Wildlife Conservation - Youth Education
Volunteers work on a section of trail at the Preserve
Both the archery range and the summer camp site are located in the northeast corner of the Preserve, near the planned location for the Conservation Education Center. Further to the north is a small trout pond. To connect these learning locations, we are building an interpretive trail that will lead visitors through the various representative habitats, educating them about conservation, management, and ecology.
We have only just begun! Will you consider a donation to help us get this project off the ground? As we progress, be sure to check back to visit our virtual trail online.
In spring of 2011, the Foundation initiated an interpretive trail project that is not only getting trails on the ground at the Preserve, but is engaging local high school students to help teach them geospatial skills and provide experiential connections to their social studies and science curricula. Students visited the Preserve in June for their spring expedition to map a new trail path from the camp site location to the archery range. Trail building expert Herb Davis helped guide the students while they recorded trail data on GPS units. This fall, the students will create maps with the data and develop interpretive loops that use the trails to teach visitors about relevant topics to the Preserve, like resource management, wildlife, history, and geology. Stay tuned for further developments!