Penn State Ag Sciences Newsline -- April 10, 2007

Fishing can put kids in touch with nature (:47)

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Suggested Intro:

APRIL 14TH MARKS THE FIRST DAY OF TROUT SEASON IN MOST OF PENNSYLVANIA. A NATURAL RESOURCES SPECIALIST IN PENN STATE'S COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES SAYS A LITTLE ANGLING COULD HELP INTRODUCE YOUR CHILD TO THE GREAT OUTDOORS. GARY ABDULLAH HAS THE STORY:

Story:

(:15) THE FIRST DAY OF TROUT SEASON ALWAYS DRAWS MEN AND WOMEN OUT TO A DAY IN THE RAW BEAUTY OF THE STATE'S STREAMS AND RIVERS. PENN STATE NATURAL RESOURCES SPECIALIST SANFORD SMITH SAYS THE EXCITEMENT OF OPENING DAY CAN ALSO ENTICE KIDS AWAY FROM VIDEO GAMES AND INDOOR PURSUITS.

Smith Actuality:
(:18) "THEY GET TO SEE THE BEAUTIFUL TREES AND THE PLANTS, AND THE OTHER WILDLIFE THAT'S IN THE AREA. THE CHANGING WEATHER, RIPPLES ON THE WATER - ALL SORTS OF BEAUTIFUL THINGS IN NATURE. A YOUNG PERSON REALLY HAS A COMPLETE EXPERIENCE WHEN THEY GO FISHING; IT'S NOT A TWO-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO SCREEN, OR TV. IT'S A 3-D, IN-DEPTH, FULL SENSORY EXPERIENCE."

(:14) THE U-S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE SAYS FISHING HAS BEEN DECLINING NATIONALLY SINCE THE NINETIES. SMITH ENCOURAGES PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS TO USE THE HOBBY TO PASS THEIR APPRECIATION OF NATURE ALONG TO THE YOUNGER GENERATION. FROM PENN STATE, I'M GARY ABDULLAH.

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