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Outreach Programs

Bring the Marsh into your classroom!

Using creative teaching techniques, Audubon educators will bring river life and scientific tools to your school for hands-on exploration of topics such as:

Bluegill. Photo by Eric Lind.

• Who's Eating Who in the Hudson River? — Exciting food web activities.
• Active Birdwatching! — Get to know the birds of our region.
• Fins, Gills and Scales — Learn about the fishes of the Hudson River.
• Life Inside a Shell — All about snapping turtles and blue crabs.
• Scope it Out! The unseen life of the river, through a microscope.
• On the Move — The travels of eagles and eels, two Hudson River migrants.
• For The Birds! — The For The Birds! program is a multi-session outreach program presented at local schools, and is designed to awaken in children a keen awareness and appreciation for birds and the lives they lead. Students learn about birds by observation, activities and games, drawing, describing, discussing and reading. They study key concepts, like adaptations and survival, migration, identification, and how birds fit into the greater web of life. While most classes are held indoors, we do go outside and provide binoculars so that each student has ample opportunity to view local birds. Classes also set up their own bird feeders and make a variety of observations from their classroom windows. Additionally, each student uses a special bird journal throughout the school year.
  
  The For The Birds! program was started in New York City and now reaches schools in different parts of New York State. Constitution Marsh is pleased to offer For the Birds! to schools in the lower Hudson Valley region.

Other programs are available upon request. For more information about program topics or fees, or to make a reservation, please call our Education Manager at (845) 265-2501, extension 10.