Even as a city kid, she’s out in the woods 2x/ week for afterschool programs (rain or shine!) and has a deep love for all living things.
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Learn MoreFinding different creatures, cool natural structures, and exploring new and favorite areas locally. She has a deep respect for nature and shows it with love and care.
Turtle: we have a rescue pet turtle (Tim) and she enjoys feeding him and spending quality time with him outside of his enclosure - roaming the garden in warm, sunny weather or around the kitchen floor. She has a newfound love for reptiles and has learning a lot about snake care and breeds when we pick up food at the aquarium store. She loves how secretly friendly reptiles can be but sees they have very different care needs and the need to learn all you can before committing to a pet.
Looking for frogs around her grandparents pond. We spend a couple nights at their cabin a couple times a year and Memorial Day weekend is peak peeper season. She likes to see how many she can find in a day and how many different species she can find.
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