Took two classes to Prince William Forest Park yesterday, 9/30. Sixty kids total . Will and Becca were there and Courtney. The day went very smoothly. The two classes were split and each did the watchdog and water canaries modules. The feedback from the kids has been great. They loved it! There were 5 full (as in head under the water) immersions/baptisms but the kids just thought it was all fun! They did not really collect creatures randomly, but rather scurried about screaming "There's a crayfi… Continue

Did you know that after months of immobility, cramped up in a hollow tree or den for the winter, black bears have been found to lose no muscle tone or suffer any bone loss? Not so for humans if we were in bed for that long! Bear hormones are for this reason something of interest for some pharmaceutical companies.

We have found out so much about black bears, thanks to Dr. Michael Pelton, professor Emeritus of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. After 40 years of research with graduate stud… Continue

This past weekend, several people were washed out to sea near Thunder Hole in Acadia National Park. Tragically, a young girl of 7 years old died. Others were hospitalized with broken bones and hypothermia. They were observing the effects of Hurricane Bill. Thunder Hole is a unique place to watch the effect of waves, but care must be taken.

Thunder Hole is a "must" stop along Ocean Drive. Try to arrive several hours before high tide and if possible just after a storm has passed out to sea. This… Continue

Currently finishing up the Mapping our Parks at Freedon High school.
Great course, highly recommended Continue

So I have signed up and am taking the GIS workshop that is the counterpart to the BTW workshop I took at the end of June. We are learing how to map and use GPSs and use them to map the site we will be using for our site visit with the kids. it is a great workshop!