What an amazing day we had at Ralph Klein Park today!

When we arrived we saw that the building was built over water – whoa! 

We learned about the watershed and the Bow river. There was a plastic model that we used to demonstrate how pollutants get into the rivers and we learned what we can do to help keep the water clean. 

We took a walk around the building and area close by and saw a Badger Den and the holes the badger's had dug when hunting to find ground squirrels to eat. We couldn't help but notice there were some swallow nests under the edge of the building. Did you know cliff swallows build their nests by spitting mud? We saw different plants and smelled some wild sage. There was a manmade waterfall, but it was turned off for the winter.  There were lots of ducks, geese and coots – Do you even know what that kind of bird is? We do!

In the washroom there was a composting toilet that composts human waste. We heard frog and duck sounds in the bathroom too. The sounds are to remind us that we are sharing the water with animals in the wetland. 

This afternoon we sketched Biofacts of a porcupine, great-horned owl, coyote, red-tailed hawk and a white tailed jackrabbit. These are all animals that can be found in a wetland.

Reminders: 

- Ralph Klein Park trip continues tomorrow. Dress for the weather & bring a water bottle.

- Veteran's food drive donations are being collected.