We went out to Austin Carey Forest to learn about trees, animals and plants to prepare for the April Forest Ecology Contest. I found this awesome spider outside of the classroom.
you can read about it here:
http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/misc/golden_silk_spider.htm
It was a LONG day, almost 8 hours, of classes and sessions. I hung in there even though I was exhausted.
I really enjoyed learning about how fire helps renew sand hill ecosystems. Besides that the compass class was pretty neat as well.