They also trek off on adventurous field trips to the Columbia Gorge, Whitaker Ponds, the Mt. Hood National Forest, and other natural areas. Experienced nature guides and teachers, with the assistance of professional scientists and researchers, lead the week-long sessions. Participants are boys and girls in the northeast Portland area who are ages 6-11. To have a registration form mailed to you, call 823-2223. The students who participate in this program become observ-ANTs of nature.
Students look, listen, and touch.
Using their senses, they explore nature and figure out how living things are the same and different, how they are interconnected, and why plants and animals are important to human beings.