The district is planning on doing a huge recruitment in the Fall, so when you go back to school, keep your eyes open for fliers and you can do your part to get your friends to join Scouts. Also keep checking the blog so you know when our next pack meeting will be.
Okay, here the second installment of my summer project for you guys. For you first year Webelos, if you remember these plants, you'll get a head start on your Naturalist activity badge.
This week's plant is Currant Berry. These plants grow wild in our mountains, especially in the foothill areas. You can identify it easily by the leaf - it kind of looks like a fan. The berries are usually ripe late in the spring, but if the animals get to them first, you might not see them. If you do, they are green when they first form, then they turn pink, then purple. Early in the spring, the plant has pretty pink flowers on it. You can eat the berries, and they taste really good. But until you can identify it with absolute certainty, don't just start eating every purple berry you find. Remember, "when in doubt, do without."
All right, troops. We'll have more next week.
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