The Yellowhead Flyway Birding Trail Association wants kids in the region to learn about the natural world, and to do that they have been doing outreach programs to the local schools, as well as in the Yorkton Public Library with the Predator vs. Prey Program.
Sara Belontz, YFTBA Summer Program Facilitator, has been teaching kids in the area about nature since arriving in May, and says it has been rewarding to give area kids an insight into nature and what is happing in the world around them.
"Right now kids are very technologically dependent, so it's get them to get outside and to learn and be in nature. Not only that, but they're teaching me every step of the way," Belontz says.
She says that taking kids on nature walks, for example, she has found that many kids don't know the names of the plants around them, for example, and that teaching them what they see outdoors and why it matters is important for getting them to understand the world around them.The Predator vs. Prey presentation was about how animals adapt, whether evolving to eat or to avoid being eaten, with activities to teach kids about camouflage and how predators catch prey.
The next event at the library will be on August 7, with the Nature Show and Tell.
