Medoc Mountain State Park

Learn about the ancient mountain range that was once in this area and the forces that wore it down to what is seen today when you visit Medoc Mountain State Park.

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• Lesson plan: Learning about rocks In this lesson, students will be engaged in hands-on experiences while they explore rocks.
• Lesson plan: Rock around the rock cycle Students will study the rock cycle to understand the relationship between the three types of rocks, sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous, and the conditions needed to transform one type of rock into another. This hopefully will be accomplished through visual learning with computer activities and the demonstration and through auditory learning with the discussion. The student can then apply the knowledge they learned through a story.
• North Carolina Geological Survey Explore the geological maps of North Carolina, learn about the minerals that can be found there, and check out the questions that students are asking geologists.
• Experience North Carolina's state parks with EELEs An EELE is an Environmental Education Learning Experience -- a site-specific program offered by the North Carolina state parks system. EELEs include pre-visit activities, on-site activities and post-visit activities, but they do not necessarily have to be used in conjunction with a group visit.

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Not really a mountain at all, Medoc Mountain is really the core of an ancient mountain range. The area which was once farm land is being reforested and will in the future have Loblolly Pines and later hardwoods. The area attracts a variety of wildlife: White-tail deer, gray fox, squirrel, otter, rabbit, opossum, raccoon, turkey, ground hog, and several species of hawk and owl. There are also many species of reptiles, amphibians, birds, and fish.

Rangers hold regularly scheduled educational and interpretive programs about Medoc Mountain State Park. Educational materials been developed for grades 4-6 and are correlated to North Carolina’s competency-based curriculum in science, social studies, mathematics and English/language arts. The Medoc Mountain program introduces students to basic geologic processes and relates them to the Medoc Mountain region. Accompanying the program is a teacher’s booklet and workshop, free of charge to educators.

The North Carolina State Parks website offers a search feature for finding the plants and animals that can be found at each state park. Using the drop-down menus, you can choose a park and either an amphibian, bird, reptile, mammal, fungus, insect, or vascular plant. You can search within each group by family, scientific name, or common name. There are photographs from the state parks and fun facts for some of the species.

For information on bringing a group to visit the park call (252) 586-6588 or send email to medoc.mountain@ncmail.net.

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