Trip to VINS a Lesson in Ecology For Enthusiastic WRVHS Students
Friday, a group of White River Valley High School students interested in the natural world paid a visit to the Vermont Institute of Natural Sciences (VINS) in Quechee. For some students, it marked the first field trip in two years of pandemic lockdown.
“This was the best field trip I’ve been on,” said Shannon Hadlock, a junior at WRVHS. “It was super educational and everyone was engaged in the experience.”
The day began with a nature hike through the forest as students learned about geology and how the Quechee Gorge was formed. After a short lunch break and a wild playground session, the group headed to the VINS forest canopy walk, where the they were able to look out over the Ottauquechee River from a vantage point far above the treeline.
The last event of the day was a favorite for many students, as they experienced a hawk flying close above their heads during the live-raptor flight demonstration.
Original story can be found at The Herald.