Our special Eco Kids event held today at Bass Lake Park, “Nature’s Secret Superpowers,” was a lot of fun, and not just for the kids! Led by the incredible Mary Bures, who leads NCWF’s Great Outdoors University, kids discovered how animals adapt to their environment in amazing ways. Avoiding predators by “hiding” via camouflage, in some cases, and by displaying bright colors mimicking distasteful prey in others. A caterpillar that disguises itself as a snake?! And speaking of snakes, remember that old adage about “red and yeller?” The coral snake has the red and yellow bands adjacent, but the non-venomous kingsnake, easily confused with the coral snake, has the same bands, but the red is next to the black bands, not the yellow ones (“red and black, friend of Jack!”). Can you tell them apart at first glance?
After matching cards with these animal adaptations, the participants went on a field trip down the Bass Lake Trail. They recorded observations and found interpretive signs made specially for this hike with clues along the way.
Watch for future Eco Kids activities and be sure to join us, when you can. Please especially make note of our biggest event of the year coming up on Sat., Oct. 10th: Kids in Nature Day at Lake Benson Park in Garner. Tell your friends!
