Education program guided nature walks for 4th graders
The
Education Program under the leadership of Doug Moore has been
leading guided nature walks for fourth graders in the Canyon
this spring. We have been conducting these walks for the past
several years and they are always greatly appreciated by both
the students and the school administration. With the expansion
of the population in both Sahuarita and Rio Rico, we are not
able to provide this experience for all fourth graders in the
Santa Cruz River Valley. However, Doug and his crew of loyal
docents are doing their best to give as many young students
as possible a chance to learn more of the natural history of
Madera Canyon and to grow to appreciate the unique nature of
their environment and how to protect and preserve it.
If
you would like to be a docent, write to Doug Moore at: maderedu@msn.com.
Following are three pictures and excerpts from some of the letters Doug received from the students who have visited the canyon this spring. [Spelling and grammar are as written by the students!]
“Dear Friends of Madera Canyon,
I really learned a lot about birds, plants and rocks. I liked the compass you gave to me and the cookies. And I leared about that there are different kinds of trees. When I want to see a bird I have to really quite or it will fly away. And when I was learning about bats there are different kinds of boxs and that a lot of bats can fit in the box. And I learned that in the summer I have to watch out for the snakes. When I saw the birds they were cool and I liked the humming bird and the cardinals too. When I saw the butterflies they were cool. I liked Madera Canyon. I’m going to come again. Thank you.
Sincerely, Frida”
“…The wait-a-minute bushs were cool. I also like the cemetery but it was sad about the baby… Sincerely, Manuel”
“I liked the part when we thought that there where fish in the water but their was frogs…
Your friends, Zaida”
“…I liked looking at the trees they were very big and some of them were small too. I know how they are called the ones that we saw Aligator juniper, sycamore, mesquite…”
Sincerely,
Samantha”
“…The white house was the most interesting thing. Were the people that were living there were the Morales family that was buried in the cemetery…
Sincerely, Karla”
“ I liked when we had to sqush the mesquite beans…”
Sincerely, Alyssa”
“ The part where you told us about the miners looking for gold, and how they could tell if a miner was trapped and what their light source is…”
Sincerely, Rhys”
“…I really liked the part when you sould us Mexican Blue Oak. It was so niec that you give us the tour because we lrend a lot of stuff. I really liked the compass cactus because it was always pointing south…
Sincerely, Wyatt”
“…The little mesquite cookie was good but later my lips tasted bad. I will never eat one of those cookies again or I will throw up…
Sincerely, Ramiro”
“…I wish to go to Madera Canyon again to learn about more animals and plants. I loved Madera Canyon. I think it is the best forest ever…
Sincerely, Jose”
“…I also liked learning about the two types of rocks. Thee was the Granite, Ryonite. I also liked learning about the linchen which is funguss and algie together…
Sincerely, Erika”
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