Comments on Way Upstream: Teach your children well

Thanks for the "Teach your chidren well" comments ...

2008-02-12T16:37:00.000-05:00

Thanks for the "Teach your chidren well" comments and actions. May your kids be good stewards and love the outdoors. I saw this quote today and it seemed applicable to this post; "In the end we will conserve only what we love. We love only what we understand. We will understand only what we are taught."

-Baba Dioum, Senegalese Ecologist

Here in Charlottesville Virginia, we have a progra...

2008-02-11T21:10:00.000-05:00

Here in Charlottesville Virginia, we have a program called "Trout in the Classroom." TU works with local schools to put aquariums in earth science classes where students can raise trout from minnows. The class then releases them into a river, learning about trout habitat along the way.

There is also a "kid's fishing day" sponsored by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. A lot of gear companies and conservation organizations such as TU attend.

my local TU put on a fly fishing social last night...

2008-02-08T08:19:00.000-05:00

my local TU put on a fly fishing social last night for people who have an interest in fly fishing. I brought my 8 and 10 year and had a great time. they had a casting, knot tying, fly tying, and rigging stations.
Get the kids involved early, values are caught not taught.

jvk

thanx for the great comment on FFC! enjoyed this a...

2008-02-06T09:33:00.000-05:00

thanx for the great comment on FFC! enjoyed this article/video on your site. excellent reminder. I am so lucky that my dad "taught me well"...trying to do the same with my daughter!! luckily she loves the outdoors so it's an easy sell

great blog. have you on my reader & will check back often...