Solomon Valley RC&D


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	Girl Scout Brownie CSI (Conservation Scene Investigation)
	The Girl Scouts of the Kansas Heartland along with the Solomon Valley Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Area, Inc. and Smoky Hills RC&D Area, Inc. provided a day of fun and education to area Girl Scouts. The Conservation Scene Investigation (CSI) Camp was held April 19, 2008 at the Dane G. Hansen Scout Camp south of Kirwin, Kansas. Fourty-seven first through third grade girls from LaCrosse, Hays, Phillipsburg, Wakeeney, Grainfield, Colby, and Oberlin participated in the day long camp. In six groups, the Brownie Girl Scout Investigators rotated around through six stations gathering clues to solve their mystery and to aid “the victim”, Our Water. The Chief Inspectors presenting the case at each station included: Carolyn Nichols with Layered Facts (Edible Aquifer), Nathella Humburg and Kelle Goodman with the Crime Scene (Enviroscape), Toni Flax with Short Protectors (Grasses and Forbs), Jim Strine with Tall Protectors (Trees), Twila Dizmang with the CSI Lab (Stream Trailer), and Larry Stones with the Witnesses (Wildlife). With the assistance of the Chief Inspectors the Brownie Investigators recorded the information in their newly provided notebooks. They discovered that “Brownies Protect Our Water and Land”! The Brownie Investigators earned a Brownie CSI patch for participating in the day long camp. If they completed the camp as well as earlier assigned work they also earned the Water Drop patch. Earlier work included visiting a local water treatment plan, visiting a local river or stream and answering questions about the watershed, and completing a worksheet on household habits regarding water pollution and conservation.	WRAPS Coordinator, Carolyn Nichols, uses an edible aquifer to explain how water (milk) travels down through the soil layers (cookies, cereal, and candy) to reach the aquifer (pudding). Jim Strine shows the Brownies what Cedar Apple Rust looks like.
Nathella Humburg, Kelle Goodman, and Bree Humburg use the Enviroscape to show how water and pollutants travel into streams and lakes. They also show how trees, waterways, and buffer strips help protect the water supply.	Toni Flax teaches the Brownies how to identify different grasses and plants. She also explains how they help protect our water.
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The Girl Scouts of the Kansas Heartland along with the Solomon Valley Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Area, Inc. and Smoky Hills RC&D Area, Inc. provided a day of fun and education to area Girl Scouts. The Conservation Scene Investigation (CSI) Camp was held April 19, 2008 at the Dane G. Hansen Scout Camp south of Kirwin, Kansas. Fourty-seven first through third grade girls from LaCrosse, Hays, Phillipsburg, Wakeeney, Grainfield, Colby, and Oberlin participated in the day long camp.

In six groups, the Brownie Girl Scout Investigators rotated around through six stations gathering clues to solve their mystery and to aid “the victim”, Our Water. The Chief Inspectors presenting the case at each station included: Carolyn Nichols with Layered Facts (Edible Aquifer), Nathella Humburg and Kelle Goodman with the Crime Scene (Enviroscape), Toni Flax with Short Protectors (Grasses and Forbs), Jim Strine with Tall Protectors (Trees), Twila Dizmang with the CSI Lab (Stream Trailer), and Larry Stones with the Witnesses (Wildlife). With the assistance of the Chief Inspectors the Brownie Investigators recorded the information in their newly provided notebooks. They discovered that “Brownies Protect Our Water and Land”!

The Brownie Investigators earned a Brownie CSI patch for participating in the day long camp. If they completed the camp as well as earlier assigned work they also earned the Water Drop patch. Earlier work included visiting a local water treatment plan, visiting a local river or stream and answering questions about the watershed, and completing a worksheet on household habits regarding water pollution and conservation.