06/15/2021
A second visit to Forest Park Nature Center where we composed nature haiku and learned about 'heat islands'.
Prairie Home Nature & Science Outdoor Classroom
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Our learning style is experiential and often student-led in interest. We can all learn from our surroundings and from one another.
I am a University of Illinois Extension Master Naturalist and long time nature and science aficionado who started a nature group for homeschoolers in junior and senior high age. Prairie Home Nature Club is a group for junior and senior high homeschool students that centers around biology, geology, natural history, and environmental science. A typical twice-a-month outing includes some formal prese
06/15/2021
06/03/2021
Today's trip was at Jubilee State Park to walk through the prairie and then search for macroinverterates at the pond.
05/23/2021
Last week, we trekked to Tawny Oaks at Singing Woods Park to discover a treasure around every corner!
05/13/2021
A morning at Forest Park Nature Center, learning how to nature journal in prairies and woodlands.
The hit discovery of the day? A dead mole!
05/10/2021
What does Odin and Yggdrasil have to do with nature exploration?
Find out next week after our first hike of the season!
04/18/2021
The Nature Conservancy and Therkildssen Field Station at Coal Creek. Emiquon Corps of Discovery hike with special permit.
04/04/2021
Checking out the water critters and geology at Spring Creek during an Easter hike!
04/01/2021
Wonderful ferns!
03/29/2021
Spring treasure
03/26/2021
Pimetoui Trail from Grandview Drive on an overcast March afternoon.
I can't wait to take groups out exploring!
03/09/2021
For some of us, yes, lichens are the stuff of fantasy. 😄🌳🌈🌦️
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