# @nationalparktrust on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C6tdD04tEcJ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/17280926-nationalparktrust-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/b33e18c4b5.jpg
- **Posted:** 2024-05-08T14:09:11.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Park Trust (@nationalparktrust) — https://gondola.cc/nationalparktrust

## Caption

Happy #TeacherAppreciationWeek! We are so fortunate to work with amazing teachers every year through our #BuddyBison School Program, like those from Beacon Heights! 

Last week, 4th graders visited Jug Bay at Patuxent River Park for the estuary experience program! First, students boarded a pontoon boat for a river ecology tour where they spotted Great Blue Herons and turtles. Next, they donned waders to seine for fish and learned how to use a dichotomous key to identify their catch. They finished out the day by embarking on a wetland hike where they observed a beaver dam and lodge, and learned about native plants.

#JugBay #Teachers #OutdoorEducation #Education #SchoolPrograms #Wading #WetlandHike #GreatBlueHerons #Turtles

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## Tags

outdooreducation, schoolprograms, teachers, teacherappreciationweek, wading, turtles, education, buddybison, wetlandhike, greatblueherons, jugbay

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