PSU holds Nature Reach Camp

PITTSBURG, Kans. — Some native kindergarteners hung out exterior on Wednesday studying all about nature.

Seven kindergartners had been part of Pittsburg State’s Nature Attain Camp on the PSU Pure Historical past Reserve.

“Right this moment, the kindergartners are getting a bit of style of what it’s going to be like hopefully subsequent yr after they come to our first by way of third-grade camp, which is Monday by way of Friday. So, they’re getting a bit of little bit of expertise seeing our birds. We simply spent a while speaking about our pollination, and so they obtained an opportunity to see some bugs up within the backyard, and right here in a bit of bit we’re going to speak about some mammals and go on one other hike and see if we will discover some tracks and indicators and issues like that,” mentioned Delia Lister, Director of Nature Attain, PSU.

These kindergartners obtained to study all issues nature, wildlife, and crops.

“So, there’s a bit of little bit of apprehension at first, particularly, you already know after they’re coming into a brand new scenario after which as they’ve a while strolling round and attending to see a caterpillar or a hen up shut, they begin to calm down a bit of bit and begin getting actually extra curious as time goes on,” mentioned Lister.

The children’ favourite a part of the day was seeing birds up shut, and even a monarch caterpillar constructing a cocoon.

“We obtained to see a number of completely different birds,” mentioned Kinsley, Nature Attain Camper.

“The birds are like, fairly,” mentioned Whitley, Nature Attain Camper.

This one-day camp prepares the youngsters for a week-long camp after they turn out to be first graders.

“And we hope that we will get youngsters at an early age to appreciate that, you already know, being exterior shouldn’t be scary and snakes aren’t scary, you already know, we would like them to like the unloved animals and simply have a optimistic expertise exterior and dealing with animals,” mentioned Lister.