Nature-Based Learning Collaborative Monthly Update for July

We are thrilled to have a network of regional learning centers joined together through digital sharing! Each organization and group of environmental educators has a unique focus and offering to the community, and together we are broadening our reach. We hope you are inspired to explore these resources and “use the screen to get into the green!”

Black River Action Team

Go on a virtual macroinvertebrate hunt with the Black River Action Team!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zap_5sy2-UE&feature=youtu.be

Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center

Summer Nature Explorers Kits

Families are invited to check out a Nature Explorers Kit for a week, including equipment, materials, activities, reference books, story books, for your own explorations into Aquatic Adventures, Bug Safari, and Mysterious Mammals. https://www.beec.org/what-we-do/youth-programs/nature-explorers-at-home/

Food Connects

Summer Garden Program

School gardens in the Windham Southeast Supervisory Union are open to families interested in getting outside and into the weeds of gardening! Tara Gordon will return as the garden coordinator—hosting open garden hours at Vernon, Guilford, Green Street, Academy, Oak Grove, and Dummerston Schools. Come help weed, learn from Tara, and possibly take home some veggies!

New this year, Food Connects has partnered with RiseVT, the Insight Photography Project, River Gallery School of Arts, and the Human Art of Play to offer free art activities alongside the garden hours. All materials will be provided and parents are encouraged (although not required) to participate with their kids.

Guilford: Mondays 9:00 - 11:00 am
Green Street: Mondays 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Oak Grove: Tuesdays 9:30 - 11:30 am
Vernon: Tuesdays 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Dummerston: Wednesdays 9:30 - 11:30 am
Academy: Wednesdays 3:00 - 5:00 pm

The Four Winds Nature Institute

Follow us on Facebook and Instagram (@fourwindsnatureinstitute), or Twitter (@fourwindsnature) for suggestions about getting outside and exploring nearby nature with your family! Or, visit fwni.org to see the entire list of suggestions.

The Nature Museum at Grafton

The Belllows Falls Fish Ladder and Visitors Center is open for the summer! Visit us on Fridays and Saturdays from 10 - 4 until the September 5th and learn about our local watershed with a trained naturalist. Learn more about this incredible local resource on our website.