Registered Campers
Resources for Junior Naturalist Campers
For those campers registered for Junior Naturalist Camp, you will find the resources referenced in the materials here.
Monday - Sight
- Wolf Ridge ELC Birding Lesson
- Animal Tracks from MN DNR
- Learn more about Dara McAnulty
- Learn more about Corina Newsome
Tuesday - Hearing
- Okee Dokee Brothers Walking with Spring
- Frog Sounds by Tamarack Nature Center
- Learn more about Frances Hamerstrom
- Learn more about William Kamkwamba
Wednesday - Touch
- Build Your Own Bird Nest by Outdoor U
- Learn more about Aldo Leopold
- Learn more about Jane Goodall
Thursday - Smell
- Learn more about Courtney Millaway
- Learn more about Wangari Maathai
Friday - Whole Body
- Learn more about Rachel Carson
- Learn more about Bittu Sahgal
Other Resources
Here is a list of other resources that may be of interest to your camper. These resources are not listed in the camp activities but are great if your camper wants to dive a little deeper into these topics. If you have other ideas of resources you think we should share with other campers, please contact us and let us know!
- Soundscape Ecology from Wolf Ridge ELC - a cool interactive lesson about the science of sound
- Junior Park Naturalist Program from MN DNR - if you visit a lot of MN State Parks, this program may be of interest to you!
- Young Naturalist stories from the MN DNR Conservation Volunteer magazine - age appropriate non-fiction articles on all sorts of topics from the natural world
- Wandering Naturalist Podcast - from Three Rivers Park District, explores a new topic each month