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Spring Daze: Hemlock Bluffs

At the Hemlock Bluffs booth, we were instructed to help inform interested festival goers on Hemlock Bluffs, a preserved area that protects various species of plants and animals. It is not a a closed off area, so animals can roam out of the protected area. People can also enter the area, talking walks on trails or just enjoying nature in general. We also helped answered any questions anyone had about the displayed information on the trifold put up, as well as handed out pamphlets. We mainly handled the other job, which was getting festival goers to spin a wheel, and guess what animal was in the picture out of the categories of mammal, bird, and amphibian. If they didn't know what it was, we would inform them and sometimes tell them a cool fact about it. It helped attract alot of kids and adults alike, and it especially helped in getting parents and environment enthusiasts to ask and read about Hemlock Bluffs. We also attracted various other people asking all sorts of other environmentally related questions, like what was recyclable (such as one even showed us a picture and asking what parts of food packaging and other stuff was recyclable).

This related to environmental science by learning and informing the public about nature preserves and their importance (protect and preserve wildlife) and uses (walking trails and other recreation). I also learned and taught about various species of mammals (ex. Great horned owl), birds (Carolina Chickadee, Great Blue Heron), and amphibians (Carolina Anole).