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Description: Learn about wildlife ranging from reptiles and amphibians to bugs. Get a hands-on, up-close experience with live animals.
Seven options, all available for Outreach:
Description: Discover the wonders of the pond using dip nets to safely catch and release native plants and animals. Available April through June and September through October.
Description: Examine a Hidden Pond habitat, and see which decomposers are at work. Learn where and when to find them. Learn what they do for the ecosystem.
Description: Splash into the streams of Hidden Pond and uncover the life cycles of the creatures that call it home. Learn how to safely catch them and explore what their presence says about stream health. Available April through June and September through October.
Description: Explore the trails in the park’s woods and around the pond. Learn about the plants and animals that live along those trails and the impact of nature and humans on them.
Six options; one available for Outreach
Description: Engage in a hands on, small-scale demonstration of the erosion process while learning about how it’s caused and how to prevent it.
Description: Learn about rocks and minerals, the layers of the earth, plate tectonics and more in this station.
Hidden Pond offers public outreach programs that bring nature to you. Outreach topics are similar to field trip topics and can be adapted to your needs. Look through the list of field trip programs to see outreach options. Programs that can be conducted outside of the park are noted. Call the park for details at 703-451-9588.