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This week we enjoyed an extra sunny day at Ring Mountain. The skies were blue marbled with gorgeous clouds, the wild flowers were in full bloom, and the view of the bay was clear as ever. We hiked on up to a beautiful rock formation with a fun little rock slide. We spent the morningContinue reading “Sunny Days and Edible Plants”

This week was a very gloomy and rainy day in Marin. But, that didn’t stop us from having a wonderful day of exploration. This week we settled in at Old Mill Park. We started off our day by heading down to the creek to examine the water levels. We found ourselves fascinated with all theContinue reading “All about flowering plants: seeds, fruits and pollinators”

This week we met up at Blackie’s Pasture in Tiburon. I chose Blackie’s Pasture for this week, specifically because of the amount of angiosperms available to examine. Angiosperms are the scientific name for flowering plants. Flowering plants have protected seeds, located inside the ovule. We learned some basic flower anatomy and got to work. WeContinue reading “Looking at angiosperms”

Welcome campers to the first week back at nature camp. This week we focused on gymnosperms. Gymnosperms are plants that produce naked seeds (unlike flowering plants, whose seeds are in flowers). Gymnosperms include conifers, pines, spruces, firs, junipers and larches. We also learned about the terms deciduous and evergreen. Deciduous plants and trees loose theirContinue reading “Gymnosperms and Deciduous Plants”