Student Leadership
What is the organization all students in wildlife lab are members of?
Name one wildlife mammal that was once in Ohio and is currently not naturally here
Elk, mountain lions, bison, woolly mammoth, wolf, Canada Lynx
What is one item of clothing wildlife lab students must wear each day
shoes, long pants, boots, weather appropriate clothing, extra clothes in case we fall in the river
Name one career students pursue after completing wildlife lab.
What is the certification in wildlife called that teaches life saving techniques?
CPR/First Aid. Students are certified through the American Heart Association
Based on the banners hanging in the classroom, what colors do you think represent our student organization are?
Corn Gold and National Blue
Name one mammal in the rabies vector
coyote, raccoon, bat, skunk, fox
How can you get to wildlife lab during the school day?
school buses can bring you, drive yourself, or have a family member drive you
To gain professional experiences and see what the daily life is in that career so you can learn more about a job.
What is the certification earned in wildlife lab that certifies we have 10 hours of job safety training?
OSHA-10 hour card
What trips can you take in wildlife lab?
National FFA Convention
State FFA Convention
FFA Contests
FFA Camp
Camp Canopy
What animal pelt was sold in great numbers to fund the first public library in Ohio?
Squirrels. Squirrel pelts were sold and Ohio built its very first public library in Athens, Ohio
Do you think lab is always at Camp Lazarus each day of the school year?
No, sometimes lab is at the DACC building enjoying festivals, student socials, or meeting kids from other labs in the FFA. Other labs in the FFA are Zoo, Equine, Landscape, and Power Sports & Diesel Tech
Yes, most students go to college after this lab because careers in natural resources take a college degree
Our Ducks Unlimited Wildlife Conservation Certification tests knowledge on wildlife ecology, wildlife management, and ____________________ identification
wildlife
Our FFA Organization allows us to compete in numerous contests. Looking at the banners, name one contest wildlife lab competes in annually.
Animal Management, Aquarium Management, Environmental Natural Resources, Nature Interpretation, Forestry
Name one food that can be cooked in wildlife lab that grows outdoors?
At the wildlife lab, we have a commercial grade kitchen in the dining hall where we enjoy cooking things like: chicken of the woods, applesauce, pumpkin pie, cricket cookies, paw paw bread, elk tacos, venison chilli, ramp pizza, morel mushroom alfredo, root vegetable roast, turtle soup, fried frog legs, fried fish over the fire, fried alligator, kangaroo burritos
How would content be organized in Wildlife Lab?
Share your opinion. Do you think most careers in natural resources work with animals, or work with the habitat around the animals to keep the animals healthy and populations productive?
work with the habitat around the animals to keep the animals healthy and populations productive
How often are jobs in the wildlife career field requiring interns and high school students to have their driver's license?
Most paid intern jobs in the lab require the student to have their driver's license because you are driving UTVs, trucks, etc.
Various leadership roles in the FFA are officers. Name one of the FFA officer positions.
President, vice president, secretary, treasurer, reporter, historian, sentinel, student advisor
What is the first Ohio wildlife mammal to have a law passed to protect its population by establishing specific trapping dates?
Muskrat
Where are most hands-on activities held in the wildlife lab?
Outdoors. Be prepared to work outside in all types of weather.
Guest speakers come often in the senior lab. What is the purpose of having a guest speaker?
To learn more about careers that you one day may be working
Before operating tools in wildlife lab, what does a student have to pass?
a safety test