Environment Sandy Springs teaches kids to be EcoSleuths at home

Key Points Atmosphere Sandy Springs holds pilot EcoSleuth campaign at Lost Corner Preserve ESS plans to offer it as a seasonal plan in Kids attending the ESS EcoSleuth launch inspect nature up close using their new magnifying glasses Provided by Atmosphere Sandy Springs A group of third and fifth-graders may be inspired to find the magic of nature in their backyards after spending an afternoon at Lost Corner Preserve in an EcoSleuth initiative EcoSleuth a pilot operation for boys and girls in grades - and their parents was launched at Lost Corner Preserve by Context Sandy Springs ESS on Oct according to a news release This pilot operation proved that kids and parents can be excellent sleuthing teams in their own backyards at home to discover what lives in the soil how to identify the trees shrubs flowers bugs and birds they see and how to document their discoveries in their own nature journals that we were happy to give them ESS President Jim Newbury commented in the release Activity leaders Claire Adair and Janet Wells helped the teams learn to look in their backyards to see and hear things they never noticed before the release reported Participants went outdoors at Lost Corner to search for hidden secrets after taking part in indoor sessions according to the release Using magnifying glasses the children identified hidden treasures like worms and spiders Each child received ESS EcoSleuth kits and five backyard sleuthing assignments to complete by Oct to earn their ESS EcoSleuth certificates ESS plans to offer seasonal EcoSleuth programs next year Information about ESS and EcoSleuth is available on the ESS website Setting Sandy Springs is a c Georgia nonprofit organization that seeks to serve Sandy Springs communities by connecting them with nature and each other Its mission is to preserve the ecosystem for generations to come by protecting and restoring ecosystems the present day The post Milieu Sandy Springs teaches kids to be EcoSleuths at home appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta