FIELD TRIPS *All participants should wear closed toe shoes.
“Dragonflies” K-2nd grade – Up to 65 students
• Schedule: 9:00 – 12:30pm
• Three activities –Children’s Garden, Trees Are Our Friends, Trees and People *
• Lunch break – lunch provided by school or student
“Foresters” 3rd – 7th grade – Up to 65 students
• Schedule: 9:00 am – 1:30 pm
• Three activities –Invasive Species, Every Tree for Itself and Tree Cookies, Life on the Edge*
• Lunch break – lunch provided by school or student
• Optional hike in the woods
“Explorers” – 4th grade and up – Up to 120 students
• Schedule: 9:00am-1:00pm
• Three activities - Wetlands, Woodlands, & Wildlife*
• Activities are at learning stations throughout the hike
• Lunch break - provided by school or student after stations
"Teacher-guided Wetlands Adventurers Tour" – 4th grade and up – Up to 120 students
• Schedule: 9:00am-12:30pm
• Three teacher-guided activities - Functions/Types of Wetlands, Exploring a Pond Habitat, and
Black Swamp Adventure
• School chaperoned activities are at learning stations throughout the hike
• Lunch break - provided by school or student after stations
*Activity Descriptions (Modifications are allowed due to time constraints or teacher preferences.)
1. Grade Level - K-2 Dragonflies Program Students Rotate Through 3 Activity Stations
• Children’s Garden –25 minutes
• Learn about the plants in the garden, beneficial insects (pollinators, decomposers) and non-
beneficial insects (aphids, stink bugs, and walking sticks.)
• Trees Are Our Friends – 25 minutes
• Learn about the life cycle of trees, tree products, and how trees help us live.
• Trees and People –25 minutes Students learn how trees and people are alike and the parts
of a tree on a short trail walk.
2. Grade Level - 3rd – 7th –Foresters Program Descriptions
• Invasive Species – 30 minutes- How invasive species disrupt life cycles.
• Every Tree for Itself/Tree Cookies – 30 minutes – Resources trees need, competition, and
read tree rings.
• Life on the Edge – 30 minutes- Learn that habitat loss is the primary reason for the loss of
species.
• What’s in the Woods Hike – 1.5 hours. Observe and learn about Louisiana native flora and
fauna through a docent led hike through the Burden Woods.
3. Grade Level 4th-7th - Explorers Program Description
• Wetlands -- 30 minutes-- Importance of wetlands in Louisiana.
• Wildlife -- 30 minutes-- Learn the indicators for wildlife in our woods.
• Forestry -- 30 minutes -- Learn to identify some native trees and estimate age of tree.
4. "Teacher-guided Wetlands Adventurers Tour"- Students visit the Mosaic Boardwalk at Black
Swamp with stops at information stations. After the Boardwalk tour, students visit science experiment
stations monitored by teachers and school chaperons to learn more about wetlands