Student information
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What you can do at the marsh
Nahant Marsh Education Center, through the Eastern Iowa Community College District, offers a wide variety of environmental education programming for people of all ages. Programs include, but are not limited to:
- Furbearers of Iowa
- Turtles of Iowa
- Pond Study
- Frank and Francis the Fish
- Water Testing
- Guided Hikes
- Bird-Watching and ID
- Cattail Crafts
- Wild Edibles
- Wild Medicines
- Wilderness Survival
- Tree ID
- Wildflower ID
- Renewable Energy
- Solar Cooking
- Renewable Houses
- Predator-Prey Games
- Orienteering
- GPS Scavenger Hunt
- Much More!!
The Education Center has a fully equipped lab, a classroom/meeting room, a computer room, and a kitchen facility. In addition, we have 2 Green Energy machines which demonstrate how energy is made from the sun and wind. To schedule a field trip with your group, or to learn more about upcoming offerings and events at Nahant Marsh, call 563-323-5196
Links to online kids' pages
Online Games and Activities
"Unless someone like you cares a whole lot, Nothing is going to get better. It's not."--Dr. Seuss
Copyright 2008 Brian Ritter