Sunny days at Arness Park in Kingston set the stage for GPC’s Land Labs module focused on the shorelines of Puget Sound. Thanks to the hard work and support from…
Fall Land Labs at Grovers Creek Preserve
On several crisp fall mornings this November, eager students trudged through fallen leaves of big leaf maples to identify tree species at Grovers Creek Preserve. Under the towering evergreens of…
Salamanders of Grovers Creek Preserve
One of the exciting things about Great Peninsula Conservancy’s environmental education program Land Labs is that our preserves are ideal classrooms! Land Labs regularly visits Grovers Creek Preserve and will…
Summer Land Labs Highlights
Land Labs hosted two programs during summer 2023. Both were held at GPC preserves, all in the Hood Canal area, and focused on providing opportunities for students on their summer…
Fostering Leadership in the Outdoors
During the 2022 fall school semester, Great Peninsula Conservancy’s Land Labs Education Coordinator AmeriCorps VISTA Jaime Webb partnered with local Mountain View Middle School teacher Lisa Gordon and her Outdoor…
Land Labs Covers Climate Resilient Forests
This November, the Land Labs team worked with Mountainview Middle School seventh graders and Catalyst Public School’s fifth grade class to explore the concept of Climate Resilient Forests in Puget…
Land Labs in the Kitsap Sun
Land Labs sessions at Grovers Creek Preserve featured in the Kitsap Sun, highlighting the impact of outdoor education on students in the Bremerton area.
Land Labs: Summer Sessions
This summer, Land Labs had its first lesson at Misery Point Preserve in Seabeck. Over three different field experiences, a total of 40 students visited Misery Point and participated in…
Land Labs explores Curley Creek
This May, GPC’s Land Labs team led four field trips for 110 local middle schoolers. Students learned about the importance of stewardship through monitoring Curley Creek by studying biological indicators.…
Land Labs on the Radio
The hosts of KPTZ’s Coastal Café program visited a Land Labs field trip, and got the chance to talk to students, teachers, and an AmeriCorps VISTA member about this exciting…