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Shenandoah National ParkA black bear making his way through the green Shenandoah forest.
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Shenandoah National Park
1st Grade - Shenandoah Residents
 

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.

 

The green sharply serrated leaves of chestnut shoots can be found throughout the park.  

Did You Know?
American chestnut trees, whose trunks were killed off by a fungus blight long ago, still send up shoots that you can see along many of Shenandoah National Park’s trails.

Last Updated: June 07, 2007 at 15:20 EST