Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Behind the scenes with the Friends and Wildlife with Jeremy

The season finale of Comcast SportsNet's Wildlife with Jeremy show featured the Friends of Tryon Creek in July 2012. The episode featured Jeremy geocaching in and around Portland, including the site of the very first geocache, "Original Stash" near Mt. Hood. After each geocache Jeremy checked in with the Friends and shared our mission - to connect people to the natural world and inspire an ethic of environmental stewardship in all - through interviews with Friends' staff, as well as youth campers and their parents.

Interview with a young "Nature Enthusiast"

Preparing to lead Friends' day campers to a big surprise...

Wildlife production team prepares the gear for the give-away to the Friends

Camping equipment field-day!

Jeremy presents the gear to Friends' Education Director Matthew Collins, and to these excited kiddos

At the end of the show, Jeremy presented new camping gear from Next Adventure to the Friends for use in our youth camp programs. Jeremy also presented gear to these lucky - and very surprised! - day campers. They were thrilled! Thanks Jeremy!