ALLEN COUNTY, OH (WLIO) - Young scholars explored nature and all it has to offer today with the Johnny Appleseed Metro Parks District.
Students from Heir Force Community School embarked on a nature hike out at Tecumseh Nature Preserve to explore the sights and sounds of Mother Nature. Following the hike, the students took part in a creativity exercise to build their own birdhouses.
Park officials say they see the value in teaching students about nature and how we can not only preserve it but also learn from it and how it affects our lives.
"We at the park district are really trying to connect people with nature. I think it's important for everyone, and so with Rhodes Young Scholars, this was a great opportunity to take a group of people out into the woods and try to share some of that with some of our, you know, the leaders of the next generation. We were talking about birds today. We were listening to different sounds. You know, as the leaves come out, it's harder to see, so a lot of these birds are singing to advertise their presence. One of my favorites is the tufted titmouse, which has a beautiful 'peter, peter' it whistles like this...and we were doing it, we started doing it, and if you whistle to the tufted titmouse, it'll whistle back," said Dan Hodges, education supervisor at the Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District.
To see more upcoming events through the Johnny Appleseed Metro Parks District, visit their website at https://www.jampd.com/.
