Virtual Learning Center

Wildlife Wonders

Today is Squirrel Day!

Live Programs

Today is Rainbow Trout Day!
Leaf Craft
Moraine Trail – Time Travel Geology
Sand Dunes
Diamondback Terrapin
Meigs Point Garden Tour 2
Native American Storytime – The Great Bear
New Osprey Nest Exhibit
Today is Striped Skunk Day!
Turkey Craft
Black Rock State Park in Watertown
Backyard Wildlife Diversity
Native American Sticks and Beads Game
Moraine Trail II
Today is Leaf Day!

Vocabulary

  • Beachcombing – Searching the beach for items of interest, such a shells or rocks.
  • Intertidal Zone – The area of the beach that is exposed to air during low tide, and covered by water during high tide.
  • Wrack Line – The line of debris left on a beach by high tide. It’s usually made up of shells, seaweed, rocks and feathers or anything that washes up from the water.

Fun facts

  • Not many animals live on the sandy part of the beach since the tides make it a place that is always changing.
  • Crabs, insects and birds feed on the different things that are left by the waves.