Exploring a Local Park

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Trees improve air quality by absorbing carbon dioxide and pollution, reduce flood risks, and provide energy savings. Calculate the dollar value of trees using i-Tree MyTree.

Examine neighborhood trees for signs of poor health and then investigate actions to help trees in trouble.

Take a closer look at trees and discover their individual parts.

Take a closer look at pollution: what it is, what its sources are, and what people can do to reduce it.

Deepen awareness of individual trees over time and develop a greater understanding of the environment.

Uncover the conditions trees need to survive, live, and grow and learn how trees compete for resources.

Discover different products we get from trees and how much we depend on trees in our daily lives.

Explore nature and its many textures and shapes using the sense of touch.

Find out what’s inside different buds in early spring, where leaves come from, and how they form.

Observe the annual change of seasons and investigate why leaves turn colors in the fall.