Sixth grade students spent the morning of Friday, April 27, at Becklin Homestead County Park for Conservation Day. Students visited 11 stations learning about erosion, watersheds, invasive species, Minnesota fish and more. Here, John Frank with the Department of Natural Resources shows kids some fish from Minnesota. Photos by Elizabeth Sias
Randy Korb, right, an Environmental Educator from Wisconsin Wildlife, allows sixth graders to examine and hold amphibians, such as these salamanders.
Tasha Northrop from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture shows the stages of the life cycle of the Gypsy Moth, an invasive species.
Students answer questions about the Gypsy Moth, an invasive species.
Maddie Larson adds to the water bucket in the Ki Chi Saga game from Chisago Environmental Services.