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Beachy Kee
My husband and I recently got an RV and have been taking our 2 small boys camping for about the past year. What are the best campgrounds that are the most kid friendly. We have 1 year old and 3 year old boys.
Answer
If I could I would stay at the Disney Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground. You can stay there and enjoy all the ammenities of a Disney resort without even having to pay to go to the parks. There is a pool, horseback riding, tennis, archery, crusing on the Disney lakes, petting zoo, playgrounds and so much more. Be sure to click the link on the sources section, for much more detailed info from www.allears.net.
Here's a little more info:
There are 788 conventional campsites at FW located in 20 loops (100 through 2000). Most sites are fairly secluded from one another by a generous growth of brush and trees between sites. All campsites are back-ins and are a combination of paved driveway, which range in length from 25 to 60 feet, and sandy pad. Each site is approximately 25 feet wide and comes with a picnic table and charcoal grill. All sites have electricity (20/30/50 amps) and city water. There are 695 full hookup sites that also provide sewer. The 90 partial hookup sites, primarily used by tent campers and those with tent trailers, are located on loops 1500 and 2000.
It used to be that you couldn't have a campfire at the sites, because they worried about people letting them get out of control etc. But! this policy changed.
You can bring in your own contained campfire unit. Typically, stores call them firepits or outdoor fireplaces. It's a solid metal bottom on short legs with metal mesh sides and a top. A mesh top is okay at all campsites EXCEPT any of those that are creekside. If you have a creekside spot, you must have a solid metal top for your firepit. This is to better prevent embers from spreading to the greater amount trees and foliage (and wildlife) that are around the creeks. For example, the creek/dog walk along Loop 300 has a large wooded area with deer, eagles, armadillos and more making their home there.
Of course, Fort Wilderness also has the Campfire Program where you can enjoy campfires as well as everything offered at this special program.
If I could I would stay at the Disney Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground. You can stay there and enjoy all the ammenities of a Disney resort without even having to pay to go to the parks. There is a pool, horseback riding, tennis, archery, crusing on the Disney lakes, petting zoo, playgrounds and so much more. Be sure to click the link on the sources section, for much more detailed info from www.allears.net.
Here's a little more info:
There are 788 conventional campsites at FW located in 20 loops (100 through 2000). Most sites are fairly secluded from one another by a generous growth of brush and trees between sites. All campsites are back-ins and are a combination of paved driveway, which range in length from 25 to 60 feet, and sandy pad. Each site is approximately 25 feet wide and comes with a picnic table and charcoal grill. All sites have electricity (20/30/50 amps) and city water. There are 695 full hookup sites that also provide sewer. The 90 partial hookup sites, primarily used by tent campers and those with tent trailers, are located on loops 1500 and 2000.
It used to be that you couldn't have a campfire at the sites, because they worried about people letting them get out of control etc. But! this policy changed.
You can bring in your own contained campfire unit. Typically, stores call them firepits or outdoor fireplaces. It's a solid metal bottom on short legs with metal mesh sides and a top. A mesh top is okay at all campsites EXCEPT any of those that are creekside. If you have a creekside spot, you must have a solid metal top for your firepit. This is to better prevent embers from spreading to the greater amount trees and foliage (and wildlife) that are around the creeks. For example, the creek/dog walk along Loop 300 has a large wooded area with deer, eagles, armadillos and more making their home there.
Of course, Fort Wilderness also has the Campfire Program where you can enjoy campfires as well as everything offered at this special program.
How to go about building an aviary?
Steph
Okay, I was wondering if someone on here could help me. I want to help design and aviary for a preserve out on Long Island. It will be an outdoor aviary that will house common bird species found in the area. The aviary is desired to be a walk in to educate children on native bird species. My questions are: What should be kept in mind building an aviary? What materials are the best and cheapest? Do they have kits to build aviaries or should they be made from scratch? Is there a bird species found in the North Eastern United States (specifically on Long Island in New York) that does not migrate and would do well outdoors in this aviary all year round?
I would very much appreciate it if I could e-mail someone regarding this project idea. Thank you!
Answer
Okay first i went to check out other walk through aviaries in zoos
Scripps Aviary - Walk-Through - San Diego Zoo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahOY8RLiuvo
good video of double doors (which helps prevent a bird from escaping and display of birds within and at the side you see other sites to visit- this is the best way to cruise through other aviaries because if you just type the sentence in of aviaries in zoos- you only get nonsense sites of the zoos public sites saying they have a aviary and no pictures.
Now most of these are huge tents made of metal screens- no cheap and huge frames and concrete footing.
There are premade aviary cages kits available.
http://www.macawdreams.com/outdooraviaries.html
this one comes with the double door for a single cage or it looks like you could hook up many modules with double doors between.
You can just type in outdoor aviaries
and pages come up and at the bottom of the page you will see more places to visit outdoor aviary designs, constuction building, pictures,etc.
http://www.buildanaviary.com/
some basic ideas
http://www.ehow.com/info_8645869_plants-aviaries.html
any holes for planting trees or shrubs in a concrete flooring for an outdoor aviary is a very bad idea. Use Pots on top of a very thick concrete slab for trees and/or shrubs. Holes allow rodents, snakes and any/or other ground dwelling animals easy access to your Birds in the aviary.
http://www.tailfeathersnetwork.com/birdinformation/housingbirds.php
http://www.birdchannel.com/bird-news/ViewComment.aspx?id=27152
http://jamiesparrothelp.wordpress.com/2011/09/13/outdoor-aviary-concerns-bugs-and-wild-bird-diseases/
everyone is worried of wild birds transmitting diseases to caged birds-avian flu. always have solid roofing to prevent bird wild bird droppings falling inside. Double screening outside screen the best wire mesh that has opening too small for a mouse to fit through for the outer cage and mosquito screen on buildings windows or mosquito repellent plants surrounding the cages outside because lots of birds get the bird flu from mosquito bites.
http://w11.zetaboards.com/Conure_Crazy/topic/166913/1/
more basic stuff.
http://www.birdaviary.net/
some aviaries should have concrete floors so that the floors can be washed down with hose and brooms- daily - drainage ditches for catching the dirty water around the inner perimeter of the cage. Make sure that you submit plans to your local county wastewater dept. for discharge of wastewater ( friends in wastewater) from cages and proper sewage hook up,etc. or what ever you decide but make sure it meets county code before you build.
slow shallow running water fountains with good outlet to drainage is a good way to provide bathing and drinking water.
I have more info but am running out of space and sites allowed to post and i will send more to you via your email.
Hope this helps
Okay first i went to check out other walk through aviaries in zoos
Scripps Aviary - Walk-Through - San Diego Zoo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahOY8RLiuvo
good video of double doors (which helps prevent a bird from escaping and display of birds within and at the side you see other sites to visit- this is the best way to cruise through other aviaries because if you just type the sentence in of aviaries in zoos- you only get nonsense sites of the zoos public sites saying they have a aviary and no pictures.
Now most of these are huge tents made of metal screens- no cheap and huge frames and concrete footing.
There are premade aviary cages kits available.
http://www.macawdreams.com/outdooraviaries.html
this one comes with the double door for a single cage or it looks like you could hook up many modules with double doors between.
You can just type in outdoor aviaries
and pages come up and at the bottom of the page you will see more places to visit outdoor aviary designs, constuction building, pictures,etc.
http://www.buildanaviary.com/
some basic ideas
http://www.ehow.com/info_8645869_plants-aviaries.html
any holes for planting trees or shrubs in a concrete flooring for an outdoor aviary is a very bad idea. Use Pots on top of a very thick concrete slab for trees and/or shrubs. Holes allow rodents, snakes and any/or other ground dwelling animals easy access to your Birds in the aviary.
http://www.tailfeathersnetwork.com/birdinformation/housingbirds.php
http://www.birdchannel.com/bird-news/ViewComment.aspx?id=27152
http://jamiesparrothelp.wordpress.com/2011/09/13/outdoor-aviary-concerns-bugs-and-wild-bird-diseases/
everyone is worried of wild birds transmitting diseases to caged birds-avian flu. always have solid roofing to prevent bird wild bird droppings falling inside. Double screening outside screen the best wire mesh that has opening too small for a mouse to fit through for the outer cage and mosquito screen on buildings windows or mosquito repellent plants surrounding the cages outside because lots of birds get the bird flu from mosquito bites.
http://w11.zetaboards.com/Conure_Crazy/topic/166913/1/
more basic stuff.
http://www.birdaviary.net/
some aviaries should have concrete floors so that the floors can be washed down with hose and brooms- daily - drainage ditches for catching the dirty water around the inner perimeter of the cage. Make sure that you submit plans to your local county wastewater dept. for discharge of wastewater ( friends in wastewater) from cages and proper sewage hook up,etc. or what ever you decide but make sure it meets county code before you build.
slow shallow running water fountains with good outlet to drainage is a good way to provide bathing and drinking water.
I have more info but am running out of space and sites allowed to post and i will send more to you via your email.
Hope this helps
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