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