KID'S SURVIVAL TRAINING: Teaching children wilderness 
survival ... on Passport to Texas.
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Passport to Texas from Texas Parks and Wildlife

It's never too early to teach children what to do if they 
ever become separated from the family while on a nature 
outing.

We want the kids to know what they need to do to keep 
themselves safe if they're out there by themselves. :07

David Owens is park interpreter and assistant 
superintendent at Lake Mineral Wells State Park. On July 
29 the park offers wilderness survival training for 
children aged five to fourteen.

This program is basically to teach kids what to do in case they 
get lost out in the woods. And of course we give all kinds of tips 
about how to keep from getting lost and staying with your 
group, and things like that. :12

Children must be accompanied by a parent, guardian or 
youth group leader. 

We play a few games; we go on an actual hike; we give them 
some equipment that we'd like them to bring as they hike so 
they'll know how to use it. When we get out there, we tell them 
the basics of what you need to do by using a "stop sign" 
acronym, s-t-o-p, and that reminds them of what they need to 
do step-by-step out there in the woods if they ever get lost. :24

The training is free, but reservations are required. 
Contact the park for more information. 

Tomorrow - teaching kids how to STOP when lost in the 
wilderness.

That's our show for today ... for Texas Parks and 
Wildlife ... I'm Cecilia Nasti.