Outdoor Curriculum

Enjoy the following Natural Resource curriculum from New York State 4-H.

Wild Edibles Webinar Series

Have you wanted to learn which wild-growing plants can be safely foraged and eaten? Come and join us for a series of three free webinars that will teach you not only to be able to confidently identify wild edibles, but also learn what parts of the plants are safely edible when they should be harvested, and also how they can be prepared.

Week One - https://vod.video.cornell.edu/media/Wild+Edibles+Public+I/1_po7p2ro6

https://vod.video.cornell.edu/media/4-H+Wild+Edibles/1_b05o9x8f

Forestry Friday - This on-going series in 2020 introduces youth to common and some uncommon species of trees around New York, and possibly beyond. They will learn about using a dichotomous key to identify a tree to genus and species. Interested parties should watch the videos in order. The answer to the previous week is presented in the first minutes of the following week’s video. If you go in order, you will be given the chance to determine what the species is BEFORE you get the answer. Yes, there’s a little work to this. You should use the booklet, Know Your Trees by Winch, et al. 2004 here: https://ecommons.cornell.edu/handle/1813/86

Week 1 Forestry Friday 1.0

https://vod.video.cornell.edu/media/Forestry+Friday+Vol+1/1_8c2smntw

Week 2 Forestry Friday 2.0

https://vod.video.cornell.edu/media/Forestry+Friday+2.0+June+26%2C+2020/1_bzinxqzq

Week 3 Forestry Friday 3.0

https://vod.video.cornell.edu/media/Forestry+Friday+3.0/1_bpfrnqbk

Week 4 Forestry Friday 4.0

https://vod.video.cornell.edu/media/Forestry+Friday+4.0+recording/1_uq221x36

Week 5 Forestry Friday 5.0

https://vod.video.cornell.edu/media/Forestry+Friday+5.0+July+17+2020/1_t6ia4tly

Week 6 Forestry Friday 6.0

https://vod.video.cornell.edu/media/Forestry+Friday+6.0+July+24%2C+2020/1_2jkch9a0