Monday, November 25, 2013

Darke County Parks’ Park P.A.L.S. Enjoy "Nature in the Fall"


The Darke County Parks’ Park P.A.L.S. students joined Naturalist, Laura Schwieterman, this past month for the program Nature in the Fall and had a blast!

We hit the trails early this morning and were busy searching for signs of Fall. We noticed the leaves changing colors and falling to the ground. The prairie plants all mostly have gone to seed and we located several seed pods from various trees in the woods. While walking along the creek we heard some falling water and stopped to check it out. The students experienced a breathtaking moment as they found a dam that our local beavers created to make their home. While looking at the dam we also noticed several beaver chews and beaver mud slide paths in the area. On our walk back we gathered various fall items such as different colors of leaves, sticks, and nuts. Park P.A.L.S enjoyed the story Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert and after the story we headed to the Live Classroom where all the students were busy creating their own leaf man. Turtles, owls, turkeys and several other animals were created.

If you missed today’s class and you are Kindergarten to second grade please feel free to join us for our upcoming programs on December 7th, January 11th and February 1st programs are 9:30AM until noon. Call the Nature Center at 937-548-0165 to register for the program.

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