Redbud Tree - April 23 2008

Redbuds are bursting out. These buds are edible. Some people put them on salads.

Morel Mushroom Outside the Nature Center- April 23, 2008

It’s mushroom season!!

Herbivory(Animals eating plants) - Oct 12, 2007

Swans in fen Eating Duckweed, originally uploaded by Camp Naturalist.

Here’s a good example of herbivory(animals eating plants). Swans eating duckweed.

Here’s an ash leaf that is being eating by two types of animals.

One is eating chunks of leafs, and a leaf-miner is living inside the leaf and eating a trail on the inside.

Here’s a wild edible plant that some humans like to eat: Sweet Cicely.

It’s also called anise-root because if tastes like licorice.

Staghorn Sumac & Other Fall Colors- September 22, 2007

Staghorn Sumac

Staghorn Sumac - September 22, 2007, originally uploaded by Camp Naturalist.

Here are some beautiful fall colors:

Type of Aster I believe?:

Dog’s Bane growing by the Fen.  Dog’s bane has been used to make a strong cordage by many native american groups. You can see some orange colored aphids on the stem of this plant.

Here’s some Virginia Creeper.  It’s sometimes confused with poison ivy because it vines its way up trees and turns red.  But as you can tell it has 5 leaves instead of poison ivy’s 3.

Here are some rose hips that are growing by the camp road near the fen.  Rose hips are edible and are high in vitamin c.

Goldenrod:

Interesting insect on Queen Anne’s Lace - July 27 2007

IMG_1160, originally uploaded by Camp Naturalist.

I don’t know what insect this is but I think its beak is interesting.

Nature Adventure Camp 2007

Presentation 1, originally uploaded by Camp Naturalist.

What a blast! The campers learned so much!

Here’s the audio(mp3) of what the kids liked best about nature camp 2007(the survival game was obviously a big hit). Kid’s Nature Camp 2007 Audio Evaluation (mp3)
Here’s a list of some of the many things that we did:

Get to know you games
Camping out
Fishing
Canoeing
Fire Kites
Bug Suckers
Bird Calls
Bird Adaptations
Water Slide
Archery
Swimming
Swamp Hike
Campfire Songs
Gift of Nature, God, Ourselves, & History

 

Wild Grapes - May 11 2007

Wild Grapes, originally uploaded by Camp Naturalist.

Here are the beginnings of some tasty treats coming later in the summer. These are located on Massasauga trail.

Yellow Morel

Yellow Morel, originally uploaded by Camp Naturalist.

Great tasting forest treat!

Bee on Dandelion - May 5 2007

IMG_9114_crop, originally uploaded by Camp Naturalist.

Morrel - April 28, 2007

Morrel

Originally uploaded by Camp Naturalist.