Southeastern NC

Opening Circle At Opening Circle, we had a special guest - Ms. Jenn! Jenn is an experienced outdoors woman and will be substituting for all Programs at Nature Connect. She brings wonderful curiosity, knowledge and a playful energy to our facilitation team! After sharing gratitudes, we all enjoyed a snack and listened to Ms. Kathryn tell a story about Firekeepers... Firekeeper story and game Long ago, before people had fire they lived in the cold and dark. But then, a brave yo

Opening Circle On the way to opening circle we made some stops to draw in the sand, observe different types of plants and flowers, and look for animal tracks. Once we arrived, we made sure to look out for poison ivy before setting down our packs - we are getting better at this! It's a tricky protector plant and she loves to grow in many different shapes! We learned about the hairy vine form as well as what to do if we aren't sure - avoid it! Once we were settled into our circ