|
Get the whole family involved! This section includes a list of simple ideas to get your family involved in your woodland. This can be a great way to spend time together across generations, build interest in your special parcel of land, and learn together.
Count snags along your favorite trail.
Count den trees along your favorite trail.
Count the different birdsongs you hear on a single walk around your property. Consider walking through diverse areas. Repeat at different seasons.
Build and install wood duck boxes in appropriate locations.
Build and install bluebird houses in appropriate locations.
Pile brush or firewood-sized pieces of wood for wildlife. Return to look for tracks or other wildlife sign at different times of year.
Plant trees together. Better yet, collect seed from your land, learn how to propagate it, grow the seedlings, and plant them together.
Identify and map out as many different tree species as you can on your land.
Identify as many different kinds of wildlife tracks as you can find on your land. Make plaster molds of some of the tracks.
Get an aerial photo of your land, find an interesting spot on it, and figure out how to get there together.
|
|
|
