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 […]
Please stop in to the Book Cottage on Satuday, October 5th, buy some books, and support Dahlem! 20% of all sales that day will be donated to Dahlem, with a special 50% donation on the sales of any nature books! There will also be a silent auction and other fun activities. Hope to see you […]
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, […]
What is a Work Bee? We consider it to be a day that we are literally as busy as honeybees and work, work, work! It is the perfect time of the year to address any maintenance that is necessary after summer. This year's Annual Fall Work Bee is on Saturday September 14th from 9:00 AM […]
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, […]
Location: Dahlem Date: September 20, 2019 Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm Nature walk exploration and using our senses to see, touch, smell, and listen. Autumn is an ideal time to observe the seasonal changes as summer fades into the sunset. Brilliant fall colors dazzle the landscape, bird migration is on the move, animals preparing for cold […]
