{"id":1980,"date":"2012-07-10T17:19:30","date_gmt":"2012-07-10T21:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/?p=1980"},"modified":"2012-07-10T17:19:30","modified_gmt":"2012-07-10T21:19:30","slug":"a-playful-pond-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/2012\/07\/10\/a-playful-pond-walk\/","title":{"rendered":"A Playful Pond Walk!"},"content":{"rendered":"

What fun we had on our June 23 Pond Walk!\u00a0 It was a beautiful morning, and we had our biggest turnout yet- there were at least 19 adults and 17 kids…<\/strong> so many that we lost count!\u00a0 Led by knowledgeable biologist Aura Lester<\/strong>, we learned about topics including native and invasive pond plants, the dragonfly life cycle, frogs, and muskrats.\u00a0 As one attendee noted, we are not sure who enjoyed it more- the kids or the adults!<\/strong><\/p>\n

After a primer about being nature detectives with quiet observation, we started with a walk around the pond, of course!\u00a0\u00a0 Thanks to the sharp eye of one of the adults, we watched as the pond’s Common Muskrat gathered vegetation around the pond’s edge,<\/strong> and took it back to its burrow.\u00a0 The muskrat’s motions are almost silly, and it was entertaining to watch!\u00a0 Other sightings included a large, intimidating-looking carp, Painted Turtles, and dragonflies.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 We examined the aquatic vegetation, and sadly learned that the lovely White Water Lilies<\/strong> are not native.<\/p>\n

Aura led the kids in a game of dragonfly tag<\/strong>, and took samples of pond water<\/strong> for the kids to investigate under a magnifying glass.\u00a0 It all ended with a delightful frog craft<\/strong>– leaving the adults jealous of the kids!<\/p>\n

A big thank you to Aura Lester for the informative and fun pond walk, and to everyone who attended!<\/p>\n

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Scroll through the event photos below for a virtual tour… photos by Marcia Tate unless otherwise noted.<\/em><\/p>\n

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