Field Trips and Workshops
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Friday 1/2 day |
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T - 1 Guernsey Soil and Water’s Moore
Memorial Woods 8:30 am - noon Cost $15 Explore misconceptions about forest management as we visit naturally managed and intensively managed woodlands at the S&W’s Conservation Camp site. Discover how forest management is a relevant EE tool guided by lessons learned from tree growth data, clearcutting, and for better or worse, technology. |
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T - 2 Deerassic Park 9:00 am - noon Cost $15 The Deerassic Park Education Center is home to a herd of Ohio’s state mammal, the spectacular whitetail deer. Visit the deer enclosure for an up-close opportunity to observe and appreciate this magnificent animal in its natural habit. Learn about hands-on educational opportunities including “The Outside is In!” program, as well as how archery reconnects children to nature. |
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T- 3
Kennedy Stone House 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Cost $15 All along the foothills of the Appalachians, native sandstone lies barely hidden just below the earth. While exploring in Salt Fork State Park you can discover where it occasionally juts up through the earth's surface in the form of great cliffs, ledges and cave-like rock shelves. Experience how Scotch-Irish settlers influenced early American architecture as exhibited by this treasured stone home. Contemplate the great effort and craftsmanship required to construct the Kennedy Stone House, fruit cellar and summer kitchen. This trip includes a 2 mile roundtrip hike to reach the stone house. |
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T - 4
Salt Fork State Park Driving Tour 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Cost $10 The state park’s unofficial historian recently retired, but not before sharing his Salt Fork driving tour with us. Take a self-guided leisurely tour along the many roads and take a drive back in time, before the Salt Fork Lake existed. |
Friday All day |
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- 5 the Wilds behind the scenes tour 8:30 am - 4:00 pm Cost $60 Visit the largest conservation facility of its kind in North American. Board a Safari Transport for a 2.5 hour guided tour trough open-range animal areas where you will see and learn about rare and endangered animals from around the world. Visit the multiple destinations including the Mid-Sized Carnivore Conservation Center, Rhino Management Center, and Conservation Education Camp and the must-see Conservation Science Training Center to learn about the latest educational opportunities for you and your students. Lunch is included. |
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T - 6 Olney Friends School and Raven Rock 8:30 am - 4:00 pm Cost $25 With a global student body and a commitment to Quaker values, the Olney Friends School has been challenging students to grow since 1837. From tapping maple trees to harvesting potatoes, the on-campus farm and garden provides a unique learning environment for students and staff. Visit the farm and garden to see where nutritious produce and meat that are free of chemicals are grown responsibly. Tour a nearby homestead, where we will meet an Olney friend committed to a sustainable lifestyle. |
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T - 7 Old National Rd. Driving/Walking Tour
Downtown Cambridge 8:30 am - 4:00 pm Cost $25 Central to the history of the area was the building of the National Road through Cambridge in 1827. Drive original sections of this brick road as well as sections of Zane’s Trace, a trail cleared out of the wilderness in 1796, linking Kentucky to Ohio and points West. Use a self-guided brochure to discover toll houses, civil war skirmish sites and stagecoach stops at a relaxed pace. Stretch your legs on the streets of Cambridge during a walking tour of the beautiful and historic downtown. Enjoy lunch at the most popular local joint in town. |
Sunday 1/2 Day |
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T - 8 the Wilds 8:30 am - noon Cost $35 Visit the largest conservation facility of its kind in North American. Board a Safari Transport for a 2.5 hour guided tour trough open-range animal areas where you will see and learn about rare and endangered animals from around the world. Visit the Lake Trail and the Mid-Sized Carnivore Conservation Center. Lunch is included. |
Workshops |
Friday |
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W - 1
Project WOW 9:00 am - 4:00 pm WOW was created with the goal of increasing public understanding of wetlands. Over 50 hands-on activities help better understand wetlands and what they do for our natural environment. WOW has been called “the most valuable introduction to wetlands issues and definitions” by the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE). |
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W - 2 Community Based Conservation 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Why do we invest our time and resources into environmental education? Traditionally, practitioners base environmental education goals, methodology, and implementation on the significant life experience research and sense of wonder models. While these methods are effective in reaching long term goals of creating the next generation of environmentally aware citizenry, a new approach- community based conservation, is changing the way we look at environmental education. This workshop will demonstrate a case study for using environmental education as a strategy to reach measurable conservation outcomes by reducing threats to priority species and landscapes. Participants will also learn a methodology for modifying or creating new environmental education programs that inspire stewardship in the long term while ensuring the protection of wildlife today. |
Sunday |
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W - 3 Kilowatt Ours: A Plan to Re-Energize
America screening 8:45 am - 11:00 am Cost $2 Join us for a screening of a film whose mission is to empower communities to improve America’s environment, health and economy by educating and inspiring people to conserve energy and choose renewable power. Develop an awareness of energy-using behaviors and ways to reduce energy use. Learn how to develop and implement a plan to reduce energy use in your home or school by up to 25%. |