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Old Mill Stream Nursery Nature Adventures
This 70 acre nursery and preserve provides nature adventure field trips for students in grades K through 5. Each adventure program correlates with the North Carolina Standard Course of Study.
http://www.oldmillstream.com/landscaping.html
Links
- American Field Guide A collection of online videos that explore many aspects of America's wilderness from animals to earth and space to public policy.
- Lesson plan: From dirt to dinner This lesson serves as an introductory study of the plant world. The lesson allows students to study seeds, parts of plants, microclimates, and how to grow seeds into vegetable plants for harvest. Parents are encouraged to assist at home.
- KinderGARDEN Provides information on starting a school garden, ideas and curricula for the school garden, and building an indoor growing science center. There is also information about and links to community and botanical gardens for student field trips.
- Lesson plan: Animals, Animals, Animals In this lesson students will learn to observe special characteristics and senses which influence the life of an animal and become aware of threats to animals and their habitats and how this affects everyone.
Related pages
- Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preserve: Called the "pine barrens" by the settlers to the Sandhills, the Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preserve protects a remnant of the plant and animal communities of long ago.
- Pisgah National Forest and the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education: Both indoor and outdoor exhibits that focus on Mountain region wildlife can be found at the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education. The Center also offers educational programs for groups.
- Lake Waccamaw State Park: Students will learn about the Carolina Bays, "one of the greatest geological mysteries of the eastern United States" when they visit Lake Waccamaw State Park.
Learn more
- Learn more about North Carolina, Sampson County, animals, biology and life science, ecology, environment, environmental science, gardening, habitat, plants, science, and wetlands.
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Part of the North Carolina Project Wild Site, the Old Mill Stream Nursery provides students with a wonderful learning experience on plants and animals. These adventures include touring a greenhouse, exploring a beaver dam, taking a hayride, potting plants, and much more.
Teachers will find supplemental educational materials that coincide with the programs offered by the nursery. Lesson documents may be downloaded or printed from the website.
Old Mill Stream Nursery is located at 3224 Oak Grove Church Road in Newton Grove. Call (910) 567-2305 or (800) 307-3793 or send email to info@oldmillstream.com for information or to arrange a nature adventure.