More than 30 children and their grown ups gathered at the Scheier Natural Area in Fluvanna County for a survivial workshop taught by Steve Pullinger and Rich Meeker. The participants learned how to build a temporary shelter with sticks and leaves, learned how to build a fire without matches (no small task) and were told to think in term of priorities, first comes shelter, then water, then fire and food, with food being the last on the list because people can go a week without food.
The 100 acre preserve is owned and operated by the Rivanna Conservation Society and is managed by the Friends of Scheier.
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