This week we were joined by Austin Thomas, another graduate student in the Biology Department at AppState. He loves botany and he wanted to share his passion with the EcoRaiders. He taught them how to identify trees by looking at their leaf shapes and introduced them to how to use a dichotomous key. We are really grateful for experts like Austin taking the time to create age appropriate resources and leading the kids in nature activities. It's awesome to be team up like this! The tree cards we used and the dichotomous key are both available for download by clicking on the links. Some of the trees we identified out in our backyard: Tulip Tree, Bitternut Hickory, Sugar Maple, Shagbark Hickory, Flowering Dogwood, Yellow Buckeye, American Beech, Musclewood, Black Locust, Pin Cherry, Schumard's Oak, Red Oak, American Basswood. Next time you're around the school, check out the hiking trail out back and see how many trees you and your kids can identify! In the Spring we will be doing more work on the trail and the EcoRaiders will be making permanent signs for the trees. Thanks to the Vitale family for helping out with the snacks this week!
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