Have
you ever been to one of John Jackson's Bugs-R-Us events? If you haven't you should go! His presentations are amazing! They are not only educational and
informative, they are fun, interesting and interactive. Years ago we attended a workshop about
birds. Our son was only six at the time
and he was completely engaged. We
learned about the different types of birds there are and how there are many
different types of feathers and John even had real birds nests and some eggs to
show us. That was the coolest part to
me, I loved how tiny the hummingbird's nest was, so beautifully, precious. Ilias, my son, talked about that for days. We finally made it to another one of his
presentations yesterday and I immediatley wondered why we have waited so long
to go again.
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| Black bear fur. |
It was about the
Oregon Trail and oh, my goodness was it awesome! We learned about how really treacherous it
was to cross on the Oregon Trail and that since crossing the Columbia River was
so dangerous a new trail called the Applegate Trail was built, which just
happens to be right where we live. We
learned about all of the animals that were seen along the trail, how they were
beneficial to the pioneers crossing from Wyoming here to our beautiful state
and how they were utilized. He also
passed around different animal "parts", hides and horns, for us to
touch and look at (just please don't lick them, lol, yes, he said that many
times his artifacts come back wet!) and
information cards giving us more in depth details about landmarks on the
trail. He ended the presentation with
information about places in our area to learn about the wonderful history we
have surrounding us in our area and where we can go to learn about it. My 10 year old son and I are so excited to
get out and explore new places here in our own area!
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| Olivia testing a cowhide for softness. Would it work as a blankie? |
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| A coyote face. |
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| Elk horns. |
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| Bison horn that is made from matted fur. Crazy! |
If you would like to
attend any of John Jackson's FREE Bugs-R-Us presentations he will be all over
the Rogue Valley at Jackson County & Josephine County libraries with the
subjects of spiders, insects, owls, reptiles, the Oregon Trail and mammals! If you would like to learn about other
subjects he often has presentations for a small fee at City of Medford and City of Central Point's Community Center's.
For more fun for kids check out our FREE For Families, Fun For Kids spotlight pages and Community Event Calendar on our website. You can also follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+ and Pinterest
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