At Local Natural Areas: Mentor Marsh Field Trip

• Mentor Marsh is the largest coastal wetland in Northeast Ohio. Part of it is a designated state nature preserve co-owned by the Museum.
• Classes meet at The Carol H. Sweet Nature Center, located at 5185 Corduroy Road in Mentor.
• Half-day group activities include a slide program and guided nature walk on one of the trails.
• For kindergarten through grade 12
• Available April through October
• Programs can be tailored to meet the needs of your group (e.g., Scout merit badges, Homeschool groups, etc.)
• Limit 30 students per class
• One adult chaperone is requested for every 10 students.

Topics:

Mentor Marsh Explorations — focus varies with grade level.
All classes investigate the Marsh's wetlands and surrounding habitats and involve collecting field data. This includes both an indoors program with hands-on activity stations and an outdoors field exploration on one of the Nature Preserve trails. This place-based program makes connections with the community and the wetland protection issues.

Invertebrates and Amphibians
Early Spring surveys of the aquatic invertebrates in vernal pools. May include analyzing salamander egg masses, estimating the egg number in each mass and looking at egg viability.

Deer and Wildflowers
Spring surveys using quadrats to investigate effects of deer browsing on plant populations. Focuses on forest ecosystems and using plant identification keys.

Fee

Fee for first class is $90; schedule two or more classes and each additional class is $75

Reservations

To schedule a program, contact the Carol H. Sweet Mentor Marsh Nature Center: (440) 257-0777 or rdonalds@cmnh.org.

K: E&S: 2; L: 5,6; ScI: 4,7; ScWK: 3
Grade 1: E&S: 3; L: 1,3,4; ScI: 6
Grade 2: L: 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9; ScI: 5,7,8,9
Grade 3: E&S: 5; L: 1.2.3.6; ScI: 2,5
Grade 4: L: 1,2,5; ScWK: 2,4
Grade 5: L: 1,2,3,4,6; ScWK: 5
Grade 6: L: 8; ScWK: 2
Grade 7: L: 2
Grade 9: Phys:10