It has been one crazy summer so far! For the past couple of months we’ve been
teaching our 1 hour early childhood program Nature at Noon three times per
week, teaching the three hour Park and Recreation program Elko Explorers once
per week, running three multi-day camps, and a variety of other
activities. It has been one fun and
exhausting summer. It has been filled
with laughter and sweat, sunburns and dirt encrusted skin. It has been fantastic so far and there is
much still to come.
Last week we had a little help with the funding for all of
these activities in the Elko and Spring Creek communities. Barrick asked Nevada Outdoor School to be one
of the charity organizations for their 2018 Bob Smith Memorial Golf Tournament. And as you could have guessed, we said
yes. For almost ten hours last Friday we
sat on the tee box of hole #6 (a 535 yard par 5) greeting the Barrick employees
and inviting them to play our game. For
a mere $10, teams got the opportunity to spin our “Wheel of Ethics” and answer
the corresponding situation-based question about Leave no Trace or Tread
Lightly! to gain a 100, 200, or 250 yard advantage.
For those of you who are unaware, Leave no
Trace and Tread Lightly! are education programs that teach people how to take
care of the places they love. Some of
the golfers were hesitant when they realized that their yardage advantage
hinged on a pop quiz, but when assured that the quiz was more about education
and less about tricking them to get the wrong answer, all teams joined in on
the fun.
Golfers learned how deep to
bury their poop if they had to dig a cathole (6-8 inches), what durable surfaces
would be good for setting up a tent or bad for driving a golf cart (wet and
sensitive areas), how they should leave gates (as they were), who should yield
to horses (everyone), and important items to bring on a hike to avoid getting
lost (a map, compass, GPS, and a clear head).
Overall, it was one excellent day of education and fundraising. Thank you Barrick!
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