Learn about the Houston Toad habitat at the council's Griffith League Ranch and our agreement with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Department as stewards of the land.

National Wild Turkey Federation

Learn to call from the pros at the Texas Chapter of this organization dedicated to wild turkeys.

Texas Parks and Wildlife will showcase their Game Thief Exhibit, an effort to stop illegal poaching in Texas. It has been successful in raising awareness of this problem. With public help, game wardens work hard to put a stop to poachers and wildlife criminals. Learn how you can help.

Check out kayak fishing for a path less traveled and hear from Scouters who do this from local waters to the Gulf Coast. Visit with members of the Coastal Conservation Association.

Learn about the importance and basics of hunter safety, from experts in the Texas Youth Hunting program.

Gators Anyone?

Of Texas' 254 counties, alligators are found in 120 of them. Texas is home to more than 350,000 alligators, from the swamps of the Sabine River to the marshes near Corpus Christi.

Visit with Texas Parks and Wildlife experts Amos Cooper, alligator program leader at the J.D. Murphree Wildlife Management Area, and Monique Slaughter, a TPWD biologist who helps run the alligator program in Port Arthur. And check out the "friends" they're bringing to ScoutJam!