Preparing Reptile Food
Join wildlife educator Colleen Moureaux as she prepares a delicious salad for all of our omnivorous reptiles today – including the Box turtles, Blue-Tongued Skink, and Water Dragon
Month: April 2020
Shelter in Place: Reading and Writing Project
Students can expand their social justice history studies and use their current perspective of ‘sheltering in place’ to relate to the characters in the books and the people during the WWII era with this reading and writing project. We recommend two historical fiction books that are phenomenal: The War Outside and Girl in the Blue Coat, both by …
Home Phenology Monitoring Project
This is a perfect week to begin a home phenology monitoring project. Phenology is the study of periodic plant and animal life cycle events and how these are influenced by seasonal and interannual variations in climate, as well as habitat factors (such as elevation). To begin, create a map of your ‘home phenology monitoring …
Many Hands in the Time of Covid
Even in the best of times, our farm & food team is accustomed to reaching out. For several years we have maintained a relationship with the Midcoast Hunger Prevention Program and other local food banks to ensure the bounty of our farm never goes to waste in between programs, or when seasonal abundance outpaces the …
Let’s Talk About Bats
Join wildlife educator Jessica Woodened to learn all about these amazing flying mammals!
Life Drawing Class with Owls
Grab your pencils and join Chewonki wildlife educator Kyle Wonser for a life drawing class with a few of our resident owls!
Snack Time with Clover the Woodchuck
Feeling hungry? Join Chewonki wildlife educator Jess Woodend and Clover the Woodchuck for lunch and learn about these amazing mammals.
Lambing Update with Megan Phillips
Join Chewonki farm and woodlot manager Megan Phillips for information about our spring lambing season.
DIY Birdfeeder with Colleen Moureaux
Spring is here and the birds are returning to Maine. Join Chewonki wildlife educator Colleen Moureaux for this DIY birdfeeder class.
Raised by Nature and Other Poems
We are thrilled to announce that three seventh-graders from Chewonki Elementary and Middle School have been recognized for their inspiring poetry. Lila Drewes has been selected as a finalist in the international “It’s All Write! Teen Writing Contest,” for her poem, “Raised by Nature,” and Harriet McKane and Laila Brady both had poems published by …
