Outdoor Programs

Collect, Identify and Create a Nature Scrapbook (using Seek phone app) 

Day: Saturday                                                 

Date: April 9

Cost: $4.00/person                                        

Time: 9:30am - 10:30am

Age: 7 - 12                                                       

Location: Outdoors at pavilion behind Rec Center

This Master Gardner workshop introduces kids to leaf collecting! Kids will learn about the two basic types of leaves and lots of variations! More importantly, they will learn the characteristics of plants and a fun introduction to the classification of plants. Using this information, students will collect 10 leaves, press them into a scrapbook, (using the "Seek" phone app), will lable their class, order, family, genus and species. Class will be led by Shelby County Master Gardener. 

Requirements: Children must be accompanied by an adult. Must have the Seek phone app. Advanced registration required, online or at Recreation Center: January 3 - April 6. 

A Nature Scavenger Hunt!

Day: Saturday                                                   

Date: May 7

Cost: $2.00/person    

Time: 9:30am-10:30am

Age: 7-12                                                  

Location: Outdoors at pavilion behind Rec Center 

Let's find plants, amphibians, fungi, fish, reptiles, arachnids, birds, insects, mollusks, and mammals! After a Master Gardener briefing on species native to our park, this workshop sends kids on a scavenger hunt along the park trail to find those species. Students (and parents) will learn to use the "Seek" phone app to identify and log a list of species found in our park. Prizes, of course, wait at the end of the hunt! Class will be led by a Shelby County Master Gardener. 

Requirements: Children must be accompanied by an adult. Must have the Seek phone app. Advanced registration required, online or at Recreation Center: January 3 - May 3.