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McNary Wildlife Refuge Hosts a Kid-Friendly Session on Climate Change
Pacific Region, December 10, 2011
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In December, the McNary Wildlife Refuge hosted a Second Saturday event aimed at teaching young people about climate change. Held several times throughout the year, Second Saturdays are free, open to the public, and designed around wildlife and conservation issues such as "Migratory Bird Day" or "Weave With Plants." This particular Second Saturday was the first time McNary hosted an event on climate change. "Now is the time to talk about climate change because it is such a big issue and it isn't going away," said Jaynee Levy, Visitor Services Specialist at the Refuge. When asked about targeting kids with messages on climate change, Levy added, "Kids are the primary focus of the presentation and activities today because if they grow up aware of climate change, they are so much more likely to do something about it...we want to teach them what they can do." People of all ages learned what they could do about climate change at this Second Saturday event by participating in various activities and discussions and watching several fun and informative videos including one about "The Power of Poop" (hippoworks.com) to stop global warming.

The power of poop video both informed and entertained kids and adults alike during McNary Wildlife Refuge's Second Saturday event about climate change.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss3bcpoibEk
Contact Info: Amanda Fortin, (503) 872-2852, amanda_fortin@fws.gov
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