The "Outdoor" activity for Wednesday April 29th
Bird Song ID
Head outside with a piece of paper and something to write with. Listen for different bird calls. Can you identify what type of bird is making each call? Write them down! 
​Here's some common ones to get you started

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The "Outdoor" activity for Monday April 27th!

Long Lake Hiking trail:
from Ashland drive about 8 miles on Highway 13 towards Washburn                                     
Turn left on Wanebo Road (at Chainsaw artist)                                     
Head 6 miles up hill                                     
Turn right into Long Lake                                     
Park at picnic area                                                
Trail starts above beach in picnic area                                     
Hike 1 mile loop around Long Lake Hint - Bring a water bottle and a snack like trail mix, fruit or dry cereal to munch on. Be prepared to wade through a couple of inches of water on the boardwalk on the west end (take your shoes off or wear rubber boots).  

 Check for ticks after you are done walking!  


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The "Outdoor" activity for Friday April 24th!

Play Tic-Tac-Toe using a flying disc or an object you can toss (bean bag, pine cone, rocks, etc.) and chalk! Draw a tic-tac-toe grid on the ground. Mark a “toss line” a distance from the grid. Take turns with your partner trying to get a tic tac toe! 

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The "Outdoor" activity for Thursday April 23rd!

Find a body of water (puddle, pond, lake, river or stream). Spend some time with it. See if there are any signs of life.

Even if it's the smallest body of water, such as a puddle, there are more than likely still organisms living inside!

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The "Outdoor" activity for Earth Day, Wednesday April 22nd!

Find 8 different trees by looking at the different bark patterns.
See if you can identify the type of tree in Ojibwe, latin or english. 

​Need some more help? 
Check out this website that lists all the trees of Wisconsin!  
​https://www.uwgb.edu/biodiversity/herbarium/trees/tree_list_by_common.htm

Or this video below that shows some of the trees that are common where we live!

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The "Outdoor" activity for Tuesday April 21st!

Construct a mandala using natural materials you find outside. (Rocks, leaves, sticks, sand, pine cones, etc) Create an ‘art piece’ inside the circle that is meaningful to you.  Enjoy your work, then take it apart. Leave the place looking as if you had never built something there. 
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https://www.look4wardstore.com/blogs/news/the-mandala-why-do-buddhist-monks-destroy-it
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“After a mandala has been created, a mandala ceremony is held where the monks pray and meditate. After the completion of the ceremony, the monks destroy the mandala because of the underlying message, “nothing is permanent.” According to Buddhism, everything is always moving to balance and enlightenment.”

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The "Outdoor" activity for Monday April 20th!
​Build a survival shelter and take a nap!!

Want to see some other shelter ideas?  Check out this website!

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The "Outdoor" activity for Thursday April 16th!
Check out this art by Andy Goldsworthy for some inspiration and watch the video to get some ideas about HOW he makes his art. 
He only uses what he finds at the places he visits, and uses no tools, which means that YOU have everything you need! 
Snap a picture of your creation and share it with us by texting it to 715.255.0509, email it to sparkashland@gmail.com, tag @sparkashlandcounty on facebook or instagram or friend SPARK on snapchat-  spark_ashland 

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The "Outdoor" activity for Tuesday April 14th!
Check out this amazing sand art for some inspiration!

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The "Outdoor" activity for Friday April 10th!

​While listening outside, see if you can spot the call of a Red Wing Blackbird!

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The "Outdoor" activity for Wednesday April 8th!
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Have a picnic!

It's a gorgeous day outside today!  Grab your family and pic a spot in the lawn to have a picnic and enjoy the Sunshine and the coming Spring!
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​Storm drains are important to the proper passage of storm water into the Bay. Keeping pollutants out of the drains (including yard litter like leaves and grass, chemicals like pesticides and maintenance solutions, and other pollutants) means keeping pollutants out of the Lake.
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