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Darke County Parks Begins Spring School Visits
Spring is here and the school students have not forgotten where Shawnee
Prairie Preserve is located. They are arriving eagerly to learn
something new each and every day. Versailles Exempted and
Mississinawa Valley 2nd grade students kicked off the beginning of the
busy spring school trips this year.
The second graders from Versailles attended our Positively Plants
program and learned the parts of a plant, their function, and life
cycle. The students also enjoyed a hike while focusing on all the
different stages of a plant and how the different animals use them.
Mississinawa Valley students explored another program, which is offered
by the Naturalist Staff at DCP, A Look at Habitats. The program
is based around Ohio’s animals and their basic needs. The
students determined the different factors that all animals take into
consideration when finding their own habitat along with discovering how
a grassland food chain works.
A huge thanks goes out to Margaret Hensel, Ginny Bertram, Donna Carney
and Marilyn Robbins for volunteering with the school programs. Thank
you again Ladies!
For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.darkecountyparks.org
or call the Nature Center at 937.548.0165.
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