Venture Crew 422

06/21/2024

It’s finally official and published! I am the EPA’s region 6- Presidential Innovation Award. For Environmental Educators! I get to receive it in Washington on August 1st. Thanks to all my past and future students for going on crazy adventures with me. And to all the organizations that have hosted us.

Summaries of winners of the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators, and links to winners of past years.

02/03/2024

11/17/2022

It’s been a great run! If I ever get enough youth to get the crew going again -I will. Almost all have graduated/ or are in other “troops”. I love these kids.

Mrs Chatwin

10/11/2020

Again. I missed the successful entry.

10/11/2020

10/11/2020

Swamped.

10/11/2020

A great weekend learning canoeing techniques and some rescue.
Hilights
Crew time
Open car windows (Covid prevention) and masks
Stars
Campfire and stories
Amazing breakfast
4.5 ft rat snake (everyone touched or held it) except 1 and that’s ok.

Canoe time
Canoe entry practice from water
Swamping and dumping
Motorboat swamped a canoe
-good thing we had buddy canoes
Canoe tape flag football (sorta of)
Beach dinner

09/25/2020

Chandler Park Bouldering in September

08/18/2019

Action shots. Look for bullets, exploding clays and shells!