Today in Piney Ridge, Lilly meets a stranger and is invited out for lunch.

Parents, feel free to engage with your kiddos using some of the prompts from below.

• Where do you think Puma lives and sleeps?
  • Very steep and rocky areas, with a lot of bush’s for them to hide
  • They will sleep anywhere from on trees, under rock ledges, or even in caves. They will sleep somewhere new every few nights.
• What kind of food does Puma eat?
  • Other animals smaller than them, deer’s are their favorite
• Why did Humpy return to area where he was born?
  • Humpback/Pink salmon return to the area where they were born to lay eggs after 18 months in the ocean
• Does Bev live in her dam?
  • No, beavers have “lodges” which is a pile of sticks, mud, and leaves that forms a dome where the beavers sleep and store food. Beavers build dams to create a pond where the water is still or slow moving so they can create their lodge safely.
• Why was Dougie opening a pinecone?
  • To get to the seeds hidden with the hard outer folds (called scales)

For an activity, find brown and tightly closed pinecones. Put them in a warm dry area until the cone dry’s out and open naturally. Once it is open, turn the cone upside down and shake it or tap it until the seeds fall out. You can also gently peel back the scales and push out the seeds with a finger. After you get the seeds out you can place them in a cup of water, any seeds that sink to the bottom can be planted.

DO NOT EAT THESE SINCE MAY SPECIES OF PINE TREES CAN BE TOXIC

To plant your seeds, place them a damp paper towel inside a sealed plastic bag in the back of your fridge from 30 to 90 days. Afterwards place in small pot with potting mix and place the seed ¼” deep into the soil. Place the pot in a warm and sunny location and keep moist. A seedling will emerge within 2 to 4 weeks.

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