500 Students Participate in ‘Science in Nature’ at the Larsen Sanctuary

Eighth-graders from Bridgeport’s Barnum School check the wind speed at the Larsen Sanctuary. Photo copyright Connecticut Audubon Society.

November 2012 – If you find yourself on the trails of our Larsen Sanctuary in Fairfield these days, keep your eyes and ears open for unusual activity. You may see movement in the distance and, with leaves falling and covering the ground, you’re likely to hear feet scuffling loudly (or maybe not if there’s snow). You may also hear voices.

The sounds and sights are those of elementary, middle and high school students from Bridgeport, Trumbull and Fairfield, participating in the first two weeks of our new Science in Nature education program.

Almost 500 students will be at the Larsen Sanctuary several times this school year, collecting and analyzing life and environmental science data and, not incidentally, experiencing a day in the woods, something that many of them probably don’t do very often. To read more, click here …