WINTER SCOUTING SKILLS FEATURED ON WINDOWS TO THE WILD

(DURHAM, March 23, 2012) – An old Scout named Willem Lange spends a weekend at the annual Klondike Derby at Camp Carpenter in Manchester, where Boy Scouts from around NH demonstrate their winter skills, on the next WINDOWS TO THE WILD, airing Thursday, March 29th at 8:30 p.m. on New Hampshire Public Television. Willem tags along with two teams of Scouts as they compete in a series of events that challenge their skills, including building a fire, ice rescue, first aid and hypothermia treatment, and using a compass. He also finds out what Scouting means to those at the event, young and old, on this “New Scouts, Old Scouts” episode.Coming up this season on WINDOWS TO THE WILD after “New Scouts, Old Scouts”: a New Year's Day hike tradition on Mt. Moosilauke; joining a LightHawk mission that's tracking black bears, and more!NHPTV’s popular, award-winning WINDOWS TO THE WILD outdoor series, hosted by Willem Lange, airs Thursdays at 8:30 p.m. As he hikes, floats, flies and fishes around New England, Willem offers insight into the history, ecology and special character of these wild places. Watch online anytime: http://video.nhptv.org/program/windows-wild

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