Portable Science Resources Wildlife Site Map Overview California is a special place rich with biological diversity. Nature discovery field trips led by trained, volunteer Terwilliger Nature Guides provide students with a memorable experience designed to complement classroom studies. Students will be divided into small groups to heighten each child's ability to actively explore and learn. Teachers receive preparation materials and a personal phone call from a Nature Guide to discuss field trip details. Gather first-hand information on how all life is interdependent in this exploration of a grassland, a freshwater marsh, an oak woodland and a Miwok Indian site.
Students learn about habitats, geology, energy cycles and food webs.
In-depth explorations in a redwood forest and an ocean beach. Children learn flight patterns of birds, look for animal tracks, and discover the diversity and importance of life within two distinct habitats. On a multi-sensory walk, discover the variety of creatures who live in the grassland, beach, pond and thicket. Abbreviated rainy day program. Discover a world of wings and paws.