My kindergartners and first graders tried to “sneak” up on Chorus frogs today. Our center has a rain garden that is now full of water and home to quite a few frogs. The frogs were singing loudly in the morning and I thought it would be great fun to have the kids walk up to them so […]
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It’s spring and romance is in the air. Literally. While people are known to hire sky writers or airplanes to profess their love, there’s a tiny bird that is the king of outrageous and romantic gestures – The American Woodcock. On a recent Audubon expedition to Cherokee Marsh, me and about 20 other bird enthusiasts
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My feet hurt. I’m hungry. Are we there yet? I’m thirsty. I’m dehydrated. I’m gonna die. I’m bored. This sucks. I’m hot. So goes the litany of complaints experienced on a recent hike to Cherokee Marsh with a group of 7 first through fifth graders. The weather was in the 70s, there were no bugs,
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I firmly believe that if you take kids outside, they will find endless ways to entertain themselves. This belief was validated on Tuesday, when I took our kids to BB Clark Beach. Immediately, groups of children started building moats and filling them water. They saw real or imagined “crabs” in the water. They floated boats
Once a month, I take a group of kids on outdoor adventures. These trips are designed to get kids outside hiking. The trips are sponsored by a group called Inner City Outings (ICO). ICO partners with the Sierra Club, REI and others to offer these trips to kids that normally wouldn’t have opportunities to hike
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