Utilize nature as inspiration to write a Limerick
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Nature Journal: Limericks
Author: Dishman Hills
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Nature Journal: Haiku
Utilize the outdoors as inspiration to write a haiku
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Nature Journal: Birding Basics
Join us on a birding adventure (and don’t forget your journal!)
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Goldback Springs pH
Stan demonstrates how to test the PH of water at Goldback Springs in the Dishman Hills, and discusses factors that can affect the PH measurements of water.
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Nature Detective
Use your journal to solve a mystery
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Prairie Smoke (Geum triflorum)
Do you know about Prairie Smoke (Geum triflorum)? This flower nods when it first blooms, but when it’s ready to disperse seeds, it raises its head upward to disperse long, purplish filaments into any light breeze that happens by. Also known as Old Man’s Whiskers, this was a little-known plant before Meriweather Lewis noted it in his journal on Wednesday, June 8, 1806. As an early bloomer, Prairie Smoke provides vital nectar for insects emerging from hibernation. The bulb of the Prairie Smoke is also edible.
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Basic Survival
What to consider if you are lost and, more importantly, things to contemplate when planning an outing
Take a magnified look at nature
