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Youth Conservation Festival held at Owens Station

4-H Shooting Sports instructor Scott Ventura guides Alison Ferreira, from Girl Scout Troop 1246 in Bridgeville, on the proper sporting clay technique. BY STEVEN BILLUPS
Steven Billups
April 28, 2015
Adam Sobiech assembles a Bluebird house with help from Boy Scouts Jared Maule, center, and Kevin Rossetti from Troop 186. BY STEVEN BILLUPS
Zane Coulbourne from Milton hones his air rifle skills with help from 4-H Shooting Sports instructor Lee Severson. BY STEVEN BILLUPS
Sha'Niyla Dornes with Girls Scout Troop 1246 takes aim at the archery range under the guidance of Delaware Ducks and Bucks instructor Grace Cords. BY STEVEN BILLUPS
Team Sky Buster brought their air cannon to the event for demonstrations using soccer balls. Shown loading up a ball for a shot across the field is Braeden Hilton from Pack 297 in Camden with help from Sky Buster member Wayne Sennett. BY STEVEN BILLUPS
Delaware State Policeman Cpl. Matt Blakeman, a Community Police Officer from Troop 4, gives a demonstration with the F6A Bomb Robot to a group of children. BY STEVEN BILLUPS
Painting duck heads was a popular activity at the Greenwing event. Using charts with duck pictures, Dave, left and his son Jake Grimes from Maryland carefully paint their ducks. BY STEVEN BILLUPS
Duck Decoy carver Alan Eastman from Queenstown Md., demonstrates his duck carving skills for the children at the event. BY STEVEN BILLUPS

The Greenwing Delaware Ducks Unlimited 2015 Youth Conservation Festival was held at Owens Station near Greenwood April 11. The event featured fly fishing, retire dogs and archery demonstrations along with wildlife related crafts and gun and archery safety and shooting. 

Ducks Unlimited understands the importance of youth and education, especially when it involves wetland conservation and outdoor education. DU has been a leader in taking the learning to outside the classroom, with the Greenwing program and youth day events. Every year all the Delaware Ducks Unlimited chapters across the state join together and hold a Youth Conservation Day in Greenwood.

This event is an outlet for youth to learn about wildlife management, wetland conservation, and safety education related to outdoor actives. Each participant not only gains valuable education the day of the event, but are registered in the DU Greenwing program for one year, to continue to receive educational publications throughout the year.

 

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