December 2024 – Ranger Ramblings

It sometimes takes awhile for students to realize the human impacts on the river, such as personal use and growing crops.

“Christian has learned and grown from his experiences and has a greater appreciation of nature and the world around him.” — Grandma Pamela

After two days of single digit and sub-zero temperatures, a dedicated group of birding enthusiasts got outside on December 24th.

We participated in a silent hike, an egg dissection, and an egg experiment (pictured above), which was my favorite activity of the day.

August 21-24 marked the return of the Outdoor Explorations Program to the NWDC River Campus for the 2023-2024 school year.

We observed many trees that had been chewed and knocked over, and with the recent snow even some beaver track!