San-Lee Environmental Education & Recreation Park

This park has a nature center with native, non-releasable and rehabilitating wildlife and staff to answer students' questions.

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• Freshwater Ecology: Life in a Pond An interactive image of a pond allows students to click on items such as water lilies, rushes, watermites, and freshwater snails for further information about these plants and creatures and their freshwater habitat.
• Lesson plan: Decomposition in freshwater This lesson includes hands-on activities to demonstrate the process of decomposition in a freshwater ecosystem. It also focuses on the importance of decomposition and its critical role in the food chain.
• NatureWorks Learn about animal adaptations, habitats and interdependence or go straight to the facts about North American animals and birds.
• Lesson plan: Pond life Students investigate familiar and unfamiliar ecosystems using Internet resources. They explore how various organisms satisfy their needs within their environments and study the kinds of relationships that exist between organisms within an environment.
• Lesson plan: Create a wetland scene Students will learn about the different types of freshwater wetlands, and the factors that threaten their health. Finally, they will study specific examples of wetland areas of the U.S. and what is being done to protect them.

Related pages

• Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area: Originally settled by the Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation, the Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area has a diversity of natural communities including undisturbed forest and a wide variety of wildlife species.
• Mountain Island Educational State Forest: This State Forest concentrates its programs on best forestry management practices and water quality. Located on Mountain Island Lake, the Forest offers educational opportunities to classroom students.
• South Mountain State Park: One of the state's most rugged parks, South Mountain State Park offers a number of activities. Rangers are available to teach students about the mountain watershed and the importance of water stewardship.

Related topics

• Learn more about Lee County, North Carolina, amphibians, birds, environmental science, food web, habitats, mammals, parks, reptiles, and science.

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Located in Sanford and Lee County of North Carolina, San-Lee Park is a nature and recreation area for the residents of Lee County. The Nature Center has live exhibits of animals, snakes and hawks. Staffers at the Park can be very helpful with identification questions and general questions about wildlife. Call 919-776-6221 for more information.

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