Education

Amphibian Program, trail walk & pond stalking Location: Dahlem Date: June 11, 2019 Time: 11:30 am-2:00 pm Organization: Jackson YMCA Travel Camp (Kiddie, ages 4-5 years) YMCA campers will enjoy their brown-bag lunch before attending an amphibians program, explore classification, adaptations, and predator/prey relationships.  Campers will spend time outdoors walking trails, investigate and 'pond stalk' […]

Discovery trail walk Location: Dahlem Date: June 17, 2019 Time: 12:00 pm-1:30 pm Organization: Jackson YMCA Travel Camp (Explorers, ages 10-11 years) YMCA campers will enjoy their brown-bag lunch before walking Dahlem's trails, investigate and look for signs of wildlife.  If time permits, free play on our popular Natural Playscape.

Amphibian Program, trail walk & pond stalking Location: Dahlem Date: June 18, 2019 Time: 12:00 pm-1:30 pm Organization: Jackson YMCA Travel Camp (Adventurers, ages 8-9 years) YMCA campers will enjoy their brown-bag lunch before attending an amphibians program, explore classification, adaptations, and predator/prey relationships.  Campers will spend time outdoors walking trails, investigate and 'pond stalk' […]

Summer Birds Program and trail walk Location: Dahlem Date: June 21, 2019 Time: 12:30 pm-2:00 pm Organization: Jackson YMCA Travel Camp (Pathfinders, ages 6-7 years) YMCA campers will attend a summer bird program; learn how to ID birds, learn about adaptations (beaks, feet, eyes, feathers, etc.), habitats, and predator/prey relationships.  Then go on a trail […]

Discovery Hike Location: Dahlem Date: June 25, 2019 Time: 12:00 pm-1:30 pm Organization: Jackson YMCA Travel Camp (Pathfinders, ages 6-7 years) YMCA campers will a go on a trail walk to discover nature using their senses; touch, see, smell, and hear, but no tasting!  They will spend quality free time on our popular Natural Playscape.

Discovery Hike Location: Dahlem Date: June 26, 2019 Time: 12:00 pm-1:30 pm Organization: Jackson YMCA Travel Camp (Adventurers, ages 8-9 years) YMCA campers will a go on a trail walk to discover nature using their senses; touch, see, smell, and hear, but no tasting!  They will spend quality free time on our popular Natural Playscape.

General Nature Program & Walk Location: Dahlem Date: July 1, 2019 Time: 1:30-2:45 pm School: Salvation Army summer camp group Search for animal homes and clues that animals live here at Dahlem.  Discover where and why animals make their homes the way they do.  Become a careful outdoor observer and discover the animals at Dahlem […]

Location: Dahlem Date: September 12, 2019 Time: 10:30am - 12:00pm Sensory nature walk/stroll Dahlem's Nature For All Trail stopping at sensory stations (benches) to see, touch, smell, and listen. Sensory stations will have natural items such as cedar and white pine needles, assorted colored and shaped leaves, different tree barks, nuts, feathers, bird nests, moss, […]

About Annie's BIG Nature Lesson (ABNL); Annie's BIG Nature Lesson is an environmental education program that brings children, parents, and teachers into the natural world for learning. This five consecutive day study trip is conducted at community nature centers and invites participants to immerse themselves in exploration of different habitats, learn with experts on site, […]

Location: Dahlem Date: September 19, 2019 Time: 10:30am - 12:00pm Sensory nature walk/stroll Dahlem's Nature For All Trail stopping at sensory stations (benches) to see, touch, smell, and listen. Sensory stations will have natural items such as cedar and white pine needles, assorted colored and shaped leaves, different tree barks, nuts, feathers, bird nests, moss, […]