Welcome to Sly Park Environmental Education Center, where nature becomes your classroom, and adventure awaits at every turn. Nestled in the heart of the Sierra Nevada foothills, our center offers a unique blend of outdoor learning experiences that will inspire and educate visitors of all ages.  

 

Our collection of videos and downloadable resources helps enhance the visitor experience at Sly Park. Watch the accompanying video for each lesson, then complete the handout to help you remember the skills you learned.

 

You can choose from the following options.

 

Join Grizzly and Timber on a scientific investigation of a riparian ecosystem in Park Creek Canyon. You’ll explore biotic and abiotic features, collect data on creek health, and learn how to analyze the data to identify the human impact on this environment.

 

 

Learn about how heat transfers from one thing to another in this lesson about thermal energy. By the end of the video, you’ll have learned what thermal energy is, how you can use it, and how it moves from one object to another. As part of the hands-on learning, students can design an outdoor structure to protect them during inclement weather conditions.

 

 

If you’ve ever wondered what lives in the Eldorado National Forest where Sly Park Environmental Education Center is located, then this lesson is for you! Located in the Sierra Nevada mountains, Sly Park is home to a variety of flora, fauna, and wildlife and how everything in the forest is connected. Explore forest ecology and how you can use it to study your surroundings.

 

 

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