A huge thank you to the several local artist that made this trail possible:
Spirit William (Spirit of the Hills) - Hand Carved Mammals Plaques
Colonial Wagon & Wheel - Posts for the hand carved mammals
Nancy Ehlert & AmeriCorp Members - Clay Animal Tracks
Clay Forest Friends - Megan Anzalone & Advanced Art Students from Logan Hocking Schools*
Natural Items Along the Trail for Creative Play - Wood Stumps & Tree Cookies - Rob Meyer & Dani Gill
Forest Friends Theater Frame and Wood Animal Masks - Rebecca Miller.
*Raccoon - Zachery Ratcliff, Squirrel - Andrea Klingelhafer & Caroline Tier, Bear - Danielle Wolfe, Fox - Gracie Garren, Rabbit - Victoria Colliton, Bobcat - Abbie Dicken, Skunk - Maya Burggraf, Lauren Johnson & Ethan Speidel, Deer - Emma Castle, Beaver & Badger - Megan Anzalone.
Funding for this project was made possible by the Foundation for Appalachia Ohio - Stewardship Pillar of Prosperity Grant - See Below for more details about FAO and this grant.
Spirit William (Spirit of the Hills) - Hand Carved Mammals Plaques
Colonial Wagon & Wheel - Posts for the hand carved mammals
Nancy Ehlert & AmeriCorp Members - Clay Animal Tracks
Clay Forest Friends - Megan Anzalone & Advanced Art Students from Logan Hocking Schools*
Natural Items Along the Trail for Creative Play - Wood Stumps & Tree Cookies - Rob Meyer & Dani Gill
Forest Friends Theater Frame and Wood Animal Masks - Rebecca Miller.
*Raccoon - Zachery Ratcliff, Squirrel - Andrea Klingelhafer & Caroline Tier, Bear - Danielle Wolfe, Fox - Gracie Garren, Rabbit - Victoria Colliton, Bobcat - Abbie Dicken, Skunk - Maya Burggraf, Lauren Johnson & Ethan Speidel, Deer - Emma Castle, Beaver & Badger - Megan Anzalone.
Funding for this project was made possible by the Foundation for Appalachia Ohio - Stewardship Pillar of Prosperity Grant - See Below for more details about FAO and this grant.
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Resources:
Project Wild: This is a great place to find a huge list of activities for your student, classroom, or homeschool group for all ages. www.fishwildlife.org/projectwild National Geographic has a great page to learn about many species of mammals: kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals Rebecca's Favorites: Animal Antifreeze http://www.outdoorbiology.com/files/resources/activities/Anti-freeze.pdf How many Bears? https://www.michigan.gov/documents/dnr/WLD_How_Many_Bears_Can_Live_MI_Adaptation_338960_7.pdf Printable Activities This packet is in PDF form so it can be printed or downloaded to your phone. |
Books We Love:
Hibernation Station by Michelle Meadows Ten in a Den by John Butler Eww! Critter Litter by Stan Tiekela The Oak and his friends by Anna Tyumentseva Stranger in the Woods by Carl R. Sams Creek Critters by Jennifer Keats Curtis Deena The Damselfly by Steve Rosman Under One Rock by Anthony D. Fredericks Pass the Energy Please by Barbara Shaw McKinney What do you do with a tail like this by Steve Jenkins & Robin Page A Fun Series that makes a great Birthday, Easter, Christmas Present is the Backpack Explorer Series. Discovering Trees On The Nature Trail Bug Hunt Bird Watch Simple, take a long books with stickers, activities to do outdoors that require little supplies. We found them on Amazon! We have copied activities from these books and laminated them. They can be found in the Explorers Containers. Use the laminated copies to guide your Childs play and then return them to the container. |
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Meet our partner...the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio
Have you heard that the Hocking Soil & Water Conservation District has received a $2,620 grant from the Stewardship Pillar of Prosperity Grant through the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio this year? These funds will be used to support our Forest Friends Trail project and will directly help us to create a trail and natural play area for our young visitors to the Bishop Educational Gardens. The trail will have an Ohio mammals’ theme and encourage exploration and learning through outdoor play and movement.
“This is such a wonderful addition to Bishop Educational Gardens because it allows children the opportunity to learn and play at the same time. The trail will represent seven orders of mammal species in Ohio through art and natural materials. What makes the trail special is that several Lilyfest artists including Spirit Williams, Colonial Wagon & Wheel, Nancy Ehlert, along with Logan High School art students, and Appalachian Ohio Restore Corps (AORC) AmeriCorp members are collaborating with the Hocking SWCD staff to create this trail. The trail will be located on a portion of the existing Paul B. Hoskins trail”.
Stay tuned to Hocking SWCD’s Facebook page, Instagram page and website for more details and official opening date.
The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) is a regional community foundation serving the 32 counties of Appalachian Ohio. With the mission of creating opportunities for Appalachian Ohio’s citizens and communities by inspiring and supporting philanthropy, FAO partners with donors, nonprofits, and communities across the region. By growing philanthropic resources, convening partners around issues of importance, and making grants, FAO is working to ensure Appalachian Ohio is a region abundant in possibility. To learn more, please visit www.AppalachianOhio.org.
Have you heard that the Hocking Soil & Water Conservation District has received a $2,620 grant from the Stewardship Pillar of Prosperity Grant through the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio this year? These funds will be used to support our Forest Friends Trail project and will directly help us to create a trail and natural play area for our young visitors to the Bishop Educational Gardens. The trail will have an Ohio mammals’ theme and encourage exploration and learning through outdoor play and movement.
“This is such a wonderful addition to Bishop Educational Gardens because it allows children the opportunity to learn and play at the same time. The trail will represent seven orders of mammal species in Ohio through art and natural materials. What makes the trail special is that several Lilyfest artists including Spirit Williams, Colonial Wagon & Wheel, Nancy Ehlert, along with Logan High School art students, and Appalachian Ohio Restore Corps (AORC) AmeriCorp members are collaborating with the Hocking SWCD staff to create this trail. The trail will be located on a portion of the existing Paul B. Hoskins trail”.
Stay tuned to Hocking SWCD’s Facebook page, Instagram page and website for more details and official opening date.
The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) is a regional community foundation serving the 32 counties of Appalachian Ohio. With the mission of creating opportunities for Appalachian Ohio’s citizens and communities by inspiring and supporting philanthropy, FAO partners with donors, nonprofits, and communities across the region. By growing philanthropic resources, convening partners around issues of importance, and making grants, FAO is working to ensure Appalachian Ohio is a region abundant in possibility. To learn more, please visit www.AppalachianOhio.org.