Nolichuckey District Day Camp

07/13/2022

Save the date !!!

04/13/2022

06/13/2021

The park would like some scouts at 5 pm

They are here! Brood X (10 in Roman numerals) is the largest brood of 17-year cicadas. They are insects that belong to the order Hemiptera (true bugs.) This brood is found in three areas centering around Pennsylvania and northern Virginia, Indiana, and eastern Tennessee.

What’s interesting about cicadas, besides that they live for long periods of time underground and only appear above ground for a short period, some broods have developed different cycles. In the United States there are over a dozen specific broods. Some are the 17-year cicadas, some have 13-year cycles, and there is an annual cicada species that hatch every year (they are green.)

When they appear depends on when the ground temperature reaches 64 degrees. It was predicted that they would begin the first or second week in May and then be gone by the end of June. By coming out in large numbers, all of their predators (birds, racoons, opossums, foxes, mice, shrews, frogs, toads, turtles, and fish) will have plenty to eat, but there will still be some left to breed and continue the species. This survival strategy is called prey satiation.

The Brood X cicadas sound different than the annual cicadas. The sound has been likened to a mechanical sound. Only the males “sing.” They use an organ called the tympanic membrane which is located on each side of their body near the base of their wings. Male cicadas produce the loudest sounds in the insect world.

The males come out first and call to attract the females. Females indicates their willingness to mate by making clicking sounds with their wings. The adult cicadas die shortly after mating then fertilize the soil near the trees where their nymphs will feed and grow.

The massive numbers of 17-year cicadas can harm young trees because the females lay their 500 eggs in young tree branches, so this spring is not a good time to plant small trees. Cicadas are not harmful to people; they don’t bite or sting. They are not toxic to pets in small amounts. But beware!!!! If you have a shellfish allergy, you’ll probably have a similar allergic reaction to cicadas if you eat them! Eww!

05/19/2021

Be practicing those scout skills ! Hope to see everyone there ! Any questions contact Lawrence Pitts !

05/21/2020

Hey Scouts,
We just want to let you know that they would not be a Day or Twilight camp in Sequoyah Council this year. The Council will be offering an Alternative in July, please look for an email this week. The alternative will be a three day camp at Camp Davy Crockett as a family. Please let me know if you don't receive the email. The email will have more details. If twilight staff would still like to volunteer please let me know as well.
Thank you
Lawrence Pitts
423-470-5184

05/09/2020

Please fill out this quick survey regarding Cub Scout Day Camp for this summer for our council. We need as many responses as we can get to make the best decision for our scouts and their families.

This is an interest survey for Day Camp and Twilight Camp for Summer 2020. Please answer to the questions so that we can gauge interest in having camp later this summer.

06/08/2019

Another first for Nolachuckey twilight ! This old Buffalo ask this beautiful bobwhite to marry me !

06/08/2019

2019 Nolachuckey twilight !!!