Diamond Fork Youth Forest Field Trip



What a fun field trip!  The kids divided up into their 4 classes and went to each rotation.  The first rotation we did was to learn from Mr. Webb (a retired Provo high teacher) about birds.  He taught us how to recognize birds from their Size, Sound, Shape, and Color.  He also showed up some neat stuffed birds.



 

Our second rotation was going on a nature hike where the kids wrote in their field journals what they saw along the way.  We saw a tree that a beaver had chewed up, some reeds (snake grass), a Native American Teepee and lots of other fun things.

Next we went to the river and put on waders. Ms. Kartchner's sister was so nice to come along and teach the kids!   The kids were supposed to find some invertabrates in the river using nets.  However, some of the kids caught some fish!  This was probably everyone's favorite rotation!  They also got to put some river water in a vile and test the PH balance of the water.

Our final rotation was learning about plant identification. The ranger talked to us about a healthy forest and an unhealthy forest and showed us some different bark. She also lit a bunch of matches and showed how they burn in an upwards direction. Then the kids were given some fact cards and they had to go on a scavenger hunt and find the leaves that matched the description on the card.