Soldier Meadows Interpretive Kit
Soldier Meadows – 10,000 Years of Camping Information highlights the emigrant experience of the Soldier Meadows area. The kit also contains information regarding threatened species and critical habitat of the area. Activities include: Camping Fashion – From prehistoric times to modern day camping, what different generations of people have worn (or not) over a 10,000 year period. Who would use this? – A placement activity that challenges students to identify elements of survival and attribute each to the corresponding generations. Nevada’s Threatened and Endangered Species Lesson Plan – Students learn about biodiversity, ecoregions, threatened, endangered and extinct species. Students learn to identify species at risk in Nevada and at Soldier Meadows.
| Visitor Information Contents Brochures Clipboard Interpretation Explanation Pens (three) Legal Pads Markers (five) Volunteer Opportunities Viewshed Map Frequently Asked Questions Interpretive Panel for Soldier Meadows |
PreHistory Ancient Animals: Camel, Dire Wolf, Ground Sloth, Horse, Mastodon, Sabertooth Cat, Short Faced Bear, Wooly Mammoth How do Humans Stack Up? PreHistory Time Clock Timeline |
History 10,000 Years of Camping Black Rock Battle Ground Emigrant History – Soldier Meadows Emigrant Provisions Land Dealings Paiute Indians Ranching History Women Headed West |
| Profiles Chief Winnemucca Sarah Winnemucca Jim Yow |
Camping Camping Etiquette |
Safety |
| Plants Basalt Cinquefoil, Big Sagebrush, Bitterbrush, Cattail, Crosby Buckwheat, Curl Leaf Mountain Mahogany, Desert Saltgrass, Grasses, Greasewood, Great Basin Wild Rye, Grimy Ivesia, Indian Ricegrass, Noxious Weeds, Quaking Aspen, Rushes, Russian Thistle, Sagbrush, Schoolcraft Catseye, Sedges, Shadescale, Shrubs, Smooth Stickleaf, Tiehm Milkvetch, Tule, Utah Juniper, Willows, Windloving Buckwheat, Wood’s Rose Elongate Mud Meadows Pyrg |
Mammals American Quarter Horse Color and Markings Reference Chart, Badger, BlackTailed Jack Rabbit, Bobcat, California Bighorn Sheep, Coyote, Desert Cottontail, Desert Woodrat, Fringed Myotis, Kangaroo Rat, Kit Fox, LongEared Myotis, LongLegged Myotis, LongTailed Weasel, Mountain Lion, Mule Deer, Porcupine, Pronghorn Antelope, Pygmy Rabbit, SmallFooted Myotis, Stripped Skunk, Western Spotted Skunk, WhiteTailed Antelope Squirrel, Wild Burro, Wild Horse, Yuma Myotis |
Birds American Avocet, American White Pelican, BlackBilled Magpie, Black Tern, Chukar Partridge, Golden Eagle, Greater Sage Grouse, Least Bittern, LongBilled Curlew, Northern Harrier, RedTailed Hawk, WhiteFaced Ibis |
| Fish Channel Catfish, Goldfish, Green Sunfish, Lahonton Cutthroat Trout, LargeMouth Black Bass, Speckled Dace, Tahoe Sucker, TuiChub |
Reptiles Desert Horned Lizard, Desert Spiny Lizard, Gopher Snake, Great Basin Collared Lizard, Leopard Lizard, Shorthorned Lizard, Speckled Rattlesnake, Western Banded Gecko, Zebra Tailed Lizard |
Insects Black Widow, Brown Recluse, California Giant Stonefly, Chiggers, Mayfly, Mormon Cricket, Zebra Caddisfly |
| Outdoor Ethics Leave No Trace Introduction Overviews of Principles 1-7 Leave What You Find Spread the Word…Not Weeds Tread Lightly! |
Activities Camping Essentials Game Pieces Picture Board Putty Camping Fashion Directions Fabric Swatches Emigrant Diary Entries Emigrant Trail Game: Directions, Emigration Facts, Two Spinners (doublesided), Answer Cards Word Search |
Lesson Plans Nevada’s Threatened and Endangered Species Resources |
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