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Fall 2015 Eagle Eye Institute Using the power of nature to transform urban youth. TM Summer 2015 Highlights! Eagle Eye had a busy summer engaging youth in Learn About programs, urban stewardship projects, and gardening activities. Tufts University Tisch Summer Fellow, Michelle Mu, and Northeastern Co-op Intern, Kristina Ferrara, joined Program Director, Susan Ekstrom, for a summer of learning, exploration, and fun with five youth organizations from Boston, Somerville, Medford, and Quincy. Learn About Forests and youth worker, Arthur Grupee, Boys and Girls Club. Youth joined us at Powisset for a day of enjoyed exploring the winding In early July, we were joined by hiking, catching butterflies and trails at Ravenswood while retired science teacher and moths, and harvesting potatoes. learning about animal naturalist, Charlie Saulnier, Arthur was very impressed with camouflage, hugging trees, and along with Somerville High the youth’s interest in the harvest holding a pickerel frog. Eagle School students from the Mystic and noted, “"this is the first time Eye staff members and Trustees Mural project to explore the I've seen them so willing to get Educator, Catherine Shortliffe, Middlesex Fells. In the morning their hands into [the soil] without were impressed with all youth the group walked along Spot any hesitation.” participants during our closing circle as they listed every tree we Pond and identified many native Arnold Arboretum Visit trees and wildflowers growing learned during our hike! along the banks of the pond. With our second Boston After lunch we ventured to the Urban Stewardship Chinatown Neighborhood group Virginia Wood section of the based out of Quincy we visited the Many Eagle Eye participants also Fells for a nature scavenger hunt Arnold Arboretum for a day full had a chance to give back to their led by Michelle and Kristina.
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