Untitled Document Teacher Resource Guide Included here is a sampling of lessons available through the environmental education program at John Knox Ranch. We can design a program that meets the specific needs of your group, and can adjust presentations to accommodate different interest and age levels. Following the feathers Bird identification and habitat. Produced in partnership with Wild Birds Unlimited, American Camping Association and the National Wildlife Federation and John Knox Staff.
Students learn the biology of birds and identification of the Ranch's bird species and bird calls.
This includes visiting a variety of bird habitats, by canoeing on the creek, walking the grasslands, observing from lookouts above the tree canopy and discovering cliff dwelling nest sites. Identifying and monitoring Amphibians Produced by Texas State Parks and Wildlife, Texas Nature Trackers. Students learn identification and the calls of Frogs and Toads native to John Knox Ranch. The students then go into the field that evening and participate in the Texas Amphibian Watch where they record the different species and relative abundance of amphibians in the area. Students will bait reptile and turtle traps and be introduced to wildlife census techniques.