I was a
kid,” stated Jason with a grin. “Can I hold the snake?”
And he did. WATCH
THE VIDEO OF JOSH ON FORE CAST EARTH SHOW: http://video.aol.com/video-detail/august-16-high-school-eco-rock-star/497967322
Jamie Beane...Summer Spotlight...For more info, see "People
we admire" link
GEEKs are honored by an email from author Richard Louv
who says(paraphrased), "Thanks, Josh...(your words) are much appreciated as is your good work... an example of
what young people can do. I love your web site and the idea of your
organization...thanks for what you’re doing."
Back in the day...Our parents played
outside until after dark. They swam in the creeks. They caught lightning bugs and frogs...observed them and turned them loose
with a blessing to prosper. It's not too late for us to have this kind of fun. You may laugh and say, "Why would
we want to?!" But...don't mock it til you try it. Part of our inspiration to revisit nature for FUN and preservation
comes from Richard Louv's book...if you haven't read it, our advice is to do so. We can be the generation that made
a U turn back to the basics...back to a balance between virtual reality and what sustains all life...NATURE!
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New members WELCOME:
Dan Stewart (age 19), now in college in Oklahoma, Major study - meteorology. Enjoys manga, music, anime, weather, creating
websites/collaborative
manga, hiking, camping, outdoor activities
Patrick Stewart (age 13). Grade
8 in the Washington DC area, Wants to be a fisheries biologist. Enjoys sports,outdoor adventures, manga, hiking, video
gaming, fishing, water, mud, forests, anime, caves, oceans, etc.
Kevin Stewart (age 10) Grade 5 in Washington,
DC area. Wants to be an ornithologist. Started a birding life list. Enjoys bird calls, bird ID, reading,
outdoor adventures, video games, manga, hiking, exploring, bird watching,
GEEKS at UNIVERSITY...JSU!
JULY...We've been
helping out with all the Nature Camps at Jacksonville State University...more than 100 kids (ages 6 - 13) who now are well
versed in Nature activities and playing outside. We have had a BLAST!! And our Junior GEEKs membership has really grown through
this.
GEEK GIFT
Did we mention that Richard LOUV (Last Child in the Woods) sent us an autographed copy of
his book? Cool!
GEEKS at CAMP...
June 17 & 18
GEEKs Jamie and Joshua spent these two days volunteering
with JSU Field Schools Inner City Kids Camp at Talladega National Forest. They worked with more than 60 children teaching
them about environmental education and outdoor recreation. "Some of these kids said they had never been in the woods
before. Some had never been swimming in a lake. Others had never met live animals...we saw a deer and they yelled BEAR!! It
was awesome for us to see them light up and for them to learn so much," says Joshua Morrison.
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