Directions for Hands-on Wildlife Education

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Featuring BRUKNER NATURE CENTER’S HANDS-ON PROGAMS!
The
COMPASS
Directions for Hands-on Wildlife Education...
Brukner Nature Center is a privately funded, non-profit organization
promoting the appreciation and understanding of wildlife conservation
through preservation, education, and rehabilitation.
5995 Horseshoe Bend Road, Troy, Ohio 45373
(937) 698-6493 • [email protected]
www.bruknernaturecenter.com
FIELD TRIPS AT BRUKNER NATURE CENTER
Dear Teachers,
Brukner Nature Center is a 235 acre nature preserve
that is the perfect setting for hands-on experiential
education. Our center is home to over 50 Wildlife
Ambassadors (live animals) and our trails traverse a
great variety of natural habitats including prairie,
woodlands, wetlands and the Stillwater River! The
Interpretive Center is filled with hands-on displays
and a Nature Shop, plus indoor classroom space for
rainy day accommodations.
Brukner Nature Center has over 40 years of success in the field of environmental education.
We have created the ideal outdoor classroom for students learning about Ohio’s wildlife
and all of our programs feature unforgettable wildlife encounters. We’ve developed a
number of hands-on programs to choose from. We can’t wait to engage your students with
wildlife encounters!
BNC Staff
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Scheduling Information
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Call Brukner Nature Center at (937) 698-6493 to schedule your field trip. Programs
must occur between the hours of 9:00am and 4:00pm.
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Please make your reservation at least 2 weeks in advance. Our schedule fills
quickly, so a 3-month lead time is preferable.
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Our goal is to have all students divided into groups no larger than 15 to ensure
hands-on learning. Two free adults for every 15 students is included in your price.
Extra adults and siblings must pay the program fee.
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Students may have a picnic lunch on site, visit our Nature Shop, or take home a
souvenir grab bag made just for them!
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Cash or check is only form of payment accepted.
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Programs are held rain or shine! Make sure students are dressed for all weather
conditions. If the weather becomes too severe to be outside, a rainy day schedule
will be created.
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Programs must be cancelled at least 24 hours in advance for a full refund. Please
call Miss June at 937-308-2840 for cancellations due to snow or fog. The minimum
program fee of 10 participants will be billed if groups fail to cancel.
“I feel that Brukner and all of its programs are an invaluable resource for the people of Miami
County and the surrounding area. Keep up the great work that you are doing!”
-5th Grade Teacher, Cookson Elementary School
Immerse your students in nature exploration and in-depth discovery!
Nature Days!
# Number of Days
1 day (2 programs)
2 days (4 programs)
3 days (6 programs)
Fees
$5/student
$10/student
$15/student
* Max # Students
60 Students
60 Students
60 Students
Mix and match your own
choice of environmental
programs for a customized
full-day or multi-day BNC
experience all at a reduced price! Choose from Pioneer Life, Winter Wildlife, Nature Awareness,
Aquatics, Birds, Animal Adaptations, Insects, Wildlife Conservation, Reptiles & Amphibians and
Mammals! These lesson plans can be geared toward all grade levels, emphasizing ecological concepts
to meet your students needs - from wonder and awe to environmental issues. All programs are 2
hours long, with a mid-day break for lunch. Changes in length can be made to accommodate travel
and bus schedules.
Brukner Nature Center is dedicated to the individual experience and staff attempt to create individual
sessions with no more than 15 students per group.
Individual Programs!
Select from any of the following for a 1½ to 2 hour visit at BNC!
Step back in time
and explore life in 1804!
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Pioneer Life
This is a special program where students are
transported to the 1800s to experience frontier life!
 Investigate tools and toys that the Settlers used.
Make your own pioneer toy to take home.
 Take a hike through the woodlands & discover
Native American traditions & practices.
 Take a tour of the 1804 Idding’s Log House.
 Meet a Wildlife Ambassador.
Fee: $3/student
Max # of students: 90
Discover the season of snow!
Winter Wildlife (Dec. - Feb. only)
 Meet Wildlife Ambassadors focusing on
adaptations to survive cold winters.
 Visit the Tree Top Vista and learn to identify
common Ohio birds seen in winter.
 Go on a winter hike and discover which
animals are not hibernating, explore their
tracks and find their winter homes.
Fee: $3/student
Take a walk on the Wild side!
Nature Awareness
Our most popular program! This program gives
you a little of everything BNC has to offer! It is
a great introduction to wildlife and nature and
can be geared for any grade level.
 Visit our Wildlife Ambassadors.
 View backyard birds in our Tree-Top Vista.
 Meet a Wildlife Ambassador up close.
 Take an interpretive hike and visit the
woodlands and pond.
Fee: $3/student
Discover how we can make a difference!
Wildlife Conservation
 Investigate Ohio’s endangered, threatened,
extirpated, and extinct wildlife.
Explore the diversity of life!
Animal Adaptations
 Learn how animals are
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classified into groups and
study 5 classes of
vertebrate animals.
 Explore the wildlife rehabilitation profession
and learn what we all can do to help wildlife.
 Experience the amazing giant Earth Ball and
discover just how unique our planet is!
Fee: $3/student
 Meet 4 live Wildlife
Ambassadors and discover
how they feel, where they
live, and what role they
play in the ecosystem.
 Explore how wild animals
use their adaptations to survive.
Fee: $3/student
Discover the six-legged creatures!
Insects (March - November only)
 Learn the parts of an insect, as one of your
students is transformed into a giant bug!
 Explore the different habitats insects live in,
including pond, meadow and forest.
 Use nets and collection jars to catch,
examine and release a variety of insects.
 Discover metamorphosis and observe
different insect life stages.
Fee: $3/student
Explore the world of mammals!
Mammals
 Meet a wildlife ambassador and discover their
amazing adaptations.
 Study Ohio’s only winged mammal and play
games to explore their unique adaptations.
 Examine a variety of mammal skulls to discover
the tooth structure of carnivores, omnivores and
herbivores.
Fee: $3/student
Get wet and wild!
Aquatics (April - October only)
 Explore 2 different aquatic ecosystems and
discover the wildlife that live in each habitat.
 Learn how we can determine water quality
using the creatures we find.
 Discover how animals use cool adaptations to
survive in different aquatic environments.
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Fee: $3/student
Slithery and slimy!
Reptiles & Amphibians
(March - November only)
 Meet two Wildlife ambassadors and discover the
similarities and differences between amphibians
and reptiles.
 Become scientists and study the ecosystem that
lives under a rotten log.
 Discover how a snake sheds its skin and how a
salamander uses his to breathe.
Fee: $3/student
Discover the magic of wings!
Birds
 Identify a variety of bird study skins using a
key as a guide.
 Go ‘birding’ with real binoculars.
 Visit our Tree Top Vista to identify some of
Ohio’s common birds by sight and sound.
 Discover bird characteristics and
adaptations using actual skulls and feathers.
 Meet a Wildlife Ambassador and discover its
role in Ohio’s ecosystems.
Fee: $3/student
OUTREACH PROGRAMS AT YOUR SCHOOL
Dear Teachers,
Brukner Nature Center offers a variety of programs
for your classroom that focus on the wildlife native to
our area. All of our programs are age appropriate
and provide hands-on activities and visuals along with
the opportunity to meet live wildlife native to Ohio.
Brukner Nature Center currently has over 50 Wildlife
Ambassadors, permanent residents representing a vast
variety of Ohio species from an eastern screech-owl to
a spotted salamander! Bringing live wildlife to your
school gives students a greater appreciation for
Ohio’s biodiversity and connects them to the creatures that live in their own backyards!
Meeting our amazing wildlife ambassadors makes Brukner Nature Center’s programs truly
unforgettable, so schedule your students’ wildlife experience today!
Thanks,
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BNC Staff
Scheduling Information

Please call Brukner Nature Center at (937) 698-6493 to schedule your program or
e-mail us at [email protected] for more information.
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Maximum class size is 30 students/session, although assembly programs may be
arranged. Maximum number of programs per day is 4.
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Please schedule your program at least 2 weeks in advance. Our schedule fills quickly
so a 3 month lead time is preferable.

Cash or check is only form of payment accepted.

Programs must be cancelled at least 48 hours in advance for a full refund. Please call
Miss June at 937-308-2840 for cancellations due to snow or fog. Failure to do so will
result in a $20 cancellation fee (plus mileage if staff has traveled to your location).
It’s best if one room is used for all programs, with students coming
to that classroom during their allotted time period.
Guided Scientific Exploration!
Owl Extraordinaire
 Meet 2 Wildlife Ambassador owls
that make Brukner Nature Center
their home!
 Discover an owls’ own unique
adaptations and examine their
feathers, skulls and talons.
 Students will dissect owl pellets and explore an owl’s role
in the food chain.
 Learn to identify Ohio’s owls by their calls, like the ‘who
cooks for you?’ of the barred owl!
 Students will take home the bones found in their very own
owl pellet!
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Program length: 1½ hrs
Fee: $100/program + mileage of $.50/mile
Max # of students: 30/classroom
Live! Animal talks in your classroom!
Wildlife Encounter
Our most requested outreach program!
 Enjoy the excitement your students will feel as they meet our 3-4 Wildlife Ambassadors up close and
personal in their classroom!
 Examine lots of hands-on props like furs, skulls, skins and skeletons!
 Personalize your wildlife program by focusing on a specific group of animals or ecological concept.
Program length: 1 hr
(45 min. for preschoolers)
Fee: $50/program plus mileage of
$.50/mile
Make Reading Fun!
Nature Storytime
 Engage your students to read with a wildlife related
storybook read by a BNC Naturalist.
 Meet one of our Wildlife Ambassadors and discuss
its amazing adaptations.
 Enjoy hands-on props of fur, feathers, or skulls.
 Storytimes are offered fall, winter & spring and will
feature a themed book for each season.
Program length: 30 minutes
Here’s what we heard from one of the preschool
parents about our Nature Storytime:
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“I loved that my child had an opportunity to discuss
something new with me that she was excited about.”
Explore the diversity of life
Animal Adaptations
 Learn how animals are classified and study 5
classes of vertebrate animals!
 Meet 4 live Wildlife Ambassadors and discover
how they feel, where they live, and what role
they play in our ecosystem!
 Explore which habitats native Ohio animals are
best suited to survive.
 Each student will receive an ODNR ‘Owls’
booklet and a special take home item.
Meet your furry friends!
Mammals
 Explore different skulls and furs from native
Ohio mammals!
 Encounter two live nocturnal mammals and
discover their amazing adaptations!
 Learn how to identify Ohio mammals by
sight, sound, tracks and more!
 Each student receives an ODNR ‘Mammals’
booklet and special take home item.
Slithery and slimy!
Reptiles and Amphibians
 Discover common characteristics of reptiles and amphibians
and discuss the similarities and differences between them!
 Meet and compare Ohio’s reptiles and amphibians.
 Learn the importance of both communication and camouflage
amongst amphibians.
 Each student will receive an ODNR ‘Reptile & Amphibians’
Flap your feathers!
Birds
 Discover what makes a bird so unique compared
to other animals!
 Meet two live birds and look at their similarities
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and differences!
 Learn to identify different species of birds by
their appearances and their calls.
 Each student receives an ODNR ‘Songbirds’
Discover the six-legged creatures!
Insects
 Learn the parts of the insect, as one of your students is
transformed into a giant bug!
 Meet two live insect predators!
 Discuss similarities and differences between 7 of the
most common orders of Ohio insects.
 Discover the process of metamorphosis and observe
different insect life stages.
 Each student will receive an ODNR ‘Dragonflies’
BNC - HANDS-ON WILDLIFE EDUCATION FOR ALL AGES!!
Brukner Nature Center is located five miles
west of Troy and I-75 (exit 73), off State
Route 55 on Horseshoe Bend Road.
Brukner Nature Center is not accessible by
bus from State Route 48.
Check out our website for information on all that Brukner Nature Center has to offer,
from summer camps to night hikes, 5K run to art exhibits, Haunted Woods to bird
watching and so much more! www.bruknernaturecenter.com
Brukner Nature Center, it’s about wildlife!

Directions for Hands-on Wildlife Education

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