Spells – Explore Ecosystems

Get outside, expand your knowledge and recognition of organisms in the natural world. This is a springboard to explore nature. Capture nature through art, using art forms that don’t disturb the natural world. Discover and observe only.

Seaside

1. Heron
2. Barnacle
3. Hermit Crab
4. Piping Plover
5. Seaweed
6. Mummichog
7. Seagull
8. Seal
9. Sandpiper

Woodland

1. Fern
2. Acorn
3. Woodpecker
4. Bald Eagle
5. Mayflower
6. Bunchberry
7. Owl
8. Balsam Fir
9. Lichen
10.  Tamarack
11. Lady’s Slipper
12. Maple Tree

Wetlands

1. Newt
2. Cattail
3. Red Twigged Dogwood
4. Loon
5. Kingfisher
6. Beaver
7. Alder
8. Dragonfly
9. Waterstrider

Field (backyard)

1. Starling
2. Chickadee 
3. Pineapple Weed
4. Wild Rose
5. Goldenrod
6. Lupin
7. Queen Anne’s Lace
8. Bluejay
9. Horsetail
10. Junco
11. Wild Strawberry
12. Serviceberry
13. Coltsfoot