🌳TheOutdoorLearningCenter🌳

CFBISD's OLC is a 40-acre site near the Elm Fork of the Trinity River, serving thousands of students each year by blending science and learning with nature.

[🌳TheOutdoorLearningCenter🌳 @CFB_OLC]

My 3 Sisters Garden is coming along! The corn is tall, the beans are climbing up the stalks, and the squash is coming along, too.

Ears should be seen soon! #OutdoorEducation #FallGardening #3SistersGarden #NorthTexasGardening @cfbisd

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We are trying a 3 Sisters Garden in the fall. This year, we added soil amendments for a heartier crop, drip lines for more consistent watering, and a fence to keep the rabbits from eating everything. 🤞@cfbisd #3SistersGarden #OutdoorLearning

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It's mulberry season at the Outdoor Learning Center. Pies are incoming! Fruit... another structure of a plant that helps with reproduction! 😋 @CFBISD #mulberries #OutdoorLearning #OutdoorEducation

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The fertilization looks like it was successful. We have definite growth! #Pumpkinq @CFBISD #OutdoorEducation #OutdoorLearning #3SistersGarden

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The corn that's coming out of our #3SistersGarden is just beautiful! The variety is called Glass Gem Corn. #NoFilters #OutdoorEducation #OutdoorLearning @cfbisd

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We have a new addition to the Three Sisters Garden at the Outdoor Learning Center... a Root Viewer! We already have some radishes, beans, and corn that are growing and SHOWING off their roots! @cfbisd #OutdoorEducation #OutdoorLearning #Roots

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IT'S A GIRL! The pie pumpkins at the Outdoor Learning Center have finally produced a female flower (you can tell by the green bulb at the bottom of the bud). She's been hand pollinated... now we wait! #SoExcited @CFBISD #OutdoorLearning #OutdoorEdication #FallHarvest #Pumpkin

[🌳TheOutdoorLearningCenter🌳 @CFB_OLC]

The youngest sister has finally started to flower! I planted pie pumpkins this year with my garden. The students have lived touching the prickly vines that protect the garden from predators! #3SistersGarden @CFBISD #OutdoorEducation #OutdoorLearning

[🌳TheOutdoorLearningCenter🌳 @CFB_OLC]

Looks like something was digging around a bit in the garden, but the corn is sprouting! I'm using a dent corn called "glass gem," because of the beautiful kernels it produces. This type of corn grows high and is strong enough to support the weight of the climbing beans. @CFBISD

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The garden has been prepped and the corn planted for the 3 sisters garden at the Outdoor Learning Center! The rain this week should make for a successful sprouting! @CFBISD

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Look at all of the life on this fallen willow branch! Mallards are frequent visitors to our pond, as are red-eared slides, but did you see that gorgeous diamondback pond snake? What a beauty! #OutdoorLearning #OutdoorEducation @CFBISD

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Great views of totality at the Outdoor Learning Center! Post your eclipse pics! #eclipics @CFBISD

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Nature came out to play with the @PolkMSPanthers this week. It's such a great thing to be able to study science in this beautiful playground! @CFBISD #OutdoorLearning #Science

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On Monday, we had @cfbLongFalcons join us for a little bird watching! redwinged blackbirds, house sparrows, and our own chickens helped them recognize the various adaptations birds use to help them survive in their environment. @CFBISD

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Prep work is beginning for a new 3 Sisters Garden at the OLC. There will be 9 mounds where corn, beans, and squash will grow together in a symbiotic relationship. I can't wait for our students to get their hands dirty! #OutdoorEducation @CFBISD #NativeGardening

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@LAV4thGrade @LaVillitaElem Great group from @LaVillitaElem ! Super teacher and outstanding students! @CFBISD

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The Western Ribbon Snake is found all over Texas. This non-venomous beauty has orange and blue stripes down the back, though those colors will be muted as it grows older. They're almost always found near water. @cfbisd #OutdoorLearning

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#SuperBoss @christy_clain @CFBISD

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Objectively, we have the BEST students! @CFBISD

[Lauren Marsh @MrsMarsh4th]

As always, the @CFBISD Outdoor Learning Center was a hit! Our students learned so much and had fun doing it! Thanks @M_L_Rogers for a great day!
@CFBRainwater @nicgreenleaf @EldredgeWendy @susanmachayo

[🌳TheOutdoorLearningCenter🌳 @CFB_OLC]

The praying mantises are back at the OLC! #InsectStudy #OutdoorLearning @CFBISD @CFBRainwater