3^rd - 8^th grade

Morning Program

Touch a banana slug! Learn how a slug chews with no teeth, sees without eyes, and moves with no bones. In the forest, search for your spotty yellow friends. Explore how they decompose logs and fallen leaves by eating “dead stuff,” and discover the role of other decomposers in the forest ecosystem. This is an excellent introduction to the carbon cycle.

Full-Day Program

Mushrooms, worms, termites—the forest is full of organisms that make soil, and soil is full of life. Check out samples of soil in various stages of decomposition, and see for yourself how a leaf turns into dirt. We’ll take a close look at live worms, and each student will build a miniature composting worm bin to take home, or we’ll make a large one for your classroom.

- Details and Registration
- Topics

• Sensational Senses
• Trees are Terrific
• The Hidden World of Slugs
• Adaptable Animals
• Ethnobotany
• Forest Highs & Lows
• Create a Healthy Stream
• Watershed Programs
• Alien Invaders