Nature on The Move programs emphasize fun, though everyone just might learn a little too! Whether its building bird or bug houses, searching for salamanders, creating abodes for toads or a friendly competition of "squirrel survivor" its quality time for families in the outdoors. Give your business a competitive edge by adding these one-of-a-kind experiences to your guest’s stay.

Other Spring and Summer Programs
Interpretive Walks
Programs for Kids

Fall Programs
Interpretive Walks
Programs for Kids
Programs for Families

Winter Programs
Programs for kids
Programs for Families
 

Building bird Boxes
Bird Feeders/Hummingbird Feeders
Bug Houses
Toad Abodes
Salamander Boards

Don’t Take it For Granite
A fun introduction to Adirondack geology. What’s the difference between rocks and minerals? What kind of rocks do we have in the Adirondacks? How do these rocks and minerals shape the landscape we see today? Children will start their own rock and mineral collection.

Which Way Does The Wind Blow
Adirondack weather can be anything but predictable nonetheless you can use your homemade barometer, wind gauge, crickets and others to give you an idea of what’s ahead.

Salamander Search
Look for the secretive denizens of Adirondack woods and waters. Are they lizards? Do they all live in water? Why are salamanders in the news these days? Children will find answers to these questions as we search for salamanders and newts. 

Barking Up The Right Tree
Are you up to the challenge Sherlock? Learn how to identify common trees by using bark, buds and branches. Children make their own field book and key.

What Lies Beneath
discover the awesome, prehistoric looking critters on the bottoms of lakes and streams. Uncover the amazing life cycle of many aquatic insects and their adaptations for life in and near the water. Children survey critters stream or pondside, viewing with microscopes. 

Butterflies
Get up close and personal with butterflies in all stages of their life cycles. View eggs, the size of pinheads, caterpillars that eat you out of house and home as well as camouflage chrysalides. Children make a bughouse or a butterfly watering fountain or plant a window box to attract these important pollinators.

Toads
Did you know we only have one kind of toad in the Adirondacks? Learn about this secretive and much maligned amphibian while exploring its habitat and creating a toad abode to entice this bug and slug-eating machine into your garden

Hummingbirds
Always fascinating and fun to study. Discover the whole story behind our ruby-throated hummingbird while making a feeder of your own.

Wade into wetlands
Wetlands are fascinating, wonderful places full of neat plants and amazing critters. This program can be divided into the components listed below for five different programs. We’ll visit a wetland and explore:

Plants:get up close with "meat" eating plants, be amazed at the water holding ability of nature’s sponge and prepare a wetland cookbook.

Animals:who’d want to live in these damp places? Well, plenty of animals call wetlands their homes. Children will search for evidence of animals and learn why wetlands are such great places to make a home. 

Birds:wetlands are avian nurseries for literally hundreds of birds. We’ll search for the feathered inhabitants of wetlands and discover their special adaptations for life in the marsh.

Soils and water:wetland soils are endowed with super hero powers. Children as "jr. scientists" will experiment and discover the special properties and characteristics of water and soil in wetlands.
 
 

Pricingxxxxxa two hour program is $150 + costs of materials (if any)