Adam Arvidson on the Eco Regions of Camp Tanadoona
Our Program on October 30th was presented by Adam Arvidson. His topic was about the eco regions in our area, and their specific effect on Camp Tanadoona.
Adam started by describing the three major eco regions that exist in the state of Minnesota (few other states have that many regions within their borders). All of this is due to the glaciers that came through Minnesota (and even Bob Williams can’t remember those days!).
Narrowing his focus, he showed us the local ecosystems, and described how the Tanadoona land, because it has not been marked too heavily by civilization, still shows the earmarks of five major ecosystems. Areas on the Eastern side of the land still exhibit the trees from the original times.
As we know, the camp is in the process of updating and reorganizing their property, and the new camp will include nature regions to show campers the characteristics of these five eco regions.
TRIVIA: During the Crimean War, the British Army lost ten times more troops to dysentery than to battle wounds. Boredom can lead to madness in parrots. Gray whales migrate 12,000 miles each year, farther than any other mammal.
QUOTATION (QUESTION) OF THE DAY: “When the guy who made the first drawing board got it wrong, what did he go back to?”
Next week: Ted Schultz, CAA, Student Activities Director at MHS