Shenandoah Residents introduces first graders to the physical characteristics and life needs of plants and animals in the park. Students construct a journal and record their observations of plant parts and evidence of animals. Students also role-play different animals to gain an understanding of how they meet their life needs in the meadow. Groups can request a “Raptor Rap” live birds of prey presentation with this program.
Did You Know?
From 1933 to 1942 an estimated 10,000 boys and young men of the Civilian Conservation Corps planted hundreds of thousands of trees, shrubs, and native plants in Shenandoah National Park. Many of these were grown in three CCC plant nurseries from seeds collected within the park.
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