AcTIVITIeS
There are many activities that you could do at the EcoLab. Ranging from snowshoeing to fishing, there is something for everyone!
In the winter, you can go cross-country skiing and snowshoeing across the trails of the region. Winter hiking is also enjoyable for visitors for all ages. The evergreen trees of the Scholz Way trail are very common targets for nature photographers.
In the spring, be sure to go check out the bogs by the pond, which will be pulsing with life after winter. See the wildflower fields of the Scholz Way. You can see the migratory birds swoop and return after a long winters' break, and watch the Northern pike and salmon run up the creek.
In summer, the tidy trails are good for running, hiking, and just walking. You can wade in the creek or watch birds (including cranes) by the pond.
The EcoLab has many things to offer. You just have to go and take it!
Above: Carl Scholz (right) Mike Madden (left) standing in front of the first trail map of the EcoLab.
Left: The Sevastopol second graders are looking for animal tracks in the snow.
Right: The fifth graders made Bingo boards for the kindergarten, and used maps to show where to look. The plants looked extra pretty in the fall!
Bird watching can be done at the Ecolab very well because a population of cranes, cardinals, and other pretty birds to watch. You can wait by the pond or on the trails, and soon you will see some flying flashes. Be sure to bring binoculars or other optics to see the birds up close.