Monday, September 21, 2009

Scavenger Hunt - TEEN Meeting & Party


We had a great day this past Sunday planning our fall activites, eating candy, and then having out 1st annual Scavenger Hunt! The winning team recieved a dancing gopher trophy...what more could they want? The teams had to take photos of various activites in the Garden, such as playing ring around the rosie, wearing aprons and big hats, cartwheels in the bus loading zone as well as taking photos of certain plants in the Garden. It was a good day!

Friday, September 18, 2009

Planning a Park


Last weekend the TEENS were busy helping out with Teacher Open House and working on our Hassayampa Park Design. They spent 4 hours brainstorming ideas for the overall design and came up with some specific ideas for signage, discovery stations, and a possible observation deck for bird watching. They accomplished a lot and still managed to assist with those Teachers!

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Day Trip to Hassayampa River Preserve!


The TEENs took their second trip to Wickenburg to finish the Hassayampa Nature Park plant survey last Saturday, September 29th. Well, it was a little hot, but we did just fine. We started early (but, still made time for a quick Krispy Creme stop), took lots of water, stayed in the shade and made sure that we were indoors by noon. We managed to take a few more plant samples, get more pictures, startle a beautiful owl, and this time we visited the Wickenburg Museum and the Hassayampa River Preserve. The Hassayampa, or "the river that flows upside down", runs underground with portions that seap above ground providing a beautiful habitat for more than 270 species of birds, mammals, and unique plant species such as, the Fremont Cottonwood and Goodding Willow, considered one of the rarest and most threatened forests in North America. It was a great day trip and now we are ready to use our information collected to start designing the actual park.