County Marsh Field Trip

We had a wonderful opportunity to join a DNR ecologist on a very informative field trip.

We all learned a lot about wetlands, their value, how they work, the many kinds of

animal and plant species they support, migration, and the history and purpose of the Marsh today. 

learning about wetlands on top of the tower

pointing out plant species and their value

viewing the water rushing out of the controlled flow part of the dam

hiking a trail into the marsh

beautiful and very tall native grasses

happy

hiking into the dense cedar forests

Celene was enamored with the pretty colors of the horsetail grasses

Park Visit

The spring jitters have us getting out to the parks more often!

Maywood Sappin' and Sawin'

Maywood Conservation Parks invites homeschoolers for various events throughout the year...

about 3-4 per per season.

This one focused on lumberjacking and maple syrup making, taught by a former lumberjack. 

It was fun and enlightening for all.

lumberjack presentation

presenting the saw

playing lumberjack games of lighting matches with a hatchet

Eli getting his turn at the saw

learning to use tools to move logs around

Miles was the 2018 frying pan throwing contest champion!

heading into the woods

presentation on the history of tapping trees

trying out the yoke for carrying buckets of sap

 

peeking into sap buckets

hand drilling tapping holes

learning about which trees to tap

trying out different kinds of syrup

Spring Waves

we had a few minutes to enjoy the waves pounding along the pier earlier this week