SUMMER PROGRAMS
Discover Cordova
Throughout spring and summer each year, our six Discover Cordova “mini-explorations” reach more than 75 children and adults of all ages. From tidepooling to bug tracking to native plant identification, these programs engage our entire community and encourage hands-on exploration of different local organisms and ecosystems.
Bring your magnifying glasses and meet us on the Ski Hill for a Bug Safari, don your rubber boots to tide pool with us at Orca beach, or become an artist while sketching plants on a wildflower walk. Discover Cordova programs typically last between two and four hours. All ages are welcome and care-givers must attend with young children. Keep an eye out for flyers, emails, and other advertising for our next event!
Discover Cordova in Action
Education Director Lauren Bien teaches Discover Cordova tots about tide pool creatures.
Education Specialist teaches Discover Cordova participants about the salmon life cycle.
Education Director, Lauren Bien, teaches kids about pollinators and how they help spread pollen from flower to flower.
Education Summer Intern, Lori Galluppo, and kids inspect the unique array of flowers that can be found in the muskegs up at the local ski hill.
Parents and kids both enjoy getting a close look at the flowers.
One participant shares her "Meet a Flower" worksheet.
In this Discover Cordova session, we learned hands-on about how barnacles stick to rocks, how sea stars and sea urchins move, why hermit crabs like to hide under rocks, and so much more!
Education intern, Lori Galluppo, talking about critters they can find in the tide pools.
In this Discover Cordova session, we learned hands-on about how barnacles stick to rocks, how sea stars and sea urchins move, why hermit crabs like to hide under rocks, and so much more!
In this Discover Cordova session, we learned hands-on about how barnacles stick to rocks, how sea stars and sea urchins move, why hermit crabs like to hide under rocks, and so much more!
On the 'Bug Safari,' kids used these specialized magnifiers to explore the details that make bugs unique.
Photo by Shannon Polhemus
How are spiders and insects different? Education Specialist, Meadow Scott, helps kids differentiate between different types of bugs on the 'Bug Safari' event.
Photo by Lauren Bien
On the "'Tidepooling for Tots' event, kids found all kinds of marine creatures and kept track of their discoveries.
Photo by Meadow Scott
Tidepooling on a beautiful day in Cordova.
Photo by Amy Brodbeck
Discover Cordova at the tide pools.
Discover Cordova tide pooling participants.
Discover Cordova participants.