Tadpoles and Chickens! An adventurous week at NRP!

Hello! 
This week has been wonderful and full of fun adventures! Monday, we drove up to Steamboat Lake and met Mr. Erik, the naturalist. He taught the campers all about tadpoles! We even got to catch some and inspect them in a small container of water. The kids loved this activity. We are looking forward to attending more naturalist programs at Steamboat Lake in the coming weeks!
Tuesday, we headed a to the Brodman's farm! They have lots of chickens, ducks, pigs and some goats! The campers especially loved the baby goat, Vanilla! We went on a small hike and saw the general workings of the farm, how the chickens and pigs live and where the goats sleep! The campers had so much fun. We ended the afternoon with a wonderful picnic in the shade of the trees by the creek. 

Today, we had a slight change of plans and we took the campers up Coulton Creek Trail off of Seedhouse Rd. The campers had a blast counting the slugs and looking out for deer! We saw quite a bit of wildlife and even forged our own trail to the top of a huge hill! We have also been working on a pretty cool mote in the sandbox! The campers made a "hottub" big enough for everyone the other day! Standby for updates as we continue to work on it..
-Miss Johannah