School
Educational programs aid in learning about trees and wildlife with activities such as the woods walk where students can learn about different species of trees and how to identify them. Students can also learn about the wildlife that make trees their habitat, how trees grow, how we use trees for everyday materials, and more. For school groups that only want to take a tour of the Sugar Shack in the spring during production season, call or email for information.
supports classroom learning in:
Environmental Studies, Science.
topics covered:
Living environment, animals, habitats, plants, nature, sugaring, tree identification.
contact info
Name: Michelle DePasquale
Phone: 716-858-7037
Email: [email protected]
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Sugar Shack, Erie County Forestry Department
Increase your knowledge about the forestry of Erie County at the Erie County Forestry Department. Forest grounds feature picnic shelters, warm up huts, grills, restrooms, a sugar production facility, and a sawmill. Trails can be hiked, skied, and some can be used for snowboarding and horseback riding. Students, scouts, and homeschool groups can learn all about the process of maple sugaring in March through nature programs at the Sugar Shack and sugar bush hikes.
contact info
Hrs: 7AM-Dusk.
HELPFUL LESSON PLAN(S)
Prepared by FieldTripDirectory.com
Sugaring Lesson Plan
Learn about the science and history of maple sugaring by spending a morning or an afternoon observing the maple sugaring process from sap to syrup. By the end of this sweet experience, your group will not only know the science behind the process of maple of sugaring, they will also know how to identify a sugar maple tree and be more aware of the effects of changing seasons.
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Scouts
Scout groups can work on Nature and other science-related badges on field trips to the Erie County Forestry Department. Educational programs teach scouts about trees and wildlife with activities such as the woods walk, during which they will learn how to identify trees. Scouts will also learn about animals that make trees their habitat, how trees grow, how trees are used for everyday materials, and more. Scout troops that only wish to tour the Sugar Shack in the spring during production season can contact the department for more information.
supports scout badges in:
Science, Environmental Science.
topics covered:
Nature, animal science, habitats, plants, sugaring, tree identification, hiking.
contact info
Name: Michelle DePasquale
Phone: 716-858-7037
Email: [email protected]
INFO
ABOUT
Sugar Shack, Erie County Forestry Department
Increase your knowledge about the forestry of Erie County at the Erie County Forestry Department. Forest grounds feature picnic shelters, warm up huts, grills, restrooms, a sugar production facility, and a sawmill. Trails can be hiked, skied, and some can be used for snowboarding and horseback riding. Students, scouts, and homeschool groups can learn all about the process of maple sugaring in March through nature programs at the Sugar Shack and sugar bush hikes.
contact info
Hrs: 7AM-Dusk.
HELPFUL LESSON PLAN(S)
Prepared by FieldTripDirectory.com
Sugaring Lesson Plan
Learn about the science and history of maple sugaring by spending a morning or an afternoon observing the maple sugaring process from sap to syrup. By the end of this sweet experience, your group will not only know the science behind the process of maple of sugaring, they will also know how to identify a sugar maple tree and be more aware of the effects of changing seasons.
View Lesson Plan>>
Homeschool
Educational programs aim to teach homeschoolers trees and wildlife with educational programs and activities such as the woods walk where homeschool groups can learn about different species of trees and how to identify them. Homeschoolers can also learn about the wildlife that make trees their home, how trees grow, how we use trees for everyday materials, and more. Homeschool groups that only want to tour the Sugar Shack in the spring during production season can call or email for information.
topics covered:
Environmental studies, science, living environment, animals, habitats, plants, nature, sugaring, tree identification.
contact info
Name: Michelle DePasquale
Phone: 716-858-7037
Email: [email protected]
INFO
ABOUT
Sugar Shack, Erie County Forestry Department
Increase your knowledge about the forestry of Erie County at the Erie County Forestry Department. Forest grounds feature picnic shelters, warm up huts, grills, restrooms, a sugar production facility, and a sawmill. Trails can be hiked, skied, and some can be used for snowboarding and horseback riding. Students, scouts, and homeschool groups can learn all about the process of maple sugaring in March through nature programs at the Sugar Shack and sugar bush hikes.
contact info
Hrs: 7AM-Dusk.
HELPFUL LESSON PLAN(S)
Prepared by FieldTripDirectory.com
Sugaring Lesson Plan
Learn about the science and history of maple sugaring by spending a morning or an afternoon observing the maple sugaring process from sap to syrup. By the end of this sweet experience, your group will not only know the science behind the process of maple of sugaring, they will also know how to identify a sugar maple tree and be more aware of the effects of changing seasons.
View Lesson Plan>>