Field Trip Opportunities

Poetry & Story Hikes 

Location: Keewaydin Farms, 15270 Haucke Ln, Viola, WI 54664

Season: April – September
Day/s of the Week: Fridays
Grades: K-12

Details:

In this field trip opportunity, Driftless Curiosity teams up with RedLou Library to bring you a fun-filled day of hiking while reading poetry or stories posted along trails and forest checkpoints. Children will have a chance to connect to the land and literature in a new interactive way. Students will work their way through a poetry or story adventure, rest while reading in the hammock forest, break for a picnic lunch, and create a nature-based craft. 

 

Limit: 30 students

Cost: $12 per student

 

Email joy@driftlesscuriosity.org with any questions.

 

 

 Youth Foraging

Location: Keewaydin Farms, 15270 Haucke Ln, Viola, WI 54664

Season: Late April to Late September 

Day/s of the week: Fridays

Grades: 3-12

Details:

In this field trip, students will learn about foraging safety, plant identification, using field guides, and seasonal wild edibles. Youth will hike the land with experienced foragers who will help them to spot and properly identify a number of abundant, easy to recognize plants. There will also be an age appropriate craft offered at the end of the hike. 

Limit: 30 students 

Cost: $12 

Email: joy@driftlesscuriosity.org with any questions. 

 

 Youth Birding

Location: Keewaydin Farms, 15270 Haucke Ln, Viola, WI 54664

Season: Late April to Late September 

Day/s of the week: Fridays

Grades: 3-12

Details:

In this field trip, students will learn about bird habitats, behaviors, migratory patterns, and conservation efforts. Youth will hike the land with binoculars and field guides to explore who we share our space with. We will also practice listening to a variety of songs and calls to learn about identifying birds by their sounds. Depending on the age of the group, we may plan additional activities like building nesting boxes, collecting data for citizen science, and making habitat improvements. 

Limit: 30 students 

Cost: $12 

Email: joy@driftlesscuriosity.org with any questions.