Dawn was asked to coordinate an Outdoor Learning Track for the Claremont School District (SAU6). This is one of many professional development tracks offered to teachers and staff this school year. Participants in the outdoor learning track will experience how to utilize an outdoor classroom through the seasons. In this first session, the middle & high school group, learned about some of the many benefits of place-based learning (PBL), which includes learning outdoors. Researc

There are many festive colored berries in the woods this time of year. My favorite is teaberry, Gaultheria procumbens, because it has wintergreen oil in its leaves and berries. Because of this, it is also known as American wintergreen. Teaberry can be used to flavor candy, medicine, tea, and wine. Teaberry chewing gum was one of the first commercial chewing gums marketed in the US in the 1900s. Some old timey general stores still carry teaberry chewing gum today. Teaberry can