The following was written by our friend William. William is a “Pratt Kid.” It was written for his own blog… found here….Williams Blog This is the first in a series of two from William. Maple Syrup part 1 On February 13, 2013 I tapped my first maple tree at the Pratt Nature Center in New […]
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Look closely Aqua-ponic lettuce has begun to germinate! Stay tuned to see if we are successful.
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Your favorite Pratt Center staff and friends will be on tour locally this Saturday. Bruno and I will be at Home Depot, New Milford from 10-12:00. So while you are out clearing the shelves of bread and milk, in preparation of the upcoming snowstorm stop by Home Depot for a new shovel and don’t forget
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Aquaponics Drew and Pratt’s middle school group threw this aquaponic system together this afternoon. The simple explanation, the one we explained to our preschool and younger school age kids goes like this…..Everything that eats poops, the fish poop in the water and the water gets pumped up to the plants and seeds, the “poopy” water provides “food” for
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I am always being asked to explain in words what we do and why we do it. That’s easy…..We connect people, mostly children, to the natural world. Why? Because it’s really important! Not because I say so, but because ALL research points to the social, emotional, physical and academic benefits of being in nature. Nature
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“All it takes is a rake and a hoe and a piece of fertile ground.” The Pratt Nature Center is looking for four to six families/individuals, These families would be paired up with Master Gardener, Cathy Setterlin for the entire “growing” season. For $25.00 you will be given a 10 x 10 community garden plot,
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The Chickens wanted to share #2 So here it is Have you checked out the new summer camp pages on this site yet? They went live last night and are full of photos, information and all the camp forms you will need. Click here to get to them fast!
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Our NEW Summer Camp section of our website just went live!!!!! Check out the new pages!!! You will find lots of summer camp photos, information and all of the forms you will need to sign your child up Pratt Nature Center Summer Camp. Click here to get there fast!!! I know….. pretty cool right? Well
We are so busy getting ready for summer camp that I missed a whole countdown so here they are 4 and 3. The phone has been ringing off the hook and Matt and I ( Matt Mostly) Have been working into the wee hours of the night getting our new summer camp web pages ready
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This Friday!! So Excited!
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