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<br />Hummingbird Garden - ~ildflowers and feeders designed to attract hummingbirds <br /> <br />Weather Station - best kept in lockable and portable structure for storage during extended breaks <br />, ' <br /> <br />Bog/Carnivorous Plant Garden - wading pool or other plastic liner buried in ground and <br />planted with insect-eating pllUlts such as Venus Fly traps and pitcher plants <br /> <br />Rock and Brush Piles - provide important cover for birds and other wildlife; signage helps <br />people appreciate these critioal habitat features <br /> <br />Outdoor Seating/Amphitheater - provide comfortable work environment for students and <br />teachers; lockable storage also isa nice addition' <br /> <br />Entrance Arbor - wooden entranceway to habitat feature such as a meadow, trail or cluster of <br />learning stations; excellent feature for local business contributions; creates a special learning place <br /> <br />Animal Inn - dead tree left ,standing to provide important habitat <br /> <br />SundiaVOutdoor Compass - important to make connections between physical science and <br />natural world <br /> <br />Migration Maps - large maps of U.S., N.C. or western hemisphere to help students understand <br />our connections to' other parts of the world through migration of birds, butterflies, etc.; can be <br />painted on large paved areas adjacent to building , <br /> <br />Mountains-to-Sea Garden - plant wildflowers native to different regions of the state; for added <br />interest, plant in a garden shaped like North Carolina <br /> <br />Plant/Animal Walkway -'for any new concrete being poured on campus, plan to incorporate <br />tree leaves and other plant material from around your campus or simulated animal tracks into wet <br />concrete to create a learning path <br /> <br />Caterpillar Cage - Create i;l window screen outdoor cage for raising butterflies and moths and for <br />leaving overwintering pupae in their natural environment <br /> <br />Rotten Log Area - create ~abitat for insects, salamanders and other wildlife by creating piles of <br />decaying logs or stumps <br /> <br />Dirt Dauber Mud Factory - create mud puddles on campus as habitat for temporary pool <br />organisms and as mud source for mud dauber wasps ' <br /> <br />For information on thes~ and other school grounds projects, or to obtain information on other <br />Mu~eurn programs and services for teachers, contact: <br /> <br />Mike Dunn <br />Ndrth Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences <br />P.O. Box 29555 <br />Raleigh, NC 27626 <br />(919) 733-7450 <br /> <br />F-/1 <br />