The week between Christmas and New Year's gave us the opportunity for one last grouse hunt in south-central Wisconsin along the
Kickapoo River. It was cold with several inches of snow on the ground, and when we got there the river was frozen.
*6) Gamehide's
Kickapoo River Parka is a waterproof/breathable systems parka designed for winter bowhunts.
Detailed examples are presented: (1) the Selborne Project, in which students focus on many aspects of the square kilometer around their school; (2) cemetery studies in South Dakota and Virginia; (3) interdisciplinary studies, such as a family heritage project in Tennessee, the study of a local stream and its water in Maine, and the
Kickapoo River Institute in Wisconsin; (4) studies of the local economy, history, and natural environment in Howard, South Dakota; (5) studies of local renewable energy resources and local artists and artisans in Mendocino, California; (6) development from an oral history project to place-based projects across the curriculum in a south Texas school; and (7) local history projects in Virginia.
Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin, has avoided disaster by moving its business district away from the
Kickapoo River and creating a new town center.
The
Kickapoo River Valley in west-central Wisconsin is another enclave of country-cooperation.
Chronic flooding by the
Kickapoo River had led business leaders in the tiny town (population 500) to move the shopping district to higher ground.