Julia Rasnake

 

Wild Wanderers Fall Edition is here! Bring this family-friendly, self-guided activity with you on your next hike to deepen your observation skills and connect with your inner naturalist. You can download, view and print this nature learning activity.

Treat it like a scavenger hunt — all of the plants in this guided activity have been spotted recently on the Muddy Branch Trail. Use this guide to learn about their place in the ecosystem and deepen your connection to the wilderness around you.

Please share your wilderness finds with us on Instagram @MuddyBranchAlliance and Facebook at facebook.com/MuddyBranchAlliance using hashtag #MBAWildWanderers to join the conversation and perhaps be spotlighted! We will be shining the spotlight on our participants throughout the year on social media and in our newsletter!

This activity was made specially for the Muddy Branch community by board member and UMD Master Naturalist Julia Rasnake, LCSW-C 

This self-guided, family-friendly, seasonal nature activity will teach you about plants that can be found throughout our trails and in our backyards. You can print this document and use it as a coloring book and explorer’s journal! Record your finds in the scientific report box at the top of each page. Remember to keep the last page digital, to view color photos of these plants on your device.

We invite you to share your forest adventures with us! Take a picture of your wild self with your plant finds or artwork and tag us on Instagram @MuddyBranchAlliance and Facebook at facebook.com/MuddyBranchAlliance using hashtag #MBAWildWanderers to join the conversation and perhaps be spotlighted!

We ask that you please do not pick any plants that you find on the trail, but rather leave them to grow free. We also remind you that this is not a scientific identification guide, but rather a learning activity, and should not be used to help you forage plants for any reason.