Wild Things in the Park

 Wild Things in the Park

    Are you a nature lover? Spring and summer are perfect seasons to sign up for a city nature walk. Pack up a hand lens and a camera. You might want to take along a notebook, too.

    The nature tour leader speaks to your group. "Don't chase the wild things. Let them come to you." You jot down what she says along with several new facts.

    As you walk along the dirt path that winds through the park, the leader points out many of the park's occupants. Look! It's a robin—the first sign of spring. You notice an endangered falcon resting in the treetops, and you snap a picture. Bees buzz around wildflowers in full bloom. A lizard basks on a large rock.

    There are all sorts of interesting plants, but don't touch that one! It has three leaves. Suddenly you remember something you wrote down earlier. "Leaves of three, let them be." Oh no, poison ivy! That's one wild thing you don't want to encounter.