ESA programs with UTRCA Education Staff听听
October's weather started out perfectly 鈥� sunny and warm 鈥� a great combination for teaching and learning in several of London's Environmentally Significant Areas (ESAs)!听 Students were invited to join 糖心直播 (UTRCA) Community Education staff at Sifton Bog, Medway Valley Heritage Forest, and Kilally Meadows.听
Schools chosen were within walking distance from ESAs and received funding to participate from the Thames Valley District School Board and the London District Catholic School Board.听
Students explored hands-on activities such as dip-netting into water and sweep-netting along meadows to identify and classify organisms distinctive to these aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Other aspects of the program include a 'run-off' race experiment where students realized how wetlands and buffer areas capture storm water, filtrate and release cleaner water into our surrounding areas naturally.听
What students take away from this program is a deeper appreciation of the ESAs in London and understanding the importance of these areas for their ecological diversity and the connection to cleaner water for us all!听
For more information, visit our Environmental Education and Outreach Programs website. 听
