[Image: People standing in front of building.]Three Jefferson 4-H members enjoyed two fun filled days at the annual Challenge Camp held at Tickfaw State Park in Springfield, Louisiana. While at Camp, participants had fun strolling through four ecosystems over a mile of boardwalks, experiencing the sights and sounds of a cypress/tupelo swamp, a bottomland hardwood forest, a mixed pine/hardwood forest and the Tickfaw River. Periodically, the park site serves the region by detaining floodwaters when winter and spring rains overflow the steep banks of the Tickfaw River. These periods of occasional flooding offer a unique opportunity to educate visitors on the importance of periodic flooding in the cycle of life that makes wetlands an invaluable habitat and breeding ground for wildlife and fisheries.
Pictured left to right are: Chantel J. Williams, 4-H Agent, Aaron Appleberry (Ellender Middle), Sterling Rose IV (Ellender Middle) and Steven Faili (Word of Life Academy).