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Arrow of Light – 5th Grade
Into the Woods AOL
Elective
Requirement 5

Trees As Habitats

Arrow of Light – 5th Grade
Into the Woods AOL
Elective
Requirement 5

Trees As Habitats

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts investigate the relationships between trees and wildlife.

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  • Tree inventory from requirement 1

Before the meeting:

  1. Remind Cub Scouts to bring their tree inventory completed requirement 1.

During the meeting:

  1. Discuss with Cub Scouts some ways in which animals depend on and utilize trees.
    • How is the tree used for shelter? Is there a nest in its branches? Is there a hole or a hollow in which an owl, raccoon, or other animal could live? Can tree frogs, beetles, or bats live under the tree’s bark?
    • How is the tree used for food? Does the tree grow fruit, seeds, or flowers that can be eaten by wildlife? Can woodpeckers and other wildlife eat the insects that live in the trees?
    • How is the tree used for protection? Can squirrels and deer mice store food in cavities?
    • How is the tree used as a playground? Do you see animals climbing around or in the tree? Do you see birds flying to and from it?
  2. Have Cub Scouts brainstorm ways in which animals might use the tree they selected. They should review their recorded observations from their tree inventory. Ask Cub Scouts to share what clues they observed that indicate how wildlife uses their tree.
  3. Ask Cub Scouts how humans use their tree. Are the uses similar? Different?

Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies

Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments

David Alexander

Managing Member Calje

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.

Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.