I got to spend most of the day today playing educator.  I was at the local Texas Tech campus teaching a bunch of sixth graders about eco-logical restoration.  It was a blast.  We talked about controlled burns and the benefit it has on a prairie eco-system, what are the right conditions for a burn and how to calculate fuel loads, ect.  To top off the event we did a prescribed burn with the help of some folks from the NRCS and then planted native grass and wildflower seeds to complete our short course on restoration. 

It is great to see kids hyped up about getting away from the TeeVee and ready to get there hands dirty playing outside.  It is especially cool when they get the chance to learn a little about the way nature works, in the processs of having a good time.  I can't imagine how much easier my learning would have been if I had gotten the chance to learn about that kind of stuff when I was a kid. 

The seed of knowledge was planted with these kids today.  Lets make sure that we leave them enough of the natural world, so that they can put it to good use someday.

Here are some of the photos that I took today: