Girl Scouts, Horses, Bats & Bluebirds

Submitted by: Christine Smith
Phone: 540-972-0936
Email Address: smithmc(at)infionline.net
Date Added: 7/27/2008

As its Bronze Award project, Girl Scout Troop 3502 chose to help Traveller's Rest Equine Elders Sanctuary with its Integrated Pest Management program. After visiting the Spotsylvania, VA Sanctuary and learning that several equine diseases are transmitted by insect bites, the Scouts agreed to research bluebird and bat habits and build shelters to encourage more of the mighty insectivores to take up residence at TREES.

On July 25, 2008 seven bluebird houses and two bat houses were delivered by five representatives of the Troop. In addition to researching construction details, the girls compiled information on where to position the houses, when the houses are likely to be inhabited, and the benefits of encouraging bluebirds and bats to live at the Sanctuary. As a bonus, each house is signed by its builder; each one a signed original!

The staff and residents of Traveller's Rest would like to thank Troop 3502 for the time they invested in helping TREES' residents stay comfortable and healthy in their Golden Years. Hopefully, the girls can return next spring or summer and watch young bluebirds cruising the skies. Thank you, Troop 3502! Come back any time.

For more information on TREES Integrated Pest Management trials, please visit http://equineelders.blogspot.com/2008/06/integrated-pest-management.html

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