Still fresh in my mind is the unlaid hike that unfolded beautifully towards the Thomas Woods. I attempted to reinforce the idea of the trees before us being in relationship to the rest of the plant community around, even if we couldn't positively i.d. each one, there were clues about them. Once we got to the woods, asking about the canopy layers and how this influences habitat for wildlife, things kept getting interesting. I enjoyed the kids as they just naturally started doing things: one girl just collected every snail shell in sight, another girl spotted trees reminiscent of her backyard and the log turnovers found a tiger beetle! It must be the echoes of land management in my head looking out for evidence of hydrology patterns and such that I felt really comfortable asking kids to identify what was happening to the vegetation and soil on a really steep gully of sorts closer to the edge of property ends. Where they thought the soil erosion would end up, trying to link things to the wetland game.
A challenge was being mindful of the flow in the presentation time, worrying doesn't get you anywhere, focusing on finishing in time I think I forgot to introduce myself!
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