Educational Outreach
Outdoor Learning for students at Merryspring & in the classroom.
With gardens, hiking trails, varied habitats, and indoor and outdoor teaching space, Merryspring provides the perfect location for learning and discovery.
If your class can not come to Merryspring, we will come to you! Serving the Midcoast from Waldoboro to Searsport and inland from Union to Searsmont, Merryspring can provide education in your classroom or outdoor facilities.
We work individually with teachers to develop field trip programs based on their needs and classroom curriculum.
Popular topics include birding, insects and pollinators, the water cycle and weather, vernal pools and amphibians, native plant and tree identification, gardening, astronomy and general nature walks.
For complete details, please email John Fromer, Program Director at education@merryspring.org or call 207-975-6995.
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About each program
Merryspring offers Nature based educational programs for schools at Merryspring and in their classrooms year-round. This link, educational programs at Merryspring, provides information on each program. Programs are customizable for any age group or amount of time or detail. Outreach to schools is free with donations gratefully accepted.
Maine Mammals: “Moose to Mice”
A popular school program is “Maine Mammals: Moose to Mice,” a PowerPoint presentation. Here is a link to the Large Mammal slide show where the biology of an animal is talked about for about 40 minutes.
Merryspring has many skins, real bones and several plastic skull reproductions people can examine. When combined with going outside and looking for animal tracks, it makes for a nice program.
The Mammal programs are presented at Merryspring or
off-site locations with a projector and screen.
Exploring Nature
Educational Nature Programs at Merryspring Nature Center
For students and adults
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Outreach Overview
Birds
Insects
Vernal Pool
Weather
Astronomy
Pollination
Beech Tree Disease
Horticulture
Tree ID
Phenology
Soil Science
Water
Invasive Species
Skins & Skulls
Tree Age & History
Service Projects
Trail Hikes
Massive Maine Mammals
Medium Maine Mammals
Modest Maine Mammals
Mammal programs are a slideshow with skins & skulls and outdoor animal tracking. At Merryspring Nature Center, your school or organization. Your donations are welcomed.
Merryspring often visits schools, museums, and other non-profit groups for indoor and outdoor presentations. Popular programs include wildlife identification with skins and skulls, outdoor nature walks, owl pellets, and winter tracking.
Merryspring Nature Center is located at 30 Conway Road in Camden, behind Hannaford Shopping Plaza. All bookings are handled on an individual basis. Field trips and classroom outreach are always free, though donations are welcome. Bus parking is available. Please note that multiple chaperones may be required for large groups.