What's one thing you learned or took out of in the Nature in Your Neighborhood series?
How do you think nature in your neighborhood plays a role in your life?
Continue Experiencing Nature in Your Neighborhood
Although there won't be any new activity pages, there is still so much nature to explore and experience outside in your neighborhood! Here are a few ideas to get you started.
Revisit Activity Pages
Did you enjoy a specific activity from this series? Do it again!
Try doing an activity differently. Make a new micro-habitat for a different stuffed animal or practice your camouflaging skills to get a closer look at critters. The possibilities of outdoor activities are endless!
Summer Time Adventuring
What do you think you can observe and experience in your neighborhood that might be different during the summer time? There's only one way to find out!
Go outside and start enjoying the warm summer weather. Use your nature journal to make those observations.
Pinterest is a great source for summer nature activities that you can also try out in your neighborhood!
Visit DLC'S Distance Learning Collection
Continue visiting the Distant Learning Collection page on our website to access other activity pages, educational videos and other great content.
Nature Experiences in Different Neighborhoods
There are countless ways to go outside in your neighborhoods to explore and enjoy nature. Here are some of the ways DLC staff experience and enjoy nature within their neighborhood.
Geof Benson, Executive Director, enjoys sailing on Lake Michigan which is a part of his neighborhood in Beverly Shores, IN.
Erin Crofton, Education Director, enjoys playing badminton outside with her daughters Ciera and Zoey while enjoying the natural, sensory qualities of nature in Michigan City, IN
Diane Brown, Food Service & Facilities Director, and Jerry Brown, Kitchen Staff, enjoy tending their vegetable garden that's located on top of a sand dune in Miller Beach, IN.
Liz Greenwald, Admissions Director, enjoys spending time outside on her porch with her dog, Nadia. They also enjoy nice walks in their neighborhood in Gary, IN.