Asylum Lake
Adventure Day 2013
Asylum Lake Adventure Day 2013
O Every Spring and Fall WMU Natural Areas partners
with the Kalamazoo Nature Center and the WMU
Office of the President to give 150 third grade
students from 4 area schools a chance to visit
Asylum Lake Preserve for outdoor fun and education.
As part of the "No Child Left Inside" initiative 20
volunteers help students gain an appreciation for
plants, animals and each other in a healthy and safe
outdoor learning enviroment.
Four educational stations were spaced out
over the 274 acre of Asylum Lake Preserve
allowing kids plenty of exercise.
Buster Bronco greets the kids at adventure day!
At the Garlic Mustard Pull station students helped
remove invasive plant species form the preserve.
At the Journaling station students drew pictures
and wrote about their nature adventures.
At the Leadership station students from 4 different
schools got to learn about themselves and each
other.
At Water Ecology kids got to use nets to find out
what lives in beautiful Asylum lake.
Third grade students from Mattawan, Woodward, El Sol and
Montessori schools were mixed together to encourage new
friends and new experiences while enjoying a day in the
Preserve.